- Bruce Darnell
Bruce Darnell (born
July 19 ,1957 ) is an American model and choreographer based inGermany .Darnell was born in
New York City and grew up inColorado . After studyingsociology , he enlisted in theUS Army and served six years as aparatrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. [de icon Thomas Tuma, [http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,532635,00.html Bruce ohnmächtig] , Spiegel Online,2008-02-02 . Accessed2008-02-11 .]In 1983 he began his career as a model in Germany. During the following years he modeled for Kenzo,
Issey Miyake ,Hermès andCalvin Klein inParis ,Milan ,Tokyo and New York. Darnell has also worked since 1990 as a choreographer and coached models for thecatwalk .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 hiseffeminacy .He has appeared in television
advertisement s forC&A and O2. From February to March 2008 he hosted his own fashion-themed television show, called "Bruce", onDas Erste , however the show only received poor ratings and was canceled after the initial run's 20 episodes.References
External links
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm2149959/ Bruce Darnell] at the
Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.bruce-darnell.de Official website]
* [http://www.daserste.de/bruce/ Website of the TV show "Bruce"]
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