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