Bruce Kimmel
Encyclopedia
Bruce Kimmel also known as Guy Haines, is an actor
, writer
, director, composer
, and Grammy
-nominated CD producer. Kimmel lives in Los Angeles
, California
. He is long divorced, and has one daughter.
(multiple episodes), Happy Days
, Laverne and Shirley, Alice
, MASH
, Little House On The Prairie
, Dinah And Her New Best Friends (series regular), Donny and Marie (four guest shots), Playboy On The Air (series regular), as well as many pilots. He also appeared in the films The Apple Dumpling Gang
, First Family
, Super Mario Bros.
, and Racquet
.
(1976), The Creature Wasn't Nice
(1983), Prime Suspect (1989).
His current label is Kritzerland, which has issued cast albums, singers, and a series of reissues of limited edition soundtracks.
He published his memoir of his acting, writing, and directing days, There's Mel, There's Woody, and There's You in mid-2010.
He published the new Adriana Hofstetter mystery, "Murder At The Masquers" in 2011. In the fourth book in the Hofstetter series, Adriana turns sixteen.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, director, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and Grammy
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-nominated CD producer. Kimmel lives in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He is long divorced, and has one daughter.
Acting
As an actor, Kimmel appeared in many TV shows, such as The Partridge FamilyThe Partridge Family
The Partridge Family is an American television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career. The series originally ran from September 25, 1970 until August 31, 1974, the last new episode airing on March 23, 1974, on the ABC network, as part of a Friday-night lineup...
(multiple episodes), Happy Days
Happy Days
Happy Days is an American television sitcom that originally aired from January 15, 1974, to September 24, 1984, on ABC. Created by Garry Marshall, the series presents an idealized vision of life in mid-1950s to mid-1960s America....
, Laverne and Shirley, Alice
Alice
Alice may refer to:* Alice , including a list of notable people called Alice-Books and comics:* Alice , the heroine of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass...
, MASH
Mash
-Military:* Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, a United States Army medical unit serving in a combat area of operations-Entertainment:* MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors, by Richard Hooker** MASH , a 1970 dark comedy based on the novel...
, Little House On The Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
Little House is a series of children's books by Laura Ingalls Wilder that was published originally between 1932 and 1943, with four additional books published posthumously, in 1962, 1971, 1974 and 2006.-History:...
, Dinah And Her New Best Friends (series regular), Donny and Marie (four guest shots), Playboy On The Air (series regular), as well as many pilots. He also appeared in the films The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1971 novel by Jack Bickham, about a group of orphaned children during the California gold rush. They encounter a gambler who reluctantly helps them, as well as a pair of hapless robbers who are after the gold the children have found.In 1975 Disney made a film based on...
, First Family
First Family
A First Family is an unofficial title for the family of the head of state or head of government of a country .A First Family usually consists of:*The head of state or head of government*The First Lady or First Gentleman...
, Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
is a 1985 platform video game developed by Nintendo, published for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros. In Super Mario Bros., the player controls Mario as he travels through the Mushroom Kingdom in order to rescue Princess Toadstool from the antagonist...
, and Racquet
Racquet
A racquet or racket is a sports implement consisting of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of cord is stretched tightly. It is used for striking a ball in such games as squash, tennis, racquetball, and badminton...
.
Film Director
He is the director of The First Nudie MusicalThe First Nudie Musical
The First Nudie Musical is a 1976 American motion picture directed by Mark Haggard and Bruce Kimmel.-Overview:The movie is a comedy starring Cindy Williams and Stephen Nathan. Nathan plays Harry Schechter, heir to a Hollywood studio forced to make a musical comedy porno in order to stave off...
(1976), The Creature Wasn't Nice
The Creature Wasn't Nice
The Creature Wasn't Nice is a 1983 U.S. motion picture written and directed by Bruce Kimmel. The movie is a comedy farce satirizing extraterrestrial horror movies such as Alien. It stars Leslie Nielsen in a role similar to those in the farical comedies Airplane and Naked Gun...
(1983), Prime Suspect (1989).
Theater Director
He has also written many plays/musicals, including a thriller, Deceit (2006), and the musical, The Brain From Planet X (2006). The Brain is a spoof of 50's alien invasion movies and was featured in 2008's Festival of New American Musicals with a run at The Chance Theater in Anaheim, California. Other plays and musicals include The Good One, Stages, Together Again, a musical version of The Comedy Of Errors, Start At The Top, Feast, all of which were produced in Los Angeles. In 2004 he wrote most of and directed all of a hit musical revue called What If, at the Hudson Theater.Record Producer
Kimmel became a record producer in 1993, producing many cast albums (Broadway and off-Broadway), Broadway singers, and musical theater concept albums, first for the Varese Sarabande label, and then for a company he founded Fynsworth Alley. He was nominated for a Grammy for the revival cast album of Hello, Dolly! To date, he has produced well over 180 CDs.His current label is Kritzerland, which has issued cast albums, singers, and a series of reissues of limited edition soundtracks.
Author
Kimmel has written and self-published nine novels - his coming-of-age trilogy, Benjamin Kritzer, Kritzerland, and Kritzer Time, the mysteries Writer's Block and Rewind, and a mystery series featuring fifteen-year-old protagonist Adriana Hofstetter - Murder At Hollywood High, Murder At The Grove, and Murder At The Hollywood Historical Society. He has also written a book of short fiction called How To Write A Dirty Book and Other Stories.He published his memoir of his acting, writing, and directing days, There's Mel, There's Woody, and There's You in mid-2010.
He published the new Adriana Hofstetter mystery, "Murder At The Masquers" in 2011. In the fourth book in the Hofstetter series, Adriana turns sixteen.