Bruce Darnell
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Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American model and choreographer based in Germany.
Darnell was born in New York City and grew up in Colorado. After studying sociology, he enlisted in the US Army and served six years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.[1]
In 1983 he began his career as a model in Germany. During the following years he modeled for Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès and Calvin Klein in Paris, Milan, Tokyo and New York. Darnell has also worked since 1990 as a choreographer and coached models for the catwalk.
He attained public fame in Germany when he took part in 2006 in the ProSieben show Germany's Next Topmodel as a juror. In connection with advertisement for this show he became famous for his typically American accent and his effeminacy.
He has appeared in television advertisements for C&A and O2. From February to March 2008 he hosted his own fashion-themed television show, called Bruce, on Das Erste, however the show only received poor ratings and was canceled after the initial run's 20 episodes.
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[edit] External links
- Bruce Darnell at the Internet Movie Database
- (German) Official website
- (German) Website of the TV show Bruce
