
Bruce Willis
Born: 1955-03-19
Place of Birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Biography
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American 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.
Known For

Pulp Fiction

Die Hard

The Fifth Element

The Sixth Sense

Split

Armageddon

The Expendables

Vendetta

Twelve Monkeys

Die Hard: With a Vengeance

Sin City

Die Hard 2

Over the Hedge

Live Free or Die Hard

The Expendables 2

RED

Glass

Ocean's Twelve

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

The Siege

Unbreakable

The Jackal

Surrogates

Death Becomes Her

Apex

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

Gasoline Alley

Tears of the Sun

Looper

Precious Cargo

Death Wish

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

RED 2

The Whole Nine Yards

A Good Day to Die Hard

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Color of Night

Vice

16 Blocks

Breach

Bandits

Paradise City

North

Fortress

Air Strike

Grindhouse

Billy Bathgate

Wire Room

White Elephant

Planet Terror

The Last Boy Scout

Setup

Four Rooms

Cosmic Sin

Lucky Number Slevin

Catch.44

Moonrise Kingdom

Altman

Assassin

Marauders

Look Who's Talking

Hard Kill

His Way

Cop Out

Hostage

Mercury Rising

Hart's War

True West

Deadlock

I'm Still Here

Blind Date

Sly

Last Man Standing

Motherless Brooklyn

The Whole Ten Yards

Acts of Violence

The Verdict

Hudson Hawk

Alpha Dog

Grand Champion

Striking Distance

Fire with Fire

The Cold Light of Day

The Player

The Prince

The Kid

Nobody's Fool

Detective Knight: Independence

National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

Lay the Favorite

Perfect Stranger

Midnight in the Switchgrass

Nancy Drew

Detective Knight: Rogue

Rugrats Go Wild

Look Who's Talking Too

Trauma Center

Fortress: Sniper's Eye

Corrective Measures

Out of Death

Once Upon a Time in Venice

Survive the Night

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

The Bonfire of the Vanities

A Day to Die

Extraction

The Astronaut Farmer

Wrong Place

Reprisal

First Kill

Survive the Game

Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

Mortal Thoughts

Detective Knight: Redemption

American Siege

Shine a Light

Between Two Ferns: The Movie

Prince of the City

The Story of Us

10 Minutes Gone

Breakfast of Champions

Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

B.B. King: The Life of Riley

Sunset

Assassination of a High School President

Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

The Black Mamba

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

What Just Happened

In Country

Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special

Rock the Kasbah

Fast Food Nation

The First Deadly Sin

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

My Date with Drew

The Hip Hop Project

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

That's Adequate

Pulp Fiction: The Facts

A Guru Comes

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

The Return of Bruno

Armageddon: Target Earth

Seriously... Phil Collins

Close Up

The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

A Night to Die For

Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

Gorillaz: House of Kong

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

Tony Bennett: An American Classic

Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary
