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Bruce Darnell
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Bruce Darnell (born July 19, 1957) is an American choreographer, model, and television star. He lives and works mainly in Germany. Bruce is best known for being a judge on famous TV shows. These include Germany's Next Topmodel and Das Supertalent.
About Bruce Darnell
Bruce Darnell was born and grew up in Colorado, USA. After studying sociology, which is the study of how people live in groups, he joined the U.S. Army. He served for six years as a paratrooper. This means he was trained to jump out of planes with a parachute. He was part of the 82nd Airborne Division.
In 1983, Bruce started his career as a model in Germany. Over the next few years, he modeled for many big fashion brands. These included Kenzo, Issey Miyake, Hermès, and Calvin Klein. He worked in major fashion cities like Paris, Milan, Tokyo, and New York. Since 1990, Bruce has also worked as a choreographer. He teaches models how to walk and pose on the catwalk for fashion shows.
Becoming a TV Star
Bruce Darnell became very well-known in Germany in 2006. This happened when he joined the ProSieben TV show Germany's Next Topmodel as a judge. People loved his unique American accent and his expressive personality. He also became famous for some funny mistakes he made while speaking German. One famous phrase was "das ist der Wahrheit", which should be "die Wahrheit". This phrase, meaning "this is the truth," became his special trademark expression.
Bruce has also appeared in TV commercials. He did ads for clothing store C&A and phone company O2. For a short time, from February to March 2008, he had his own fashion TV show called Bruce. It was on the channel Das Erste, but the show didn't continue for long.
Judging on Talent Shows
Bruce Darnell became a judge on the popular show Das Supertalent from 2008 to 2010. He later returned to the show and was a judge from 2013 to 2020. In 2021, it was announced that he would leave the show. He also appeared as a catwalk coach on the "Supermodel" show in Switzerland in 2008.
In September 2011, Bruce was also chosen to be a judge for another big German talent show, Deutschland sucht den Superstar, in 2012. In December 2021, he hosted a show called "Surprise! The Bruce Darnell Show."
