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Walter Bruce Willis is an American retired actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s, and he then achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series “Moonlighting” (1985–1989). He went on to appear in over 70 films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the “Die Hard” franchise (1988–2013) and other subsequent roles. Willis's other credits include “The Last Boy Scout” (1991), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “12 Monkeys” (1995), “Last Man Standing” (1996), “The Fifth Element” (1997), “Armageddon” (1998), “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Hart's War” (2002), “Tears of the Sun” (2003), “Hostage” (2005), “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006), “Surrogates” (2009), “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012), “Rock the Kasbah” (2015), and “Motherless Brooklyn” (2019). As a singer, Willis released his debut album The Return of Bruno in 1987, followed by two more successful albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. Willis has received numerous accolades during his career, including a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In March 2022, Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his ability to communicate. In February 2023, Willis' family announced that they had received a more accurate diagnosis and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
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Walter Bruce Willis is an American retired actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s, and he then achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series “Moonlighting” (1985–1989). He went on to appear in over 70 films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the “Die Hard” franchise (1988–2013) and other subsequent roles. Willis's other credits include “The Last Boy Scout” (1991), “Pulp Fiction” (1994), “12 Monkeys” (1995), “Last Man Standing” (1996), “The Fifth Element” (1997), “Armageddon” (1998), “The Sixth Sense” (1999), “Hart's War” (2002), “Tears of the Sun” (2003), “Hostage” (2005), “Lucky Number Slevin” (2006), “Surrogates” (2009), “Moonrise Kingdom” (2012), “Rock the Kasbah” (2015), and “Motherless Brooklyn” (2019). As a singer, Willis released his debut album The Return of Bruno in 1987, followed by two more successful albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. Willis has received numerous accolades during his career, including a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In March 2022, Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his ability to communicate. In February 2023, Willis' family announced that they had received a more accurate diagnosis and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
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E! True Hollywood Story
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Saturday Night Live
The Early Show
Ally McBeal
Top Gear
The Orville
The Movies That Made Us
The Daily Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Friends
Miami Vice
HBO First Look
Family Guy
Mad About You
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Late Show with David Letterman
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
That '70s Show
The Emmy Awards
The Twilight Zone
Ocean's Twelve
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
The Expendables
Split
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Rugrats Go Wild
Jackie Chan: My Story
Shine a Light
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Four Rooms
The Expendables 2
Planet Terror
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking Too
Vendetta
Pulp Fiction
Vice
Corrective Measures
Moonrise Kingdom
The Siege
Setup
Assassin
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Nobody's Fool
Death Becomes Her
The Whole Nine Yards
Blind Date
Survive the Night
Motherless Brooklyn
Looper
Glass
Paradise City
Fortress
Midnight in the Switchgrass
White Elephant
Alpha Dog
Out of Death
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Bonfire of the Vanities
A Day to Die
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Fire with Fire
Breach
Wire Room
Gasoline Alley
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
The Prince
The Last Boy Scout
Surrogates
Detective Knight: Rogue
The Kid
Hard Kill
A Good Day to Die Hard
Cop Out
The Jackal
Die Hard 2
RED
Acts of Violence
Detective Knight: Independence
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Detective Knight: Redemption
Over the Hedge
American Siege
Precious Cargo
Armageddon
Unbreakable
The Whole Ten Yards
The Fifth Element
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Cosmic Sin
Live Free or Die Hard
Marauders
RED 2
Sin City
First Kill
Tears of the Sun
Twelve Monkeys
Catch.44
Hudson Hawk
Death Wish
Extraction
Striking Distance
Production Credits
Hudson Hawk
Jackie Chan: My Story
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