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Bruce Willis
19 FOLLOWERS • 101 CREDITS • MAR 19, 1955 • 69
Biography
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
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Saturday Night Live
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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The Early Show
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Ally McBeal
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The Orville
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The Movies That Made Us
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The Daily Show
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Friends
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Miami Vice
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HBO First Look
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Family Guy
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Mad About You
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America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions
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Late Show with David Letterman
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James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
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That '70s Show
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The Emmy Awards
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The Twilight Zone
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Ocean's Twelve
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Between Two Ferns: The Movie
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
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The Expendables
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Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
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Split
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The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
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Shine a Light
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Rugrats Go Wild
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Barbra Streisand: One Voice
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Planet Terror
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The Expendables 2
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Vendetta
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Vice
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Pulp Fiction
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Setup
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Assassin
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Look Who's Talking Too
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Look Who's Talking
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Moonrise Kingdom
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Midnight in the Switchgrass
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Nobody's Fool
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Glass
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G.I. Joe: Retaliation
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The Whole Nine Yards
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White Elephant
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Gasoline Alley
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Fortress: Sniper's Eye
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Fire with Fire
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Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
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Blind Date
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A Day to Die
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Wire Room
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Death Becomes Her
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Alpha Dog
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Fortress
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Looper
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Paradise City
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Survive the Night
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Motherless Brooklyn
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Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
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Over the Hedge
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Sin City
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Marauders
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Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis
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RED
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Cop Out
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Detective Knight: Independence
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Live Free or Die Hard
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Detective Knight: Redemption
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First Kill
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A Good Day to Die Hard
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Striking Distance
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The Fifth Element
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The Prince
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The Sixth Sense
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Detective Knight: Rogue
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The Kid
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RED 2
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance
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Unbreakable
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Breach
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Die Hard 2
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American Siege
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Acts of Violence
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The Whole Ten Yards
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Die Hard
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Twelve Monkeys
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Corrective Measures
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Cosmic Sin
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Precious Cargo
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Death Wish
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Extraction
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Catch.44
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Hudson Hawk
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Hard Kill
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Tears of the Sun
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The Jackal
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The Last Boy Scout
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Armageddon
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