(1925–66), American comedian; born Leonard Alfred Schneider. He gained notoriety for flouting the bounds of respectability with his humour, and was imprisoned for obscenity in 1961. He died following an accidental drugs overdose.
Definition of Bruce, Lenny in US English:
Bruce, Lenny
proper nounbro͞os
(1925–66), US comedian; born Leonard Alfred Schneider. He gained notoriety for flouting the bounds of respectability with his humor and was imprisoned for obscenity in 1961. In 1963, he was refused entry to Britain and banned in Australia.