Bruce Willis

Also known as Walter Bruce Willis

Walter Bruce Willis is a retired American actor. Widely recognised as a Hollywood icon of the action genre, he first achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).

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Bruce Willis is an American actor, singer, and television actor born Walter Bruce Willis in Idar-Oberstein in 1955. He is left-handed and educated at Montclair State University. His notable film works include Die Hard, Pulp Fiction, The Fifth Element, Armageddon, The Sixth Sense, In Country, Catch .44, The Whole Ten Yards, and Extraction. He has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Willis has received several awards, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay. He has resided in Los Angeles, Germany, and New Jersey. He is married to Demi Moore and Emma Heming Willis and has a child named Rumer Willis. His sibling is Dave Willis. He speaks English and was associated with the Motown record label.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1955
Works: 8

Top works

The sixth sense
In Country
Catch .44
The Whole Ten Yards
Extraction

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: United States
Active from: 1955

Discography

Respect Yourself1986
Secret Agent Man (James Bond Is Back)1987
The Return of Bruno1987
If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger1989
Turn it Up (a Little Louder)1990
Bruce Willis1997
Classic Bruce Willis1999
The Ultimate Collection2004
Comin' Right Up

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Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. Widely recognised as a Hollywood icon of the action genre, he first achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).

Willis's other credits include The Last Boy Scout (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable, The Whole Nine Yards (both 2000), Tears of the Sun (2003), Sin City (2005), The Expendables, Red (both 2010), Looper (2012) and Glass (2019). In the last years of his career, he starred in many low-budget direct-to-video films, which were poorly received. Willis retired in 2022 due to aphasia and was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.

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