Bruce Bruce

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Bruce Bruce was also the stage name used by Bruce Dickinson, the former singer of Samson and the current singer of Iron Maiden.

Bruce Bruce (born as Bruce Church on 1965 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor/stand-up comedian from Atlanta, Georgia. He has performed stand-up on BET's Comic View, on various shows on Comedy Central and even performed on Comedy Central Presents in 2003. Also played an important role in promoting Def Comedy Jam, a black stand up comedy in the all stars volume 11. He also had roles in the films XXX: State of the Union, The Wash, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector and most recently Outkast's new big screen debut Idlewild.Bruce Bruce also appeared as the vicar for Teddy Long and Kristal Marshall's wedding on the September 21, 2007 edition of WWE Friday Night SmackDown! He is well known to audiences from his two-year stint of the host of BET's "Comic View" as well as the host of BET's "Coming to the Stage." In addition to touring nationally with his standup and appearing in films, Bruce signed on as the national spokesperson for Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits . A well-known fan of the popular franchise, Bruce is the star of their "Stand-Up for Flavor" commercials. And now, Bruce Bruce can also add author to his list of credits.   Bruce recently released his first book Baby James Brown from Penguin Publishing.

[edit] Early Career

Bruce's comedy can actually be traced back to when he was working as a chef directly out of high school. He would entertain his customers with his humor while cooking up mean BBQ dishes.   Bruce also worked as a Frito-Lays salesman and did everything from shelf placement to performing his comedy sets during their corporate meetings.   Eventually, Bruce brought his comedy routine to the Comedy Act Theater in Atlanta and was an instant hit.   When BET's Coast to Coast came to town searching for new and talented stand-up comedians, Bruce would pursue the opportunity to appear on the show and would incessantly audition at each club in the area. Ultimately, he appeared on the show three times.   In 1993, Bruce made his first appearance on HBO's Def Comedy Jam; followed quickly by an impressive appearance on the Showtime at the Apollo hosted by Steve Harvey in 1994.   Bruce was asked back to the Apollo two more time in 1995.

[edit] Success

  His career skyrocketed from there.   After receiving the highest ratings ever as the Host of " BET's 10 th Anniversary Comic View " for two seasons, Bruce returned to the BET family in October 2004, as the host " Coming to the Stage ."   Bruce has recently starred in his own " Comedy Central Presents" special which he followed with an Urban Works Entertainment release of his one-hour comedy special DVD " Bruce Bruce Live".   On the big screen, Bruce has created crazy characters like the "Lime Pimp" in Hair Show starring Mo 'Nique, and "Dewayne" the lovable security guard in The Wash starring Snoop Dog and Dr Dre.   Bruce most recently appeared with Ice Cube in XXX: State of the Union .Bruce's bigger than life personality has transcended his personality onto the music video scene as well.   He has made guest appearances in videos with Ludacris and the Ying Yang Twins (after being named in their hit song Salt Shaker ).   He appeared in the monstrous 1996 summer hit Come On Ride the Train (Ride It) by Quad City DJs and can also be seen in Outkast's music video So Fresh, So Clean. Bruce's memorable festival appearances include the prestigious Black Film Festival in Acapulco (2001), the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal (2000 /2003), Laffapalooza in Atlanta, GA (1999-2002) and the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen (2002).  

[edit] Personal Life

When not performing in comedy clubs across the country, Bruce divides his time between his homes in Atlanta and Los Angeles.   He is also extremely dedicated to his incredible car collection, which includes two Harley Davidson trucks and four Buick muscle cars, among others.