11 Facts About Bruno Kirby

1.

Bruno Kirby was known for his roles in City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally.

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Bruno Kirby appeared with Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally.

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Bruno Kirby refused to sign on for City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold unless script changes were made, and was replaced by Jon Lovitz.

4.

In 1991, Bruno Kirby made his Broadway debut when he replaced Kevin Spacey in Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers.

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Bruno Kirby starred as Barry Scheck in a 2000 CBS drama American Tragedy, played a paroled convict in a season three episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, and directed an episode of that show.

6.

Bruno Kirby appeared on the HBO TV series Entourage in season 3, episode 4, "Guys and Doll", as movie mogul Phil Rubinstein.

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Bruno Kirby was invited to be a member of the Actors Studio in 2006, less than six months before his death.

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Bruno Kirby, like his character in This is Spinal Tap, was a fan of Frank Sinatra.

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Bruno Kirby was strongly allergic to horses and needed daily allergy shots on the set of City Slickers.

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Bruno Kirby shared the same birthday, April 28, with his father, actor Bruce Kirby, who was born in 1925.

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Bruno Kirby died on August 14,2006, at age 57, from complications related to leukemia.