Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis is an American actor. Born March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein. Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction and The Fifth Element. Educated at Montclair State University and Penns Grove High School. Awards include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay.
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- Described as
- American actor (born 1955)
- Other names
- Walter Bruce Willis
- Born
- March 19, 1955 · 9 references
- Born in
- Idar-Oberstein · 3 references
- Name at birth
- Walter Bruce Willis
- Citizen of
- United States · 1 reference
- Occupation
- television actor; film actor; actor · 1 reference; voice actor; executive producer; film producer · 1 reference; screenwriter · 1 reference; singer
- Education
- Montclair State University; Penns Grove High School
- Instrument
- voice; harmonica
- Record label
- Motown
- Known for
- Die Hard; Pulp Fiction; The Fifth Element; Armageddon; The Sixth Sense; Moonlighting
- Awards
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2013); Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1987) · 1 reference; Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay (1992) · 1 reference; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987) · 1 reference; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2000) · 1 reference; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (2016) · 1 reference; Officer of Arts and Letters (2005) · 1 reference; New Jersey Hall of Fame (2011) · 1 reference
- Spouse
- Demi Moore (1987–2000) · 1 reference; Emma Heming Willis (2009–)
- Children
- Rumer Willis · 1 reference; Scout Willis; Tallulah Willis
- Siblings
- Dave Willis
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Lived in
- Los Angeles; Germany (1955–1957) · 1 reference; New Jersey (1957–) · 1 reference
- Wikipedias with a page
- 117
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What Wikipedia says · copied November 13, 2026 · revision 1385136338
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor. Widely recognized as a Hollywood icon of the action genre, he first achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013).
Willis's other credits include The Last Boy Scout (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable, The Whole Nine Yards (both 2000), Tears of the Sun (2003), Sin City (2005), The Expendables, Red (both 2010), Looper (2012) and Glass (2019). In the last years of his career, he starred in many low-budget direct-to-video films, which were poorly received. Willis retired in 2022 due to aphasia and was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023.
Willis has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two People's Choice Awards. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Films featuring Willis have grossed between US$2.64 billion and US$3.05 billion at North American box offices, and he was the eighth-highest-grossing leading actor in 2010s.
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- March 19, 1955
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