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Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model and television personality based in Germany.
Darnell was born and grew up in
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Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model and television personality based in Germany.
Darnell was born and grew up in Colorado
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. After studying sociology
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, he enlisted in the U.S. Army
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and served six years as a paratrooper
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in the 82nd Airborne Division.
In 1983, he began his career as a model in Germany. During the following years he modeled for Kenzo
is a common masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings
Kenzō can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
*賢三, "wise, three"
*健三, "healthy, three"
*謙三, "humble, three"
*健想, "healthy, concept"
*建造, "bu ...
, Issey Miyake
was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances, such as '' L'eau d'Issey'', which became his best-known product.
Life and career
Miyake was born on 22 April 1938 in Hiroshi ...
, Hermès
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and Calvin Klein in Paris
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, Milan
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, Tokyo
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, and New York. Darnell has also worked since 1990 as a choreographer and coached models for the catwalk
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.
Darnell attained public fame in Germany when he took part in 2006 in the ProSieben show ''Germany's Next Topmodel
''Germany's Next Topmodel'' (often abbreviated as ''GNTM'') is a German reality television series, based on a concept introduced by Tyra Banks with ''America's Next Top Model''. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum who also serves as the lea ...
'' as a juror. In connection with advertisements for this show, he became famous for his typically American accent and his effeminacy
Effeminacy is the embodiment of traits and/or expressions in those who are not of the female sex (e.g. boys and men) that are often associated with what is generally perceived to be feminine behaviours, mannerisms, styles, or gender roles, rath ...
. He has also become famous for his mistakes in spoken German, most notably "" (whereas it should be ""; "this is the truth"), which he has since taken as a trademark expression.
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, but the show received poor ratings and was canceled after the initial run's 20 episodes.
After Darnell cancelled his participation as a judge in the first season of Das Supertalent due to scheduling difficulties, music producer Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...
expressed the wish to cast Darnell as a judge for the fifth season of the RTL casting show Deutschland sucht den Superstar, but the broadcaster refused. From 2008 to 2010, Darnell was a jury member on Das Supertalent. Darnell also appeared again as a catwalk coach in the 2008 Supermodel show on the Swiss channel 3+ TV. In October 2009, his first perfume Bruce for men was launched, Darnell for women. In September 2011, he was appointed to the jury of Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2012 together with Natalie Horler. From 2013 to 2020, Darnell sat on the jury of Das Supertalent. In 2021, RTL announced that with the departure of head judge Dieter Bohlen
Dieter Bohlen (; born Dieter Günter Bohlen, 7 February 1954) is a German songwriter, producer, singer and television personality. He first achieved fame as a member of pop duo Modern Talking in the 1980s, and has since produced numerous German a ...
, Darnell would also leave the show. In 2015, Darnell did advertising for the furniture association Einrichtungspartnerring VME. In December 2021, he hosted the program Surprise! The Bruce Darnell Show. This was not continued in view of a 3.2 percent market share among 14- to 49-year-olds.
References
External links
Official website
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Website of the TV show ''Bruce''
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