Lenny Bruce

Tags: Comedian.

Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13 1925 – August 3 1966) better known by his stage name Lenny Bruce was an American stand-up comedian social critic and satirist.He was renowned for his open free-style and critical form of comedy which integrated politics religion sex and vulgarity. His private life was marked by substance abuse and promiscuity as well as efforts to prevent his wife from working as a stripper.

birth date

1925-10-13

birth name

Leonard Alfred Schneider

birth place

Long Island, Mineola New York

death date

1966-08-03

death place

California, Los Angeles

genre

Improvisational theatre, Satire, Black comedy, Political satire

influenced

Denis Leary, Peter Cook, Paul Krassner, Tommy Chong, Andrew Dice Clay, Sam Kinison, Abbie Hoffman, Bill Hicks, Bill Cosby, George Carlin, Nick DiPaolo, Jerry Seinfeld, Joan Rivers, Joe Rogan, Jon Stewart, Richard Pryor, David Cross, Rick Shapiro, Eddie Izzard, Howard Stern, Stewart Lee, Dave Chappelle, Lewis Black, Jerry Sadowitz, Emery Emery, Rich Vos, Louis C.K., Cardis Cardell Willis

influenced by

Irwin Corey, Dick Gregory, Mort Sahl, Joe_Ancis

spouse

Honey Harlow