Vilanch lines up acting, writing gigs

Varietys Army Archerd reports that Advocate columnist Bruce Vilanch will appear in the TNT Christmas movie Call Me Claus as a Santa Claus wanna-be opposite Whoopi Goldberg. And as if Vilanchs schedule werent already filled with his one-man show and his writing chores on the upcoming Academy Awards, he is also working with Pamela Eels on a sitcom pilot for CBS.