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 Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, to a German mother, Marlene Kassel, and an American father, David Andrew Willis (from Carneys Point, New Jersey), who were then living on a United States military base. His family moved to the U.S. shortly after he was born, and he was raised in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where his mother worked at a bank and his father was a welder and factory worker. Willis picked up an interest for the dramatic arts in high school, and was allegedly "discovered" whilst working in a caf�� in New York City and then appeared in a couple of off-Broadway productions. While bartending one night, he was seen by a casting director who liked his personality and needed a bartender for a small movie role.After countless auditions, Willis contributed minor film appearances, usually uncredited, before landing the role of private eye "David Addison" alongside sultry Cybill Shepherd in the hit romantic comedy television series Moonlighting (1985). His sarcastic and wisecracking P.I. is seen by some as a dry run for the role of hard-boiled NYC detective "John McClane" in the monster hit Die Hard (1988), in which Willis' character single-handedly battled a gang of ruthless international thieves in a Los Angeles skyscraper. He reprised the role of McClane in the sequel, Die Hard 2 (1990), set at a snowbound Washington's Dulles International Airport as a group of renegade Special Forces soldiers seek to repatriate a corrupt South American general. Excellent box office returns demanded a further sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), this time co-starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cynical Harlem shop owner unwittingly thrust into assisting McClane during a terrorist bombing campaign on a sweltering day in New York.Willis found time out from all the action mayhem to provide the voice of "Mikey" the baby in the very popular family comedies Look Who's Talking (1989), and its sequel Look Who's Talking Too (1990) also starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Over the next decade, Willis starred in some very successful films, some very offbeat films and some unfortunate box office flops. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Hudson Hawk (1991) were both large scale financial disasters that were savaged by the critics, and both are arguably best left off the CVs of all the actors involved, however Willis was still popular with movie audiences and selling plenty of theatre tickets with the hyper-violent The Last Boy Scout (1991), the darkly humored Death Becomes Her (1992) and the mediocre police thriller Striking Distance (1993).During the 1990s, Willis also appeared in several independent and low budget productions that won him new fans and praise from the critics for his intriguing performances working with some very diverse film directors. He appeared in the oddly appealing North (1994), as a cagey prizefighter in the Quentin Tarantino directed mega-hit Pulp Fiction (1994), the Terry Gilliam directed apocalyptic thriller 12 Monkeys (1995), the Luc Besson directed sci-fi opus The Fifth Element (1997) and the M. Night Shyamalan directed spine-tingling epic The Sixth Sense (1999).Willis next starred in the gangster comedy The Whole Nine Yards (2000), worked again with "hot" director M. Night Shyamalan in the less than gripping Unbreakable (2000), and in two military dramas, Hart's War (2002) and Tears of the Sun (2003) that both failed to really fire with movie audiences or critics alike. However, Willis bounced back into the spotlight in the critically applauded Frank Miller graphic novel turned movie Sin City (2005), the voice of "RJ" the scheming raccoon in the animated hit Over the Hedge (2006) and "Die Hard" fans rejoiced to see "John McClane" return to the big screen in the high tech Live Free or Die Hard (2007) aka "Die Hard 4.0".Willis was married to actress Demi Moore for approximately thirteen years and they share custody to their three daughters.
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Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, to a German mother, Marlene Kassel, and an American father, David Andrew Willis (from Carneys Point, New Jersey), who were then living on a United States military base. His family moved to the U.S. shortly after he was born, and he was raised in Penns Grove, New Jersey, where his mother worked at a bank and his father was a welder and factory worker. Willis picked up an interest for the dramatic arts in high school, and was allegedly "discovered" whilst working in a caf�� in New York City and then appeared in a couple of off-Broadway productions. While bartending one night, he was seen by a casting director who liked his personality and needed a bartender for a small movie role.After countless auditions, Willis contributed minor film appearances, usually uncredited, before landing the role of private eye "David Addison" alongside sultry Cybill Shepherd in the hit romantic comedy television series Moonlighting (1985). His sarcastic and wisecracking P.I. is seen by some as a dry run for the role of hard-boiled NYC detective "John McClane" in the monster hit Die Hard (1988), in which Willis' character single-handedly battled a gang of ruthless international thieves in a Los Angeles skyscraper. He reprised the role of McClane in the sequel, Die Hard 2 (1990), set at a snowbound Washington's Dulles International Airport as a group of renegade Special Forces soldiers seek to repatriate a corrupt South American general. Excellent box office returns demanded a further sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), this time co-starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cynical Harlem shop owner unwittingly thrust into assisting McClane during a terrorist bombing campaign on a sweltering day in New York.Willis found time out from all the action mayhem to provide the voice of "Mikey" the baby in the very popular family comedies Look Who's Talking (1989), and its sequel Look Who's Talking Too (1990) also starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Over the next decade, Willis starred in some very successful films, some very offbeat films and some unfortunate box office flops. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Hudson Hawk (1991) were both large scale financial disasters that were savaged by the critics, and both are arguably best left off the CVs of all the actors involved, however Willis was still popular with movie audiences and selling plenty of theatre tickets with the hyper-violent The Last Boy Scout (1991), the darkly humored Death Becomes Her (1992) and the mediocre police thriller Striking Distance (1993).During the 1990s, Willis also appeared in several independent and low budget productions that won him new fans and praise from the critics for his intriguing performances working with some very diverse film directors. He appeared in the oddly appealing North (1994), as a cagey prizefighter in the Quentin Tarantino directed mega-hit Pulp Fiction (1994), the Terry Gilliam directed apocalyptic thriller 12 Monkeys (1995), the Luc Besson directed sci-fi opus The Fifth Element (1997) and the M. Night Shyamalan directed spine-tingling epic The Sixth Sense (1999).Willis next starred in the gangster comedy The Whole Nine Yards (2000), worked again with "hot" director M. Night Shyamalan in the less than gripping Unbreakable (2000), and in two military dramas, Hart's War (2002) and Tears of the Sun (2003) that both failed to really fire with movie audiences or critics alike. However, Willis bounced back into the spotlight in the critically applauded Frank Miller graphic novel turned movie Sin City (2005), the voice of "RJ" the scheming raccoon in the animated hit Over the Hedge (2006) and "Die Hard" fans rejoiced to see "John McClane" return to the big screen in the high tech Live Free or Die Hard (2007) aka "Die Hard 4.0".Willis was married to actress Demi Moore for approximately thirteen years and they share custody to their three daughters.
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Has regularly been named on "Best Celebrity Tippers" lists over the years. This is largely due to his early "struggling" waiter/bartender days.Was chosen to play John McClane in Die Hard (1988) because the producers felt he brought warmth and humor to an otherwise cold and humorless character. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had turned down the role.Is left-handed and is displayed in most of his films. In The Sixth Sense (1999), he learned to write with his right hand so this would not be so easily noticeable that his character was not wearing his wedding ring.Met Demi Moore at a screening of Emilio Estevez's film, Stakeout (1987). Moore had broken off her engagement to Estevez the previous December after it was revealed publicly that he'd fathered another woman's two children while in a relationship with Moore; so it was a little odd for her to be there in the first place. She and Willis were married four months later.Acting helped him to overcome a debilitating childhood stutter. In an interview with "GQ" magazine in March 2013, he said, "I had a terrible stutter. But then I did some theater in high school and when I memorized words, I didn't stutter, which was just miraculous. That was the beginning of the gradual dispelling of my stutter. I thought I was handicapped. I couldn't talk at all. I still stutter around some people now".Credits Will Smith with helping him come to terms with his divorce from Demi Moore, and accepting Ashton Kutcher as her new husband.Turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost (1990) because he did not think the plot would work and that playing a ghost would be detrimental to his career. Ironically, he played a ghost in The Sixth Sense (1999), which was a critical success and is widely regarded as one of his best performances.Was the only celebrity that attended Julia Roberts' wedding to Daniel Moder. Their friendship is referred to in Ocean's Twelve (2004), when he mistakes Tess Ocean for Julia Roberts, and asks her about "Danny".Has stated, in 1997, 2001 and 2013, that he will no longer be doing violent action or "save-the-world" movies.Became the first actor to guest-star on Friends (1994) and win an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Guest Actor category for their performance.Born on a US military base in Germany. His mother, Marlene, was German, and was born in Kassel. His father, David Willis, was American-born, and had English and smaller amounts of Dutch, French, Irish and Welsh ancestry.As a young man his personality was very much like that of the character he played on Moonlighting (1985). He was always getting into trouble because of this and was bodily ejected from parties by the hosts for being obnoxious.Recommended Michael Clarke Duncan to play the role of John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999).Wears his watch upside down with the face on the inside of his wrist. This is also visible in many movies he has done (Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Mercury Rising (1998), etc.) where they have not requested him to flip this over.Co-founder of "Planet Hollywood" together with Demi Moore, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. (1991)Personally recommended Bonnie Bedelia for the part of his estranged wife in Die Hard (1988), her most visible role since They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).Was the first actor to ever "act" in a video game (Apocalypse (1998)). No one before had ever done voice-work along with having their likeness and movements digitally added to the game, as well as receiving prominent billing on the game's cover.The scar on his right shoulder is from surgery due to complications from a broken arm when he was age 17.Often supports the careers of other actors he has met on set, and asks they be given supporting roles in his films, most famously Michael Clarke Duncan, whom he worked with on The Whole Nine Yards (2000), asked for him on Armageddon (1998) and suggested him to the producers of The Green Mile (1999). Other actors include Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon (1998), Bandits (2003)), Johnny Messner (Tears of the Sun (2003), The Whole Ten Yards (2004)), Nick Chinlund (Tears of the Sun (2003), The Kid (2000)) and Cole Hauser (Hart's War (2002) "(Tears of the Sun")). Met and befriended Matthew Perry on the set of The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and then appeared on Friends (1994) at Perry's request.Admitted to "Playboy" magazine in 1996 that he was once arrested at age 19 for possessing two joints.Was a guest at Demi Moore's wedding to Ashton Kutcher.Has named his acting idols as Robert De Niro, Gary Cooper, Steve McQueen and John Wayne.Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Blvd. on October 16, 2006.Quentin Tarantino opines that Willis' performance in Unbreakable (2000) is the best of his career.Filled in as a last-minute host for David Letterman on February 26, 2003, a show he was supposed to be the guest for. This was Letterman's first "sick day" in 20 years (other than his time off for heart surgery).Set a new benchmark for actors' salaries when he was paid $5 million for Die Hard (1988) in 1988. Eight years later, his wife, Demi Moore, set a benchmark of $12 million with Striptease (1996).In 2001, his younger brother, Robert Willis, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 42.(7/23/02) Appointed by President George W. Bush as national spokesman for Children in Foster Care.Along with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlton Heston, he was one of very few Hollywood celebrities to publicly support the Iraq war. While visiting the troops in 2003, he offered $1 million of his own money for the man who would capture Saddam Hussein. When Hussein was captured, it turned out that military rules prevent troops from collecting such a reward.Divides his time between Malibu, California and Hailey, Idaho. In the latter, he and now ex-wife Demi Moore were criticized by locals for buying businesses in the town and not running them properly. He owns (after buying out Moore) the Mint Bar and the Liberty Theater. He also owns the old Hailey Drug Store, but the building has been vacant and unused since the early 1990s.Has 5 daughters: Rumer Willis (b. August 16, 1988), Scout Willis (b. July 20, 1991) & Tallulah Willis (b. February 3, 1994) with ex-wife, Demi Moore and Mabel Ray Willis (b. April 1, 2012) & Evelyn Penn Willis (b. May 5, 2014) with wife, Emma Heming Willis.Visited Michael Jackson on the set of the "Smooth Criminal" segment for Moonwalker (1988). Also visiting the set were Gregory Peck and Robert De Niro.His Inside the Actors Studio (1994) interview was taped on September 10, 2001. The episode was respectfully dedicated by Willis and the Actors Studio Drama School "to the heroes who fell September 11th - and to the heroes who fight on.".He and Linda Fiorentino were employed as bartenders in the early 1980s at the Kamikaze Club in New York City.3/21/09: Married girlfriend Emma Heming Willis at his home in Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos. The ceremony was not legally binding, so the couple wed again in a civil ceremony in Beverly Hills six days later.Little Richard presided over his wedding to Demi Moore. Ally Sheedy was one of the bridesmaids. The ceremony and reception was arranged by Tri-Star Pictures.Has appeared with Samuel L. Jackson in five films: Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Unbreakable (2000), Glass(2019) even though they only shared scenes together in the last three.Attended Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ.His performance as John McClane in the "Die Hard" trilogy is ranked #46 on "Premiere: magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.Among the guests at his wedding to Emma Heming Willis were his three daughters, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madonna.France awarded him Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in April 2005. "France pays homage to an actor who represents the force of American cinema and the power of emotions that he invites us to share on screens throughout the world", Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said. "I'm nervous. Bonjour Paris", he replied.The name of his band is Bruce Willis and the Accelerators. In 2002, the band had its largest tour to date, going to 15 cities."Maxim" magazine had named his sex scenes in Color of Night (1994) as the best sex scenes ever in film history.Was considered for the role of Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), which went to Michael Biehn.He worked with Melanie Griffith twice, and in both movies The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Nobody's Fool (1994), they share just one scene. Melanie said that she wished they had shared more screen time together, since they knew each other for many years. She also attended Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2000) where she talked about the two films she did with him, along with the one film that both auditioned for but didn't get Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Bruce jokingly apologized to Melanie for the failure of "Bonfire of the Vanities".Diagnosed with aphasia in 2022.Has been special ambassador of his birth town, Idar-Oberstein, Germany, since his 50th birthday.In 1996 he appeared on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) to advertise for Demi Moore's Striptease (1996) by doing his own undressing act.Thanked by the rock band Blink-182 in the liner notes of their album "Enema of the State" (1999).As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Verdict (1982) [where he was an extra], Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Sixth Sense (1999). |
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Actor and musician Bruce Willis is well known for playing wisecracking or hard-edged characters, often in spectacular action films. Collectively, he has appeared in films that have grossed in excess of $2.5 billion USD.Walter Bruce Willis was born on |
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Has regularly been named on "Best Celebrity Tippers" lists over the years. This is largely due to his early "struggling" waiter/bartender days.Was chosen to play John McClane in Die Hard (1988) because the producers felt he brought warmth and humor to an otherwise cold and humorless character. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone had turned down the role.Is left-handed and is displayed in most of his films. In The Sixth Sense (1999), he learned to write with his right hand so this would not be so easily noticeable that his character was not wearing his wedding ring.Met Demi Moore at a screening of Emilio Estevez's film, Stakeout (1987). Moore had broken off her engagement to Estevez the previous December after it was revealed publicly that he'd fathered another woman's two children while in a relationship with Moore; so it was a little odd for her to be there in the first place. She and Willis were married four months later.Acting helped him to overcome a debilitating childhood stutter. In an interview with "GQ" magazine in March 2013, he said, "I had a terrible stutter. But then I did some theater in high school and when I memorized words, I didn't stutter, which was just miraculous. That was the beginning of the gradual dispelling of my stutter. I thought I was handicapped. I couldn't talk at all. I still stutter around some people now".Credits Will Smith with helping him come to terms with his divorce from Demi Moore, and accepting Ashton Kutcher as her new husband.Turned down the role of Sam Wheat in Ghost (1990) because he did not think the plot would work and that playing a ghost would be detrimental to his career. Ironically, he played a ghost in The Sixth Sense (1999), which was a critical success and is widely regarded as one of his best performances.Was the only celebrity that attended Julia Roberts' wedding to Daniel Moder. Their friendship is referred to in Ocean's Twelve (2004), when he mistakes Tess Ocean for Julia Roberts, and asks her about "Danny".Has stated, in 1997, 2001 and 2013, that he will no longer be doing violent action or "save-the-world" movies.Became the first actor to guest-star on Friends (1994) and win an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Guest Actor category for their performance.Born on a US military base in Germany. His mother, Marlene, was German, and was born in Kassel. His father, David Willis, was American-born, and had English and smaller amounts of Dutch, French, Irish and Welsh ancestry.As a young man his personality was very much like that of the character he played on Moonlighting (1985). He was always getting into trouble because of this and was bodily ejected from parties by the hosts for being obnoxious.Recommended Michael Clarke Duncan to play the role of John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999).Wears his watch upside down with the face on the inside of his wrist. This is also visible in many movies he has done (Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Mercury Rising (1998), etc.) where they have not requested him to flip this over.Co-founder of "Planet Hollywood" together with Demi Moore, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. (1991)Personally recommended Bonnie Bedelia for the part of his estranged wife in Die Hard (1988), her most visible role since They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969).Was the first actor to ever "act" in a video game (Apocalypse (1998)). No one before had ever done voice-work along with having their likeness and movements digitally added to the game, as well as receiving prominent billing on the game's cover.The scar on his right shoulder is from surgery due to complications from a broken arm when he was age 17.Often supports the careers of other actors he has met on set, and asks they be given supporting roles in his films, most famously Michael Clarke Duncan, whom he worked with on The Whole Nine Yards (2000), asked for him on Armageddon (1998) and suggested him to the producers of The Green Mile (1999). Other actors include Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon (1998), Bandits (2003)), Johnny Messner (Tears of the Sun (2003), The Whole Ten Yards (2004)), Nick Chinlund (Tears of the Sun (2003), The Kid (2000)) and Cole Hauser (Hart's War (2002) "(Tears of the Sun")). Met and befriended Matthew Perry on the set of The Whole Nine Yards (2000) and then appeared on Friends (1994) at Perry's request.Admitted to "Playboy" magazine in 1996 that he was once arrested at age 19 for possessing two joints.Was a guest at Demi Moore's wedding to Ashton Kutcher.Has named his acting idols as Robert De Niro, Gary Cooper, Steve McQueen and John Wayne.Awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Blvd. on October 16, 2006.Quentin Tarantino opines that Willis' performance in Unbreakable (2000) is the best of his career.Filled in as a last-minute host for David Letterman on February 26, 2003, a show he was supposed to be the guest for. This was Letterman's first "sick day" in 20 years (other than his time off for heart surgery).Set a new benchmark for actors' salaries when he was paid $5 million for Die Hard (1988) in 1988. Eight years later, his wife, Demi Moore, set a benchmark of $12 million with Striptease (1996).In 2001, his younger brother, Robert Willis, died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 42.(7/23/02) Appointed by President George W. Bush as national spokesman for Children in Foster Care.Along with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlton Heston, he was one of very few Hollywood celebrities to publicly support the Iraq war. While visiting the troops in 2003, he offered $1 million of his own money for the man who would capture Saddam Hussein. When Hussein was captured, it turned out that military rules prevent troops from collecting such a reward.Divides his time between Malibu, California and Hailey, Idaho. In the latter, he and now ex-wife Demi Moore were criticized by locals for buying businesses in the town and not running them properly. He owns (after buying out Moore) the Mint Bar and the Liberty Theater. He also owns the old Hailey Drug Store, but the building has been vacant and unused since the early 1990s.Has 5 daughters: Rumer Willis (b. August 16, 1988), Scout Willis (b. July 20, 1991) & Tallulah Willis (b. February 3, 1994) with ex-wife, Demi Moore and Mabel Ray Willis (b. April 1, 2012) & Evelyn Penn Willis (b. May 5, 2014) with wife, Emma Heming Willis.Visited Michael Jackson on the set of the "Smooth Criminal" segment for Moonwalker (1988). Also visiting the set were Gregory Peck and Robert De Niro.His Inside the Actors Studio (1994) interview was taped on September 10, 2001. The episode was respectfully dedicated by Willis and the Actors Studio Drama School "to the heroes who fell September 11th - and to the heroes who fight on.".He and Linda Fiorentino were employed as bartenders in the early 1980s at the Kamikaze Club in New York City.3/21/09: Married girlfriend Emma Heming Willis at his home in Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos. The ceremony was not legally binding, so the couple wed again in a civil ceremony in Beverly Hills six days later.Little Richard presided over his wedding to Demi Moore. Ally Sheedy was one of the bridesmaids. The ceremony and reception was arranged by Tri-Star Pictures.Has appeared with Samuel L. Jackson in five films: Loaded Weapon 1 (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) and Unbreakable (2000), Glass(2019) even though they only shared scenes together in the last three.Attended Montclair State University in Montclair, NJ.His performance as John McClane in the "Die Hard" trilogy is ranked #46 on "Premiere: magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.Among the guests at his wedding to Emma Heming Willis were his three daughters, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher and Madonna.France awarded him Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters in April 2005. "France pays homage to an actor who represents the force of American cinema and the power of emotions that he invites us to share on screens throughout the world", Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said. "I'm nervous. Bonjour Paris", he replied.The name of his band is Bruce Willis and the Accelerators. In 2002, the band had its largest tour to date, going to 15 cities."Maxim" magazine had named his sex scenes in Color of Night (1994) as the best sex scenes ever in film history.Was considered for the role of Kyle Reese in The Terminator (1984), which went to Michael Biehn.He worked with Melanie Griffith twice, and in both movies The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990) and Nobody's Fool (1994), they share just one scene. Melanie said that she wished they had shared more screen time together, since they knew each other for many years. She also attended Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2000) where she talked about the two films she did with him, along with the one film that both auditioned for but didn't get Desperately Seeking Susan (1985). Bruce jokingly apologized to Melanie for the failure of "Bonfire of the Vanities".Diagnosed with aphasia in 2022.Has been special ambassador of his birth town, Idar-Oberstein, Germany, since his 50th birthday.In 1996 he appeared on Late Show with David Letterman (1993) to advertise for Demi Moore's Striptease (1996) by doing his own undressing act.Thanked by the rock band Blink-182 in the liner notes of their album "Enema of the State" (1999).As of 2014, has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Verdict (1982) [where he was an extra], Pulp Fiction (1994) and The Sixth Sense (1999). |
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Frequently plays a man who suffered a tragedy, had lost something or had a crisis of confidence or conscience.
Frequently plays likeable wisecracking heroes with a moral centre
Headlines action-adventures, often playing a policeman, hitman or someone in the military
Often plays men who get caught up in situations far beyond their control
Sardonic one-liners |
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I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor.
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You can't undo the past . . . but you can certainly not repeat it.
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I'm staggered by the question of what it's like to be a multimillionaire. I always have to remind myself that I am.
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[3/10/05 interview in "People" magazine, on how he stays in shape] Mostly weight resistance training, almost an hour of cardio at least three times a week. I have a gym in my house in Los Angeles and a gym trailer that I can take on the road with me when I'm on location. At my house there's a very long steep driveway. I do wind sprints that kick my 50-year-old ass. It's part of my job. I have come to associate working out as work. Whenever I don't have to do it for films, I kind of slack off.
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I am a sensitive guy. People think they know the real me, but they don't. And then they write things that make me sound like such a jerk. |
| Salaries: |
Live Free or Die Hard (2007) - $25,000,000
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Hart's War (2002) - $22,500,000
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Unbreakable (2000) - $20,000,000
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The Kid (2000) - $20,000,000
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The Sixth Sense ( |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Writer |
| Others works: |
(c. 1986) V commercial: Appeared in a commercial for Levi's 501 jeans. NOTE: This was the first commercial for those jeans. Willis is the one who spins around and loses his sunglasses.
(1986) TV commercial: Seagrams 7 Golden Wine Cooler (with Sharon |
| Spouse: |
Emma Heming Willis (March 27, 2009 - present) (2 children)Demi Moore (November 21, 1987 - October 18, 2000) (divorced, 3 children) |
| Children: |
Rumer WillisScout WillisTallulah WillisMabel Ray WillisEvelyn Penn Willis |
| Parents: |
Marlene Willis
David Willis Sr. |
| Relatives: |
David Willis (Sibling)
Robert Willis (Sibling)
Flo Willis (Sibling) |
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