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