Bruce Willis
Acting
Biography
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American 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.
Born: March 19, 1955
Place of Birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]
Known For
Close Up
More than 150 silent short films about singers, actors and directors captured during Press Conferences in Cannes, Venice and Berlin, between 1993 and 2002. Presented the first time in 2012 (ten years after the last shooting) in Napoli Film Festival and in 2013 at the Art Institute of California in Santa Ana. An anthropological experiment on the facial expressions of famous people showing the human being aspect. All original footage from Mel Gibson to Peter Jackson, from George Lucas to Catherine Deneuve, from Michael Douglas to Giancarlo Giannini and many others.
The Hip Hop Project
The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art, using hip hop as a vehicle for self-development and personal discovery. The film traces the evolution of this award-winning outreach program developed by Kazi, a formerly homeless teenager turned youth mentor. After four years of collaboration, the group produced a powerful and thought-provoking album that provides a revealing look at their lives. In contrast to all the negative attention focused on hip hop and rap music, this is a story of hope, healing and the realization of dreams.
Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special
Hosted by Diane Sawyer, the program offers an intimate look at Bruce Willis’s life following his frontotemporal dementia diagnosis, and the strength and advocacy of his wife, Emma Heming Willis.
Pulp Fiction
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Friends
Six young people from New York City, on their own and struggling to survive in the real world, find the companionship, comfort and support they get from each other to be the perfect antidote to the pressures of life.
Bruce Willis, l'indestructible
E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and also well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes will be updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
Seriously... Phil Collins
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lose My Number and a country take on Separate Lives. Phil even attempts to be Elvis Presley while singing One More Night.
Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'
Sylvester Stallone's 90-minute video diary, covering the making of "The Expendables".
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90
19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, with musical performances by Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Self (archive footage)
as Valmora
as Det. James Knight
as Det. James Knight
as Ian Swan
as Det. James Knight
as Shane Mueller
as Frank
as Arnold Soloman
as Donnie Fetter
as Robert
as Julius 'The Lobe' Loeb
as Alston
as Detective Freeman
as Ben Watts
as Robert
as Ron Whitlock
as Thomas Malone
as David
as Karl Helter
as Jack Harris
as James Ford
as Clay Young
as Chalmers
as Frank
as Lt. Det. Wakes
as Det. John McClane (archive footage)
as Frank Minna
as Rex
as Bruce Willis (archive footage)
as Bruce Willis (voice)
as David Dunn / The Overseer
as Jack
as James
as Paul Kersey
as Detective James Avery
as Self - Audience Member
as Groogen (voice)
as Howell
as Steve
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
as David Dunn (uncredited)
as Self
as Eddie
as Hubert
as Leonard Turner
as Bombay Brian
as Self / Cap Sharp
as Julian
as Omar
as Hartigan
as Self
as Frank Moses
as Joe Colton
as Narrator (voice) / Self
as John McClane
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Old Joe
as Mike Cella
as Church
as Dink Heimowitz
as Captain Sharp
as Martin
as (archive footage)
as Mel
as Biggs
as Mister Suave
as Self
as Frank Moses
as Self - Guest
as Mr. Church (uncredited)
as Jimmy Monroe
as Tom Greer
as Bruce Willis
as Self - Concert Audience (uncredited)
as Principal Jared T. Kirkpatrick
as John McClane
as Bruce (uncredited)
as Harrison Hill
as Muldoon (segment "Planet Terror")
as Lieutenant Muldoon
as Doug Masterson (uncredited)
as Self - Speaker
as Narrator (voice)
as Harry Rydell
as RJ (voice)
as RJ (voice)
as Self
as Jack Mosley
as Mr. Goodkat
as Sonny Truelove
as Self - Guest
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Hartigan
as Jeff Talley
as Bruce Willis
as Mr. Blandford
as Jimmy Tudeski
as Self
as William Rose Bailey (uncredited)
as Spike (voice)
as Lieutenant A.K. Waters
as Self
as Self (archive footage)
as Self - Interviewee (uncredited)
as Lee
as Col. William A. McNamara
as Joseph Blake
as David Dunn
as Russ Duritz
as Jimmy 'Tulipán' Tudeski
as Self - Guest
as Ben Jordan
as Malcolm Crowe
as Self
as Dwayne Hoover
as Major-General William Devereaux
as Vic
as Harry S. Stamper
as Art Jeffries
as Self
as The Jackal
as Dr. Nickle (uncredited)
as Self
as Korben Dallas
as Bruno the Kid (voice) (archive footage)
as self
as Muddy (voice)
as Bruno the Kid (voice)
as John Smith
as Self
as Self
as James Cole
as Leo
as John McClane
as Self
as Carl Roebuck
as Paul Stevens
as Butch Coolidge
as Capa
as Self
as Narrator (voice)
as Det. Tom Hardy
as Self - Guest
as John McClane (uncredited)
as Bruce Willis
as Dr. Ernest Menville
as Self
as Bruce Willis
as Joe Hallenbeck
as Bo Weinberg
as Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins
as James Urbanski
as Peter Fallow
as Mikey (voice)
as Self
as John McClane
as Mikey (voice)
as Emmett Smith
as Self
as John McClane
as Tom Mix
as Self
as Walter Davis
as Bruno Radolini
as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
as Peter Novins (segment "Shatterday")
as David Addison
as Tony Amato
as Courtroom Observer (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Extra (uncredited)
as Man Entering Diner as Delaney Leaves
as Self - Host
as Self (uncredited)
as Self
as Self