Bruce Willis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

198

Gender

Male

Birthday

1955-03-19 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Idar-Oberstein, West Germany [now Germany]

Bruce Willis

Biography

Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) 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.

Known For

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • Die Hard

    Die Hard

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

  • The View

    The View

  • The Orville

    The Orville

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Taff

    Taff

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

  • Split

    Split

  • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

    Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

  • The Expendables 2

    The Expendables 2

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Expendables

    The Expendables

  • Death Wish

    Death Wish

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  • Over the Hedge

    Over the Hedge

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Apex

    Apex

  • RED

    RED

  • Vendetta

    Vendetta

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Twelve Monkeys

    Twelve Monkeys

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Ocean's Twelve

    Ocean's Twelve

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Surrogates

    Surrogates

  • Air Strike

    Air Strike

  • Death Becomes Her

    Death Becomes Her

  • Live Free or Die Hard

    Live Free or Die Hard

  • Glass

    Glass

  • Sin City

    Sin City

  • Precious Cargo

    Precious Cargo

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • Vice

    Vice

  • Tears of the Sun

    Tears of the Sun

  • The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

    The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

  • The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

    The Rolling Stones: From the Vault - Sticky Fingers Live at the Fonda Theatre 2015

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

  • White Elephant

    White Elephant

  • Alpha Dog

    Alpha Dog

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • Looper

    Looper

  • Catch.44

    Catch.44

  • A Good Day to Die Hard

    A Good Day to Die Hard

  • Fortress

    Fortress

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • Unbreakable

    Unbreakable

  • The Siege

    The Siege

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • Breach

    Breach

  • Color of Night

    Color of Night

  • 16 Blocks

    16 Blocks

  • The Last Boy Scout

    The Last Boy Scout

  • Hard Kill

    Hard Kill

  • Mortal Thoughts

    Mortal Thoughts

  • His Way

    His Way

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • Gasoline Alley

    Gasoline Alley

  • Assassin

    Assassin

  • Wrong Place

    Wrong Place

  • Corrective Measures

    Corrective Measures

  • The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

    The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

  • Hudson Hawk

    Hudson Hawk

  • Bandits

    Bandits

  • Lucky Number Slevin

    Lucky Number Slevin

  • Paradise City

    Paradise City

  • In Country

    In Country

  • The Whole Nine Yards

    The Whole Nine Yards

  • North

    North

  • Planet Terror

    Planet Terror

  • Four Rooms

    Four Rooms

  • Grand Champion

    Grand Champion

  • Cosmic Sin

    Cosmic Sin

  • Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's Talking

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Wire Room

    Wire Room

  • Acts of Violence

    Acts of Violence

  • Cop Out

    Cop Out

  • Last Man Standing

    Last Man Standing

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • The Cold Light of Day

    The Cold Light of Day

  • Setup

    Setup

  • Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

  • Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire

  • Deadlock

    Deadlock

  • Fortress: Sniper's Eye

    Fortress: Sniper's Eye

  • A Day to Die

    A Day to Die

  • Midnight in the Switchgrass

    Midnight in the Switchgrass

  • Hostage

    Hostage

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • Detective Knight: Rogue

    Detective Knight: Rogue

  • Bruno the Kid

    Bruno the Kid

  • Nancy Drew

    Nancy Drew

  • Marauders

    Marauders

  • The Whole Ten Yards

    The Whole Ten Yards

  • True West

    True West

  • Hart's War

    Hart's War

  • Fast Food Nation

    Fast Food Nation

  • Billy Bathgate

    Billy Bathgate

  • Detective Knight: Independence

    Detective Knight: Independence

  • Detective Knight: Redemption

    Detective Knight: Redemption

  • Perfect Stranger

    Perfect Stranger

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Shine a Light

    Shine a Light

  • Mercury Rising

    Mercury Rising

  • Look Who's Talking Too

    Look Who's Talking Too

  • John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

  • Sly

    Sly

  • Out of Death

    Out of Death

  • Striking Distance

    Striking Distance

  • Survive the Night

    Survive the Night

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Altman

    Altman

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Lay the Favorite

    Lay the Favorite

  • The Story of Us

    The Story of Us

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • Once Upon a Time in Venice

    Once Upon a Time in Venice

  • Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

  • Rugrats Go Wild

    Rugrats Go Wild

  • Survive the Game

    Survive the Game

  • Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

    Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

  • Assassination of a High School President

    Assassination of a High School President

  • 10 Minutes Gone

    10 Minutes Gone

  • American Siege

    American Siege

  • Rock the Kasbah

    Rock the Kasbah

  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic

    Tony Bennett: An American Classic

  • Prince of the City

    Prince of the City

  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

  • Dolly

    Dolly

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • My Date with Drew

    My Date with Drew

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

  • The Entertainment Biz

    The Entertainment Biz

  • Breakfast of Champions

    Breakfast of Champions

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • The First Deadly Sin

    The First Deadly Sin

  • What Just Happened

    What Just Happened

  • The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

    The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

  • The Return of Bruno

    The Return of Bruno

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

    Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

  • The Black Mamba

    The Black Mamba

  • That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

  • First Kill

    First Kill

  • Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

    Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

  • Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

    Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

  • The Hip Hop Project

    The Hip Hop Project

  • Reprisal

    Reprisal

  • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

    Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley

    B.B. King: The Life of Riley

  • Pulp Fiction: The Facts

    Pulp Fiction: The Facts

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Trauma Center

    Trauma Center

  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice

    Barbra Streisand: One Voice

  • Sunset

    Sunset

  • The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

    The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

  • A Guru Comes

    A Guru Comes

  • Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special

    Emma and Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey – A Diane Sawyer Special

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

    Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

    Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

  • The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

    The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

  • Seriously... Phil Collins

    Seriously... Phil Collins

  • A Night to Die For

    A Night to Die For

  • Armageddon: Target Earth

    Armageddon: Target Earth

  • Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

    Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

  • Gorillaz: House of Kong

    Gorillaz: House of Kong