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.
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