Lenny Bruce
/ˌleni ˈbruːs/
/ˌleni ˈbruːs/
- (1926-66) a US performer of comedy who used rude language and told jokes about subjects that are usually avoided, such as sex, religion and race. He was sent to prison for this in 1961 and two years later was refused permission to enter Britain. He died after taking too much of the drug heroin. His story was told in the film Lenny (1974) with Dustin Hoffman as Bruce.
莱尼·布鲁斯(Lenny Bruce):(1926-66)是美国喜剧演员,他用粗鲁的语言讲笑话,讲述通常避免的话题,例如性别,宗教和种族。为此,他于1961年被送入监狱,两年后,他被拒绝进入英国。他服用过量的海洛因后死亡。电影《莱尼(1974)》中讲述了他的故事,达斯汀·霍夫曼(Dustin Hoffman)为布鲁斯。