Bruce Willis

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

197

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Late Show with David Letterman

    Late Show with David Letterman

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Top Gear

    Top Gear

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • Taff

    Taff

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Mad About You

    Mad About You

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Orville

    The Orville

  • Moonlighting

    Moonlighting

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

  • Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Fifth Element

    The Fifth Element

  • Ocean's Twelve

    Ocean's Twelve

  • Live Free or Die Hard

    Live Free or Die Hard

  • The Sixth Sense

    The Sixth Sense

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • G.I. Joe: Retaliation

    G.I. Joe: Retaliation

  • The Expendables

    The Expendables

  • Die Hard

    Die Hard

  • Split

    Split

  • RED 2

    RED 2

  • Where Are They Now?

    Where Are They Now?

  • The Expendables 2

    The Expendables 2

  • RED

    RED

  • Over the Hedge

    Over the Hedge

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • HBO First Look

    HBO First Look

  • Planet Terror

    Planet Terror

  • Death Becomes Her

    Death Becomes Her

  • Surrogates

    Surrogates

  • Die Hard: With a Vengeance

    Die Hard: With a Vengeance

  • The Jackal

    The Jackal

  • Armageddon

    Armageddon

  • Looper

    Looper

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Unbreakable

    Unbreakable

  • Twelve Monkeys

    Twelve Monkeys

  • Detective Knight: Independence

    Detective Knight: Independence

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2

  • Lucky Number Slevin

    Lucky Number Slevin

  • Glass

    Glass

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Tears of the Sun

    Tears of the Sun

  • Hart's War

    Hart's War

  • Sin City

    Sin City

  • The Astronaut Farmer

    The Astronaut Farmer

  • Color of Night

    Color of Night

  • The Siege

    The Siege

  • Rock the Kasbah

    Rock the Kasbah

  • Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

  • The Last Boy Scout

    The Last Boy Scout

  • The Cold Light of Day

    The Cold Light of Day

  • America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

    America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions

  • Midnight in the Switchgrass

    Midnight in the Switchgrass

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • Acts of Violence

    Acts of Violence

  • Precious Cargo

    Precious Cargo

  • The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

    The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

  • Breach

    Breach

  • Striking Distance

    Striking Distance

  • First Kill

    First Kill

  • A Good Day to Die Hard

    A Good Day to Die Hard

  • The Whole Nine Yards

    The Whole Nine Yards

  • A Day to Die

    A Day to Die

  • Death Wish

    Death Wish

  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley

    B.B. King: The Life of Riley

  • His Way

    His Way

  • Detective Knight: Redemption

    Detective Knight: Redemption

  • James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

    James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • The Whole Ten Yards

    The Whole Ten Yards

  • North

    North

  • Vendetta

    Vendetta

  • Pulp Fiction: The Facts

    Pulp Fiction: The Facts

  • The Kid

    The Kid

  • Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

    Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables'

  • Gasoline Alley

    Gasoline Alley

  • The First Deadly Sin

    The First Deadly Sin

  • Bandits

    Bandits

  • Apex

    Apex

  • Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

    Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

  • Fire with Fire

    Fire with Fire

  • Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

  • Vice

    Vice

  • Sly

    Sly

  • Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

    Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

  • Detective Knight: Rogue

    Detective Knight: Rogue

  • Hostage

    Hostage

  • The Verdict

    The Verdict

  • The Bonfire of the Vanities

    The Bonfire of the Vanities

  • Cosmic Sin

    Cosmic Sin

  • Assassination of a High School President

    Assassination of a High School President

  • Breakfast of Champions

    Breakfast of Champions

  • Blind Date

    Blind Date

  • The Prince

    The Prince

  • Last Man Standing

    Last Man Standing

  • Air Strike

    Air Strike

  • The Player

    The Player

  • Deadlock

    Deadlock

  • Alpha Dog

    Alpha Dog

  • White Elephant

    White Elephant

  • National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

    National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1

  • Survive the Game

    Survive the Game

  • Catch.44

    Catch.44

  • Fortress

    Fortress

  • American Siege

    American Siege

  • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

    Tony Bennett Celebrates 90

  • Bruno the Kid

    Bruno the Kid

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

    The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of 'Twelve Monkeys'

  • Mortal Thoughts

    Mortal Thoughts

  • Wire Room

    Wire Room

  • Between Two Ferns: The Movie

    Between Two Ferns: The Movie

  • The Story of Us

    The Story of Us

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Shine a Light

    Shine a Light

  • Nancy Drew

    Nancy Drew

  • Hudson Hawk

    Hudson Hawk

  • Look Who's Talking

    Look Who's Talking

  • 10 Minutes Gone

    10 Minutes Gone

  • The Hip Hop Project

    The Hip Hop Project

  • Wrong Place

    Wrong Place

  • Marauders

    Marauders

  • Fortress: Sniper's Eye

    Fortress: Sniper's Eye

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Assassin

    Assassin

  • Corrective Measures

    Corrective Measures

  • Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

    Beavis and Butt-Head Do America

  • Hard Kill

    Hard Kill

  • Setup

    Setup

  • Survive the Night

    Survive the Night

  • Fast Food Nation

    Fast Food Nation

  • Cop Out

    Cop Out

  • I'm Still Here

    I'm Still Here

  • The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

    The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump

  • Tony Bennett: An American Classic

    Tony Bennett: An American Classic

  • Grindhouse

    Grindhouse

  • What Just Happened

    What Just Happened

  • Billy Bathgate

    Billy Bathgate

  • Four Rooms

    Four Rooms

  • Perfect Stranger

    Perfect Stranger

  • Look Who's Talking Too

    Look Who's Talking Too

  • Dolly

    Dolly

  • Once Upon a Time in Venice

    Once Upon a Time in Venice

  • Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

    Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis

  • Motherless Brooklyn

    Motherless Brooklyn

  • Lay the Favorite

    Lay the Favorite

  • Mercury Rising

    Mercury Rising

  • Grand Champion

    Grand Champion

  • 16 Blocks

    16 Blocks

  • Out of Death

    Out of Death

  • Paradise City

    Paradise City

  • Rugrats Go Wild

    Rugrats Go Wild

  • The Entertainment Biz

    The Entertainment Biz

  • In Country

    In Country

  • The Return of Bruno

    The Return of Bruno

  • Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

    Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts

  • The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

    The Art of Action: Martial Arts in the Movies

  • Prince of the City

    Prince of the City

  • Close Up

    Close Up

  • Seriously... Phil Collins

    Seriously... Phil Collins

  • Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

    Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie

  • Armageddon: Target Earth

    Armageddon: Target Earth

  • Tarantino's Mind

    Tarantino's Mind

  • Extraction

    Extraction

  • John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

    John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

  • True West

    True West

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Trauma Center

    Trauma Center

  • That's Adequate

    That's Adequate

  • Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

    Genius. A Night for Ray Charles

  • Stylo

    Stylo

  • Altman

    Altman

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • A Night to Die For

    A Night to Die For

  • My Date with Drew

    My Date with Drew

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

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Reprisal

    Reprisal

  • 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

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • The Black Mamba

    The Black Mamba

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

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

  • Sunset

    Sunset

  • Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

    Hammy's Boomerang Adventure

  • A Guru Comes

    A Guru Comes

  • Barbra Streisand: One Voice

    Barbra Streisand: One Voice

  • Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

    Bruce Willis: Why the Legend Never Dies

  • The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

    The Pointer Sisters: Up All Nite

  • Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

    Annie Leibovitz 1993 Phaidon Documentary

  • Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

    Bruce Willis, l'indestructible

  • Gorillaz: House of Kong

    Gorillaz: House of Kong