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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
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
Rugrats Go Wild
Jackie Chan: My Story
Shine a Light
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Four Rooms
Planet Terror
The Expendables 2
Look Who's Talking
Look Who's Talking Too
Vendetta
Vice
Corrective Measures
Pulp Fiction
Setup
Assassin
The Siege
Moonrise Kingdom
Alpha Dog
Nobody's Fool
White Elephant
Looper
Survive the Night
Fire with Fire
Midnight in the Switchgrass
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
The Whole Nine Yards
Gasoline Alley
Breach
The Bonfire of the Vanities
Fortress: Sniper's Eye
Out of Death
Glass
Wire Room
Blind Date
Death Becomes Her
Paradise City
Motherless Brooklyn
A Day to Die
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Fortress
Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
The Fifth Element
American Siege
Tears of the Sun
Cop Out
Death Wish
The Jackal
Sin City
First Kill
Surrogates
Catch.44
Unbreakable
Over the Hedge
Detective Knight: Redemption
Striking Distance
Armageddon
RED
Die Hard 2
The Prince
Cosmic Sin
The Kid
Twelve Monkeys
The Last Boy Scout
A Good Day to Die Hard
Detective Knight: Rogue
RED 2
Detective Knight: Independence
Die Hard
Live Free or Die Hard
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
Hudson Hawk
Marauders
Acts of Violence
Extraction
Precious Cargo
Hard Kill
The Sixth Sense
The Whole Ten Yards
Production Credits
Hudson Hawk
Jackie Chan: My Story
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