Bruce Willis
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Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has since appeared 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 (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. His career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has since appeared 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.
Known For
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
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
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Split
Four Rooms
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Shine a Light
Rugrats Go Wild
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Planet Terror
The Expendables 2
Vendetta
Vice
Pulp Fiction
The Siege
Setup
Moonrise Kingdom
Look Who's Talking
Assassin
Look Who's Talking Too
Glass
Paradise City
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Survive the Night
Motherless Brooklyn
Out of Death
A Day to Die
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
The Whole Nine Yards
Looper
Nobody's Fool
Fortress
Wire Room
Blind Date
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Gasoline Alley
Fire with Fire
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Midnight in the Switchgrass
White Elephant
Breach
Alpha Dog
Death Becomes Her
Catch.44
Twelve Monkeys
American Siege
Extraction
First Kill
Sin City
Hard Kill
Acts of Violence
Striking Distance
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Detective Knight: Rogue
Die Hard 2
Hudson Hawk
RED 2
The Fifth Element
Live Free or Die Hard
The Prince
The Last Boy Scout
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Cosmic Sin
Corrective Measures
RED
Marauders
Cop Out
Die Hard
Detective Knight: Redemption
A Good Day to Die Hard
Armageddon
Death Wish
Over the Hedge
Precious Cargo
The Whole Ten Yards
Tears of the Sun
The Jackal
Detective Knight: Independence
The Sixth Sense
The Kid
Unbreakable
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