ArtistInfo

Lenny Bruce

1925-1966 US, Nassau County, New York
Spoken Word
A.k.a. Leonard Alfred Schneider

Groundbreaking comic whose career was derailed by a number of obscenity trials that eventually got him blacklisted by nearly every comedy club in America. Considered by many to be a crusader and a martyr, a moralist and a preacher, a saint and a sinner, Bruce paved the way for comics like George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Bill Hicks, all of whom consider Lenny a groundbreaking visionary. Born: October 13, 1925, Mineola, New York Died: August 3, 1966, Hollywood, California

Genres

• Spoken Word
• Soundtrack
• Jazz