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