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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
The Early Show
Saturday Night Live
Ally McBeal
Top Gear
The Orville
The Movies That Made Us
The Daily Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Friends
Miami Vice
Family Guy
Mad About You
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
Late Show with David Letterman
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
The Emmy Awards
That '70s Show
The Twilight Zone
HBO First Look
Ocean's Twelve
The Lego Ninjago Movie
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
The Expendables
Split
Four Rooms
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Jackie Chan: My Story
Shine a Light
Rugrats Go Wild
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
The Expendables 2
Planet Terror
Look Who's Talking
Vendetta
Corrective Measures
Vice
Pulp Fiction
Setup
Moonrise Kingdom
Look Who's Talking Too
Assassin
The Siege
Wire Room
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
The Whole Nine Yards
White Elephant
Breach
Midnight in the Switchgrass
Blind Date
Out of Death
Fire with Fire
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Survive the Night
Glass
Looper
Paradise City
Alpha Dog
Nobody's Fool
Gasoline Alley
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
Death Becomes Her
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Motherless Brooklyn
A Day to Die
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Fortress
The Jackal
A Good Day to Die Hard
Catch.44
Tears of the Sun
First Kill
Cosmic Sin
The Fifth Element
RED
Twelve Monkeys
Striking Distance
Over the Hedge
The Whole Ten Yards
American Siege
Detective Knight: Redemption
Hard Kill
The Last Boy Scout
The Kid
Armageddon
Death Wish
Sin City
Hudson Hawk
Precious Cargo
Detective Knight: Rogue
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Detective Knight: Independence
Live Free or Die Hard
Cop Out
RED 2
Die Hard 2
Marauders
Extraction
The Sixth Sense
Die Hard
Acts of Violence
Surrogates
Unbreakable
The Prince
Production Credits
Hudson Hawk
Jackie Chan: My Story
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