Bruce Darnell facts for kids
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Bruce Darnell
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Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model, and television personality. He lives and works mainly in Germany. Bruce is well-known for being a judge on popular TV shows like Germany's Next Topmodel and Das Supertalent.
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Bruce Darnell's Early Life
Bruce Darnell was born and grew up in Colorado, in the United States. After studying sociology, which is the study of how people live together in groups, he joined the U.S. Army. He served for six years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. This means he was trained to jump out of airplanes!
Bruce Darnell's Career
Becoming a Model and Choreographer
In 1983, Bruce started his career as a model in Germany. Over the next few years, he modeled for famous fashion designers. These included Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès, and Calvin Klein. He worked in big fashion cities like Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and New York.
Since 1990, Bruce has also worked as a choreographer. A choreographer teaches models how to walk and pose on the catwalk (the stage where models show clothes).
Bruce Darnell on TV
Bruce Darnell became very famous in Germany in 2006. He joined the ProSieben TV show Germany's Next Topmodel as a judge. People loved his unique American accent and his fun personality. He also became known for a funny mistake he often made when speaking German. He would say "das ist der Wahrheit" instead of "die Wahrheit", which means "this is the truth." This phrase became his special trademark!
Bruce also appeared in TV commercials for companies like C&A and O2. In 2008, he had his own fashion TV show called Bruce. It was on the channel Das Erste, but it didn't get many viewers and ended after 20 episodes.
Bruce Darnell as a Talent Show Judge
From 2008 to 2010, Bruce Darnell was a judge on the TV show Das Supertalent. He also returned as a catwalk coach for a "Supermodel" show in Switzerland in 2008.
In September 2011, he became a judge for Deutschland sucht den Superstar 2012. This is another popular talent show in Germany. From 2013 to 2020, Bruce was a judge on Das Supertalent again. In 2021, it was announced that he would leave the show.
Bruce Darnell also did advertising for a furniture company in 2015. In December 2021, he hosted a show called Surprise! The Bruce Darnell Show. However, this show was also not continued.
