Bruce Darnell
American television personality (born 1957)
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- Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model and television personality based in Germany.
- Biography Darnell was born and grew up in Colorado.
- Army and served six years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.
- During the following years he modeled for Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès and Calvin Klein in Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and New York.
- Darnell attained public fame in Germany when he took part in 2006 in the ProSieben show Germany's Next Topmodel as a juror.
Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model and television personality based in Germany. He is best known as a jury member for the TV shows Germany's Next Topmodel and Das Supertalent.
Biography
Darnell was born and grew up in Colorado. After studying sociology, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served six years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division.
In 1983, he began his career as a model in Germany. During the following years he modeled for Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès and Calvin Klein in Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and New York. Darnell has also worked since 1990 as a choreographer and coached models for the catwalk.
Darnell 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 advertisements for this show, he became famous for his typically American accent and his effeminacy. He has also become famous for his mistakes in spoken German, most notably "das ist der Wahrheit" (whereas it should be "die Wahrheit"; "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.
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