Yearbook photos of Bruce Willis from Penns Grove High School
Gallery of Bruce Willis
1973
334 Harding Hwy, Carneys Point, NJ 08069, USA
Bruce Willis showing off his tan in their 1973 Penns Grove High School Yearbook after being voted "Most School Spirit"
Gallery of Bruce Willis
1973
334 Harding Hwy, Carneys Point, NJ 08069, USA
Yearbook photos of Bruce Willis from Penns Grove High School
Gallery of Bruce Willis
1973
334 Harding Hwy, Carneys Point, NJ 08069, USA
Yearbook photos of Bruce Willis from Penns Grove High School
Gallery of Bruce Willis
334 Harding Hwy, Carneys Point, NJ 08069, USA
Bruce Willis at his prom at Penns Grove High School, 1973
College/University
Career
Gallery of Bruce Willis
1999
USA
Ben (Bruce Willis) And Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) With Their Parents, (From Right) Arnie (Red Buttons), Lillian (Betty White), Dot (Jayne Meadows) And Harry (Tom Poston) In The Romantic Comedy, "The Story Of Us."
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2003
USA
(April 17, 2003 - Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2006
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Actors Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone arrives at the premiere of MGM's 'Rocky Balboa' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on December 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California.
(Source: Frazer Harrison)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2006
6915 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA., USA
Bruce Willis honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Hollywood, CA. October 16, 2006.
(Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2007
6360 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Actors Bruce Willis (L) and Billy Bob Thornton attend the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures The Astronaut Farmer at the Cinerama Dome February 20, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
(Source: Kevin Winter/)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2008
961 Broxton Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Actor Bruce Willis arrives at Columbia Pictures' premiere of "House Bunny" held at the Mann Village Theater on August 20, 2008 in Westwood, California.
(Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2008
201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Actress Julia Roberts (L) and actor Bruce Willis arrive at the reading of "The World Of Nick Adams" to honor Paul Newman held at Davies Symphony Hall on October 27, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The performance is a benefit for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall California Camp, The Painted Turtle; a recreational camp and family health care center for children suffering from life-threatening diseases.
(Source: Kevin Winter)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2008
201 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA
Actors Danny DeVito, Bruce Willis and Jack Nicholson onstage during the reading of "The World Of Nick Adams" to honor Paul Newman held at Davies Symphony Hall on October 27, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The performance is a benefit for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall California Camp, The Painted Turtle; a recreational camp and family health care center for children suffering from life-threatening diseases.
(Source: Kevin Winter)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2009
9500 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, USA
Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA. December 10, 2009.
(Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2009
6933 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
A wax figure of actor Bruce Willis is seen during a first look hardhat tour of the new Madame Tussauds Hollywood on June 11, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
(June 11, 2009 - Source: David Livingston)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2009
35-12 35th Ave, Queens, NY 11106, USA
Actor Buce Willis speaks at the class of 2009 graduation ceremony at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts on June 26, 2009 in New York, New York.
(June 26, 2009 - Source: Stephen Lovekin)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2009
USA
Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan film scenes in Brooklyn for the movie 'A Couple of Dicks'.
(June 2, 2009 - Source: Bauer Griffin)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2010
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, USA
Actor Bruce Willis arrives at the premiere of Lionsgate Films' "The Expendables" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 3, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
(Source: Kevin Winter)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2010
111 W Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101, USA
(L-R) Actors Karl Urban, Helen Mirren, and Bruce Willis attend the "Red" press line during Comic-Con 2010 held at the San Diego Convention Center on July 22, 2010 in San Diego, California.
(July 21, 2010 - Source: Michael Buckner)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2010
9876 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA
(L-R) Actor Bruce Willis, producer/actor Sylvester Stallone, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pose during the 14th annual Hollywood Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 25, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.
(Source: Jason Merritt)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2012
Paris, France
Action hero Bruce Willis is seen running around the set of "Red 2" with a prop gun in Paris, France. Also seen on the set for the blockbuster sequel was John Malkovich.
(Source: PacificCoastNews.com)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2012
Paris, France
Bruce Willis film scenes for 'Red 2' on the wet Parisian streets at dusk.
(Source: Eliot Press)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2012
1 Boulevard de la Croisette, 06400 Cannes, France
Jury member Bruce Willis attends the Opening Ceremony during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2012 in Cannes, France.
(May 15, 2012 - Source: Pascal Le Segretain)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2013
Munich, Germany
Bruce Willis hangs out in Munich to promote 'Red 2' on July 25, 2013.
(July 25, 2013 - Source: PacificCoastNews.com)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2013
10201 Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064, USA
Director John Moore, actors Jai Courtney, Bruce Willis, Julia Snigir and Rasha Bukvic attend the dedication and unveiling of a new soundstage mural celebrating 25 years of "Die Hard" at Fox Studio Lot on January 31, 2013 in Century City, California.
(Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2014
253 W 125th St, New York, NY 10027, USA
Bruce Willis performs at The Jazz Foundation Of America's 13th Annual "A Great Night In Harlem" Gala Concert at The Apollo Theater on October 24, 2014 in New York City.
(Source: Theo Wargo)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2014
Los Angeles, California, USA
(L-R) Actors Bruce Willis and Halle Berry attend the 21st Annual EIF Revlon Run Walk For Women on May 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
(May 9, 2014 - Source: Jason Merritt)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2016
New York City, USA
Actor Bruce Willis and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speak during the American Institute for Stuttering Freeing Voices Changing Lives 10th Annual Benefit Gala on June 6, 2016 in New York City.
(June 5, 2016 - Source: Astrid Stawiarz)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2018
6215 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028, USA
Bruce Willis performs onstage during the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis at Hollywood Palladium on July 14, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
(July 13, 2018 - Source: Frederick M. Brown)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2018
USA
Bruce Willis is seen on the movie set of the 'Motherless Brooklyn'.
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Gallery of Bruce Willis
2018
USA
Edward Norton and Bruce Willis are seen on the movie set of the 'Motherless Brooklyn'.
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Gallery of Bruce Willis
2019
38 Curzon St, Mayfair, London W1J 7TY, UK
Bruce Willis attends the UK Premiere of M. Night Shyamalan's all-new comic-book thriller "Glass" at Curzon Cinema Mayfair on January 9, 2019 in London, England.
(Source: Tim P. Whitby)
Gallery of Bruce Willis
2019
333 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10011, USA
(L-R) Charlayne Woodard, Spencer Treat Clark, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, M. Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson attend the "Glass" New York Premiere at SVA Theater on January 15, 2019 in New York City.
(Source: Jamie McCarthy)
Ben (Bruce Willis) And Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) With Their Parents, (From Right) Arnie (Red Buttons), Lillian (Betty White), Dot (Jayne Meadows) And Harry (Tom Poston) In The Romantic Comedy, "The Story Of Us."
Actors Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone arrives at the premiere of MGM's 'Rocky Balboa' at the Grauman's Chinese Theater on December 13, 2006 in Hollywood, California.
(Source: Frazer Harrison)
Actors Bruce Willis (L) and Billy Bob Thornton attend the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures The Astronaut Farmer at the Cinerama Dome February 20, 2007 in Hollywood, California.
(Source: Kevin Winter/)
Actor Bruce Willis arrives at Columbia Pictures' premiere of "House Bunny" held at the Mann Village Theater on August 20, 2008 in Westwood, California.
(Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Actress Julia Roberts (L) and actor Bruce Willis arrive at the reading of "The World Of Nick Adams" to honor Paul Newman held at Davies Symphony Hall on October 27, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The performance is a benefit for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall California Camp, The Painted Turtle; a recreational camp and family health care center for children suffering from life-threatening diseases.
(Source: Kevin Winter)
Actors Danny DeVito, Bruce Willis and Jack Nicholson onstage during the reading of "The World Of Nick Adams" to honor Paul Newman held at Davies Symphony Hall on October 27, 2008 in San Francisco, California. The performance is a benefit for Paul Newman's Hole In The Wall California Camp, The Painted Turtle; a recreational camp and family health care center for children suffering from life-threatening diseases.
(Source: Kevin Winter)
A wax figure of actor Bruce Willis is seen during a first look hardhat tour of the new Madame Tussauds Hollywood on June 11, 2009 in Hollywood, California.
(June 11, 2009 - Source: David Livingston)
Actor Buce Willis speaks at the class of 2009 graduation ceremony at Frank Sinatra School of the Arts on June 26, 2009 in New York, New York.
(June 26, 2009 - Source: Stephen Lovekin)
Actor Bruce Willis arrives at the premiere of Lionsgate Films' "The Expendables" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on August 3, 2010 in Hollywood, California.
(Source: Kevin Winter)
(L-R) Actors Karl Urban, Helen Mirren, and Bruce Willis attend the "Red" press line during Comic-Con 2010 held at the San Diego Convention Center on July 22, 2010 in San Diego, California.
(July 21, 2010 - Source: Michael Buckner)
(L-R) Actor Bruce Willis, producer/actor Sylvester Stallone, and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pose during the 14th annual Hollywood Awards Gala at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 25, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.
(Source: Jason Merritt)
Action hero Bruce Willis is seen running around the set of "Red 2" with a prop gun in Paris, France. Also seen on the set for the blockbuster sequel was John Malkovich.
(Source: PacificCoastNews.com)
Jury member Bruce Willis attends the Opening Ceremony during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 16, 2012 in Cannes, France.
(May 15, 2012 - Source: Pascal Le Segretain)
Director John Moore, actors Jai Courtney, Bruce Willis, Julia Snigir and Rasha Bukvic attend the dedication and unveiling of a new soundstage mural celebrating 25 years of "Die Hard" at Fox Studio Lot on January 31, 2013 in Century City, California.
(Source: Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Bruce Willis performs at The Jazz Foundation Of America's 13th Annual "A Great Night In Harlem" Gala Concert at The Apollo Theater on October 24, 2014 in New York City.
(Source: Theo Wargo)
(L-R) Actors Bruce Willis and Halle Berry attend the 21st Annual EIF Revlon Run Walk For Women on May 10, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
(May 9, 2014 - Source: Jason Merritt)
Actor Bruce Willis and Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speak during the American Institute for Stuttering Freeing Voices Changing Lives 10th Annual Benefit Gala on June 6, 2016 in New York City.
(June 5, 2016 - Source: Astrid Stawiarz)
Bruce Willis performs onstage during the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis at Hollywood Palladium on July 14, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
(July 13, 2018 - Source: Frederick M. Brown)
Bruce Willis attends the UK Premiere of M. Night Shyamalan's all-new comic-book thriller "Glass" at Curzon Cinema Mayfair on January 9, 2019 in London, England.
(Source: Tim P. Whitby)
(L-R) Charlayne Woodard, Spencer Treat Clark, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, M. Night Shyamalan, Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson attend the "Glass" New York Premiere at SVA Theater on January 15, 2019 in New York City.
(Source: Jamie McCarthy)
(Bruce Willis stars as a young public-relations executive ...)
Bruce Willis stars as a young public-relations executive who goes on a remarkable and disastrous blind date with Kim Bassinger. Complications abound leading to involvement with both the police and the underworld. Directed by Blake Edwards.
(New York City Detective John McClane becomes the only hop...)
New York City Detective John McClane becomes the only hope for a small group of hostages, one of whom is his estranged wife, trapped in a Los Angeles high-rise office building when it is seized by terrorists on Christmas Eve.
(Recent high school graduate Samantha Hughes, 17, lives in...)
Recent high school graduate Samantha Hughes, 17, lives in fictional Hopewell, Kentucky. Her uncle Emmett Smith, a laid-back Vietnam veteran, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder. Samantha's father, Dwayne, was killed in Vietnam at 21 after marrying and impregnating Samantha's mother, Irene. Samantha finds some old photographs, medals, and letters of her father, and becomes obsessed with finding out more about him.
(In this sequel, new york city policeman john McClaine tri...)
In this sequel, new york city policeman john McClaine tries to stop an elite commando group from kidnapping a big-Time drug dealer and taking him to the caribbean.
(An accident in the Bronx prompts a citywide conflict fuel...)
An accident in the Bronx prompts a citywide conflict fueled by ambitious politicians, greedy lawyers & jaded ministers with awealthy businessman in the center of the controversy.
(Childhood friends Joyce (Glenne Headly) and Cynthia (Demi...)
Childhood friends Joyce (Glenne Headly) and Cynthia (Demi Moore) fill their days at their beauty parlor comparing notes on their marriages. When Joyce's boorish husband Jimmy (Bruce Willis), is murdered and dropped in a ditch, the police investigation, led by Detective John Woods (Harvey Keitel), naturally centers on those who knew him best-his wife, Joyce, and her best friend, Cynthia.
(Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans team up as an ex-secret ser...)
Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans team up as an ex-secret service agent and a former pro-football hero who uncover a web of intrigue and corruption in professional sports.
(A Hollywood studio executive with a shaky moral compass (...)
A Hollywood studio executive with a shaky moral compass (Tim Robbins) finds himself caught up in a criminal situation that would be right at home in one of his movie projects, in this biting industry satire from Robert Altman.
(The film focuses on a pair of rivals (Streep and Hawn), w...)
The film focuses on a pair of rivals (Streep and Hawn), who drink a magic potion that promises eternal youth, but experience unpleasant side effects when they physically die, becoming walking, talking corpses.
(Bruce Willis stars as a maverick cop who is ready to rock...)
Bruce Willis stars as a maverick cop who is ready to rock the boat to get his suspect, a sadistic serial killer. Sarah Jessica Parker co-stars in this action/adventure.
(A successful New York psychologist is haunted by the biza...)
A successful New York psychologist is haunted by the bizarre suicide of a patient. Relocating to Los Angeles, he becomes entangled in an explosive, erotic relationship with a mysterious beauty who leads him through a web of murder, passion, and intrigue.
(Pulp Fiction's narrative is told out of chronological ord...)
Pulp Fiction's narrative is told out of chronological order, and follows three main interrelated stories: Mob contract killer Vincent Vega is the protagonist of the first story, prizefighter Butch Coolidge is the protagonist of the second, and Vincent's partner Jules Winnfield is the protagonist of the third.
(Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plo...)
Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves the survival of planet Earth, which becomes the responsibility of Korben Dallas (Willis), a taxicab driver and former special forces major, after a young woman (Jovovich) falls into his cab. To accomplish this, Dallas joins forces with her to recover four mystical stones essential for the defense of Earth against the impending attack of a malevolent cosmic entity.
(Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), a renegade FBI agent, combat...)
Art Jeffries (Bruce Willis), a renegade FBI agent, combats ruthless federal agents to protect Simon, a nine-year-old autistic boy who has cracked the government's new "unbreakable" code.
(A distinguished child psychologist meets a frightened, co...)
A distinguished child psychologist meets a frightened, confused 8-year-old boy, and he is completely unprepared to face the truth of what haunts the boy.
(After 15 years together, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie (Mi...)
After 15 years together, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie (Michelle Pfeiffer) face a turning point in their married life: do they end their story or begin a new chapter?
(Russ Duritz works as a successful but impolite image cons...)
Russ Duritz works as a successful but impolite image consultant in Los Angeles and has a strained relationship with his father. One of his clients is a stadium manager who is reneging on a previous promise to fund a baseball camp for disadvantaged children. When Russ makes a pie throwing video to fabricate an explanation, his coworker Amy urges him to reconsider.
(Two friends and convicts, Joe and Terry, break out of Ore...)
Two friends and convicts, Joe and Terry, break out of Oregon State Penitentiary in a concrete mixing truck and start a bank robbing spree, hoping to fund a dream they share.
(Thanks to falsified dental records supplied by his former...)
Thanks to falsified dental records supplied by his former neighbor Nicholas "Oz" Ozeransky (Matthew Perry), retired hitman Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski (Bruce Willis) spends his days compulsively cleaning his house and perfecting his culinary skills with his wife, Jill (Amanda Peet), a purported assassin who has yet to pull off a "clean" hit - everyone she is hired to kill dies in bizarre accidents before she has a chance.
(Terry Benedict locates all eleven members of Danny Ocean'...)
Terry Benedict locates all eleven members of Danny Ocean's gang, demanding they return the $160 million they stole from his casinos plus $38 million interest. Short by half, the group schemes to stage another heist in Europe to avoid problems with United States authorities. They are tipped off by an informant named Matsui about the location of the first stock certificate ever.
(A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he co...)
A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.
(When one drug dealer crosses another, a hasty kidnapping ...)
When one drug dealer crosses another, a hasty kidnapping leads to a shocking conclusion in this powerful and controversial film starring Sharon Stone, Justin Timberlake and Bruce Willis.
(A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle ...)
A case of mistaken identity lands Slevin into the middle of a war being plotted by two of the city's most rival crime bosses: The Rabbi and The Boss. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him.
(When her friend's affair with a powerful ad executive end...)
When her friend's affair with a powerful ad executive ends in the woman's murder, an investigative reporter goes undercover within his agency to link him to the crime.
(When an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastruc...)
When an attack on the vulnerable United States infrastructure begins to shut down the entire nation over the Fourth of July weekend, New York City Detective McClane uses his old-school ways to frustrate the hi-tech hacker.
(In 2054; everybody experiences life through surrogates co...)
In 2054; everybody experiences life through surrogates controlled from the safety of their own homes. When a couple of surrogates are murdered; an FBI agent must leave his home for the first time in years to investigate the murders.
(Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare...)
Two longtime NYPD partners on the trail of a stolen, rare, mint-condition baseball card find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster.
(When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assas...)
When his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.
(After a diamond hand turns deadly Sonny seeks out his own...)
After a diamond hand turns deadly Sonny seeks out his own revenge. When he finally comes face to face with the friend who betrayed him he will be forced to make a life changing choice.
(Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Frances McDo...)
Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray and Frances McDormand star in filmmaker Wes Anderson's story of two 12-year-olds who run away together, turning their peaceful community upside-down.
(Bruce Willis and Vince Vaughn star in this touching comed...)
Bruce Willis and Vince Vaughn star in this touching comedy about a Las Vegas gambler who hires a stripper-with-a-heart-of-gold as his good luck charm but ends up on the wrong side of the law after she falls into the arms of a rival bookie.
(Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an...)
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat.
(In the year 2042, a mob hitman assassinates targets that ...)
In the year 2042, a mob hitman assassinates targets that arrive from the future of 2072. For him it's just a job... till he receives a new target: himself from the future. Starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt.
(A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man...)
A fireman takes an unexpected course of action when a man whom he's been ordered to testify against, after being held up at a local convenient store, threatens him.
(John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly ...)
John McClane travels to Russia to help out his seemingly wayward son, Jack, only to discover that Jack is a CIA operative working undercover, causing the father and son to team up against underworld forces.
("The greatest American Heroes are back" and they've been ...)
"The greatest American Heroes are back" and they've been set up to take the fall for a heinous crime they didn't commit. Roadblock (Dwayne Johnson) leads a new team (including Channing Tatum and Bruce Willis) on this high-octane adventure.
(A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrori...)
A former CIA operative is kidnapped by a group of terrorists. When his son learns there is no plan for his father to be saved, he launches his own rescue operation.
(Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalitie...)
Though Kevin (James McAvoy) has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate the others.
(When Steve Ford's (Bruce Willis) beloved dog, Buddy, is s...)
When Steve Ford's (Bruce Willis) beloved dog, Buddy, is stolen by local thugs, he makes a questionable alliance with their devious leader, Spider (Jason Momoa) in order to set things straight and get Buddy back where he belongs.
(When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman...)
When his fiancee is kidnapped by human traffickers, Roman (Ashton Holmes) and his ex-military brothers set out to track her down and save her before it is too late. Along the way, Roman teams up with Avery (Bruce Willis), a cop investigating human trafficking and fighting the corrupted bureaucracy that has harmful intentions.
Walter Bruce Willis, better known as Bruce Willis, is a talented television and movie actor famous for portraying versatile roles. While he shot to fame with his portrayal of David Addison in the television series ‘Moonlighting’, he is better known for his action and dramatic roles in films like ‘Die Hard’ and ‘The Sixth Sense’.
Background
Ethnicity:
Willis has German ancestry on his mother’s side while he is of English, Dutch, French, Welsh, and Irish descent on his father’s side.
Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in the town of Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, born in Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children with a sister named Florence and two brothers, Robert (deceased) and David.
After being discharged from the military in 1957, Willis's father took his family back to Carneys Point Township, New Jersey. Willis has described himself as having come from a "long line of blue collar people". His mother worked in a bank and his father was a welder, master mechanic, and factory worker.
His younger brother Robert Willis died of pancreatic cancer at age 42.
Education
Willis attended Penns Grove High School in his hometown, where he encountered issues with a stutter. He was nicknamed "Buck-Buck" by his schoolmates. Willis joined the drama club in high school, and acting on stage reduced his stutter. He was eventually appointed student council president.
After he graduated from high school in 1973, Willis took a job as a security guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and transported work crews at the DuPont Chambers Works factory in Deepwater, New Jersey. After working as a private investigator (a role he would play in the television series Moonlighting and the 1991 film The Last Boy Scout), Willis turned to acting. He enrolled in the Drama Program at Montclair State University, where he was cast in the class production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Willis left school in his junior year in 1977 and moved to New York City, where in the early 1980s he supported himself as a bartender at the West 19th Street art bar Kamikaze. At the time, he lived in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan.
Willis began his acting career with Off-Broadway roles and appearances in television commercials. He had a number of small film roles in the early 1980s before he was hired as a wisecracking detective opposite Cybill Shepherd in the television sitcom Moonlighting (1985–89). The show made Willis a household name and helped to launch his film career. In the action thriller Die Hard (1988), Willis portrayed the cynical but good-natured New York City police detective John McClane, who finds himself embroiled in a terrorist attack on a Los Angeles office building. The film was a major box-office success and helped establish Willis as a leading action hero. It also spawned the sequels Die Hard 2 (1990), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and A Good Day to Die Hard (2013).
Willis took roles in a number of violent and darkly comedic films, including Pulp Fiction (1994), in which he played a professional boxer who double-crosses a mobster after agreeing to throw a fight; 12 Monkeys (1995), about a convict sent back in time to investigate a virus that devastated humankind; and The Fifth Element (1997), a visually impressive science-fiction action film. While he continued to act in large-budget action films - including Armageddon (1998) and Tears of the Sun (2003) - Willis also appeared in comedies, including The Whole Nine Yards (2000). In 1999 he starred in The Sixth Sense as a psychologist who counsels a child who claims to see dead people. The drama, which was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, was a critical and commercial success. Willis reteamed with Shyamalan on the supernatural thriller Unbreakable (2000).
Willis’s subsequent films included the stylized Sin City (2005), which was adapted from Frank Miller’s graphic novel series; the thriller 16 Blocks (2006); and the buddy comedy Cop Out (2010). He also appeared in the action franchises Red (2010, 2013), as a retired CIA agent, and The Expendables (2010, 2012), as an active one. The latter series brought together several aging stars of the genre. Among Willis’s other roles in 2012 were a lonely cop in the whimsical Moonrise Kingdom, a time-traveling hit man in the sci-fi thriller Looper, and a professional gambler in the comedy-drama Lay the Favorite. G.I. Joe: Retaliation, released the following year, provided another rugged action role for the prolific actor. In 2014 Willis reprised his Sin City role in the sequel Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. He played a mercenary in Barry Levinson’s musical comedy Rock the Kasbah (2015) and a kidnapped former spy in the action flick Extraction (2015). He later starred in the 2018 remake of Death Wish, a 1974 action film about a father who becomes a vigilante after his family is attacked. In Glass (2019) Willis reprised his role as a security guard/superhero from Unbreakable.
In 2015 Willis made his Broadway debut, appearing in an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel Misery; he portrayed a writer held captive by an obsessed fan.
Bruce Willis, a multiple-award winning actor is not just one of the highest-grossing performers in Hollywood, but also one of the much sought after. He is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
In 2006, Willis was honored by the French government for his contributions to the film industry; and was appointed an Officer of the French Order of Arts and Letters in a ceremony in Paris. In 2013, he was also promoted to the dignity of Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters by French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti.
(The quirky cases of a former model and a smart aleck dete...)
1985
Religion
Willis was a Lutheran at some point, but no longer practices. In a July 1998 interview with George magazine, he stated: "Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred, or volcanoes happened. Modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology. But there are people who interpret the Bible literally. Literally! I choose not to believe that's the way. And that's what makes America cool, you know?"
Politics
In 1988, Willis and then-wife Demi Moore campaigned for Democratic Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis's Presidential bid. Four years later, he supported President George H. W. Bush for reelection and was an outspoken critic of Bill Clinton. However, in 1996, he declined to endorse Clinton's Republican opponent Bob Dole, because Dole had criticized Demi Moore for her role in the film Striptease. Willis was an invited speaker at the 2000 Republican National Convention, and supported George W. Bush that year. He did not make any contributions or public endorsements in the 2008 presidential campaign. In several June 2007 interviews, he declared that he maintains some Republican ideologies.
In 2006, he said that the United States should intervene more into Colombia, in order to end the drug trafficking. In several interviews Willis has said that he supports large salaries for teachers and police officers, and said he is disappointed in the United States foster care system as well as treatment of Native Americans. Willis also stated that he is a supporter of gun rights, stating, "Everyone has a right to bear arms. If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who have guns are the bad guys."
In February 2006, Willis appeared in Manhattan to talk about his film 16 Blocks with reporters. One reporter attempted to ask Willis about his opinion on the current government, but was interrupted by Willis in mid-sentence: "I'm sick of answering this fucking question. I'm a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop shitting on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these goddamn lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican. I hate the government, OK? I'm apolitical. Write that down. I'm not a Republican."
Willis's name was in an advertisement in the Los Angeles Times on August 17, 2006, that condemned Hamas and Hezbollah and supported Israel in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon war.
Views
In 2001 Bruce Willis publicly stated that he would no longer appear in movies that featured violent action. He also stated that he would no longer appear in "save the world" films.
Throughout his film career, Willis has depicted several military characters in films such as In Country, The Siege, Hart's War, Tears of the Sun, Grindhouse, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Growing up in a military family, Willis has publicly sold Girl Scout cookies for the United States armed forces. In 2002, Willis' then 8-year-old daughter, Tallulah, suggested that he purchase Girl Scout cookies to send to troops. Willis purchased 12,000 boxes of cookies, and they were distributed to sailors aboard USS John F. Kennedy and other troops stationed throughout the Middle East at the time.
In 2003, Willis visited Iraq as part of the USO tour, singing to the troops with his band, The Accelerators. Willis considered joining the military to help fight the second Iraq War, but was deterred by his age. It was believed he offered $1 million to any noncombatant who turns in terrorist leaders Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi; in the June 2007 issue of Vanity Fair, however, he clarified that the statement was made hypothetically and not meant to be taken literally. Willis has also criticized the media for its coverage of the war, complaining that the press were more likely to focus on the negative aspects of the war:
"I went to Iraq because what I saw when I was over there was soldiers - young kids for the most part - helping people in Iraq; helping getting the power turned back on, helping get hospitals open, helping get the water turned back on and you don't hear any of that on the news. You hear, 'X number of people were killed today,' which I think does a huge disservice. It's like spitting on these young men and women who are over there fighting to help this country."
Quotations:
"You can't undo the past... but you can certainly not repeat it."
"Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. Be a hero, take the time learn about adoption today."
"Hair loss is God's way of telling me I'm human."
"Everybody, no matter how old you are, is around 24, 25 in their heart."
"My wife heard me say I love you a thousand times, but she never once heard me say sorry."
"I wake up laughing. Yes, I wake up in the morning and there I am just laughing my head off."
"I'm much more proud of being a father than being an actor."
"If you catch him, just give me four seconds with Saddam Hussein."
"I've always had confidence. Before I was famous, that confidence got me into trouble. After I got famous, it just got me into more trouble."
"On the one hand, we'll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars."
Personality
As a young man, his personality was very much like that of the character that he portrayed on Moonlighting (1985). He was always getting into trouble because of this and was bodily ejected from parties by the hosts for being obnoxious.
Bruce is a good friend of Don Johnson, Julia Roberts and Sylvester Stallone.
He wears his watch upside down, a trend that can be noted in some of his films too.
Physical Characteristics:
Bruce was a talented wrestler in his high school days, but suffered a serious sprain that needed a surgery and left a scar on his right shoulder.
Willis is left-handed and is displayed in most of his films. In The Sixth Sense, 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.
When he was shooting the bad guys from underneath the table in the first Die Hard movie, the sound was so loud and the space so confined that he lost two-thirds of his hearing in his left ear.
Height - 6 ft (183 cm)
Weight - 84 kg (185 lbs)
Hair color - dark brown (now he is bald)
Eye color - green
Quotes from others about the person
"It's funny, like 15 years ago when I was a kid doing all the John Hughes movies, I remember Bruce Willis was the only guy who was transitioning from television into film." - Anthony Michael Hall
"In almost the same way you know what your grandmother looks and sounds like, you know what Bruce Willis looks and sounds like." - Rian Johnson
"Good art is not universal. Bruce Willis is universal." - Sherman Alexie
"Bruce Willis is Bruce Willis in every single movie I've seen him in, except 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Mortal Thoughts,' which is another movie he was in that was very different from what he normally does." - Guillermo Diaz
"It's really odd to be up close to an icon like Bruce Willis. You're used to seeing him on a screen, 50 feet tall. To think, 'Hmm, I'm taller than you are' is just weird." - Luke Grimes
"I do get starstruck working with Bruce because even though he is such a nice guy he's a real movie star. I grew up watching his movies it is just really hard to get used to just being around Bruce Willis. I mean, he's Bruce Willis!" - Mary Elizabeth Winstead
"Working with Bruce Willis makes my career authentic. I may not get an Oscar, but I worked with Bruce Willis. That matters more to me." - Tracy Morgan
Interests
Wrestling
Politicians
George W. Bush
Writers
The Histories, by Herodotus
Artists
Acting idols - Robert De Niro, Gary Cooper, Steve McQueen and John Wayne.
Sport & Clubs
NFL team New York Jets.
Music & Bands
Plays the harmonica.
Connections
At the premiere for the film Stakeout, Willis met actress Demi Moore. They married on November 21, 1987, and had three daughters: Rumer (born August 16, 1988), Scout (born July 20, 1991), and Tallulah (born February 3, 1994). Willis and Moore announced their separation on June 24, 1998. They filed for divorce on October 18, 2000 and on that same day, the divorce was finalized. Regarding the divorce, Willis stated, "I felt I had failed as a father and a husband by not being able to make it work." He credited actor Will Smith for helping him cope with the situation. Willis has maintained a close relationship with both Moore and her third husband, actor Ashton Kutcher, and attended their wedding.
Willis was engaged to actress Brooke Burns until they broke up in 2004 after ten months together. He dated actress Tamara Feldman for a time, after they met during the filming of Perfect Stranger. He married model Emma Heming in Turks and Caicos on March 21, 2009; guests included his three daughters, Demi Moore, and Ashton Kutcher. The ceremony was not legally binding, so the couple wed again in a civil ceremony in Beverly Hills, six days later. The couple has two daughters, born in April 2012 and May 2014.
Father:
David Andrew Willis
Mother:
Marlene Willis
Spouse:
Emma Heming-Willis
(born 18 June 1978)
She is an English-American model and actress.
Brother:
Robert Willis
He died of pancreatic cancer at age 42.
Brother:
David Willis
Sister:
Florence Willis
Paternal grandfather:
Edgar George Willis
He was born in Dover, Delaware, the son of Edgar Prettyman Willis and Cora Augusta Tarburton.
Paternal grandmother:
Martha Florence Tingle
She was born in Maryland, the daughter of David Henry Tingle and Julia Martha Parsons.
ex-wife:
Demi Moore
(born November 11, 1962)
She is an American actress, former songwriter, and model.
Daughter:
Rumer Willis
(born August 16, 1988)
She is an American actress and singer. She is the eldest daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore.
Daughter:
Scout Willis
(born July 20, 1991, Sun Valley, Idaho, United States)
Daughter:
Tallulah Belle Willis
(born February 3, 1994, Los Angeles, California, United States)
2000 - For an extraordinary artist in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures.
2000 - For an extraordinary artist in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures.