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