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.
Filmography
all 194
Movies 163
self 55
TV Shows 31
Voice 5
Producer 2
Narrator 1
Sly (2023)
Assassin (2023)
Detective Knight: Independence (2023)
Detective Knight: Redemption (2022)
Paradise City (2022)
Detective Knight: Rogue (2022)
Wire Room (2022)
Wrong Place (2022)
White Elephant (2022)
Vendetta (2022)
Fortress: Sniper's Eye (2022)
Corrective Measures (2022)
A Day to Die (2022)
Gasoline Alley (2022)
American Siege (2022)
Fortress (2021)
Deadlock (2021)
Apex (2021)
Survive the Game (2021)
Midnight in the Switchgrass (2021)
Out of Death (2021)
Cosmic Sin (2021)
Breach (2020)
Hard Kill (2020)
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible (2020)
Survive the Night (2020)
Trauma Center (2019)
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
QT8: The First Eight (2019)
10 Minutes Gone (2019)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
Glass (2019)
Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell (2018)
Air Strike (2018)
Reprisal (2018)
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (2018)
Death Wish (2018)
Acts of Violence (2018)
The Orville (2017)
First Kill (2017)
Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
Split (2017)
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 (2016)
Precious Cargo (2016)
Marauders (2016)
Extraction (2015)
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom' (2015)
Vice (2015)
The Prince (2014)
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014)
Altman (2014)
RED 2 (2013)
A Good Day to Die Hard: Making It Hard to Die (2013)
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies (2013)
A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
Close Up (2012)
Looper (2012)
Fire with Fire (2012)
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Lay the Favorite (2012)
Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
The Cold Light of Day (2012)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012)
Catch.44 (2011)
Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts (2011)
Setup (2011)
The Black Mamba (2011)
His Way (2011)
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' (2010)
RED (2010)
I'm Still Here (2010)
The Expendables (2010)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Cop Out (2010)
Surrogates (2009)
What Just Happened (2008)
Shine a Light (2008)
Assassination of a High School President (2008)
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis (2008)
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Nancy Drew (2007)
Perfect Stranger (2007)
Grindhouse (2007)
Planet Terror (2007)
Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (2007)
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006)
Fast Food Nation (2006)
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions (2006)
Hammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006)
Over the Hedge (2006)
The Hip Hop Project (2006)
16 Blocks (2006)
Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Alpha Dog (2006)
Tarantino's Mind (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
My Date with Drew (2005)
Sin City (2005)
Hostage (2005)
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Retrosexual: The '80s (2004)
Genius. A Night for Ray Charles (2004)
Wildwood Days (2004)
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
Touching Evil (2004)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
Tears of the Sun (2003)
Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002)
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies (2002)
True West (2002)
Grand Champion (2002)
Hart's War (2002)
Bandits (2001)
The Making of 'Unbreakable' (2001)
Unbreakable (2000)
The Kid (2000)
The Sixth Sense: The Actors (2000)
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
The Story of Us (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
Where Are They Now? (1999)
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
The Siege (1998)
That '70s Show (1998)
Armageddon (1998)
Mercury Rising (1998)
The Jackal (1997)
Ally McBeal (1997)
The View (1997)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie (1997)
Taff (1997)
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (1996)
The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys' (1996)
Bruno the Kid (1996)
Last Man Standing (1996)
E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
Four Rooms (1995)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
A Night to Die For (1995)
Nobody's Fool (1994)
Friends (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Color of Night (1994)
Inside the Actors Studio (1994)
North (1994)
Striking Distance (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993)
Mad About You (1992)
Death Becomes Her (1992)
HBO First Look (1992)
The Player (1992)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Billy Bathgate (1991)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Look Who's Talking Too (1990)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Look Who's Talking (1989)
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989)
In Country (1989)
That's Adequate (1989)
Die Hard (1988)
Sunset (1988)
Blind Date (1987)
The Return of Bruno (1987)
The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite (1987)
Barbra Streisand: One Voice (1986)
The Twilight Zone (1985)
Moonlighting (1985)
Miami Vice (1984)
The Verdict (1982)
Prince of the City (1981)
Ein Guru kommt (1980)
The First Deadly Sin (1980)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
The Emmy Awards (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-03-19 (69 years old)
Birth NameWalter Bruce Willis
Birth PlaceIdar-Oberstein, Germany
ReligionLutheranism
RelationshipsDemi Moore (1987-11-21 - 2000-10-18)
SpouseEmma Heming Willis
ChildrenTallulah Willis, Scout Willis, Rumer Willis
SiblingsDavid Willis
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesLos Angeles, United States of America
Also Known AsБрюс Уиллис, ブルース・ウィリス, بروس ويليس, 브루스 윌리스, บรูซ วิลลิส, ברוס וויליס, Walter Bruce Willis, Bruno, Γουόλτερ Μπρους Γουίλις, Μπρους Γουίλις, 布鲁斯·威利斯, Брюс Вілліс
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Officer of Arts and Letters, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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