I write screenplays that don't get made and pilots that don't get picked up, and I re-write other people's movies, and those are all different kinds of fees.

Other film and television appearances
Vilanch's first television appearance as himself was in 1988 when he was interviewed by Chris Aable the host and producer of the cable show Hollywood Today. In 1999 Vilanch stated "I was going to be Neil Simon batting out one Broadway show after another. There’s a lot of mileage involved in writing for the Academy Awards you go through a lot of hoops.

Vilanch is best known to the public for his four-year stint on Hollywood Squares as a celebrity participant; behind the scenes he was head writer for the show. Bruce Vilanch (born November 23 1948) is an American comedy writer songwriter and actor.