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- NAME: Lenny Bruce
- OCCUPATION: Comedian
- BIRTH DATE: October 13, 1925
- DEATH DATE: August 03, 1966
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Mineola, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: Hollywood, California
- Originally: Leonard Alfred Schneider
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American stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce developed a style marked by black humor. His material focused on criticisms of the social and legal establishments.
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Lenny Bruce was born October 13, 1925 in Mineola, N.Y. He studied acting and began performing stand-up routines in nightclubs in the 1950s, soon developing a style marked by black humor and punctuated with obscenity. As he gained notoriety, he focused his material on criticisms of the social and legal establishments. His reputation acquired iconic status after his death from a drug overdose.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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