Biography
Walter Bruce Willis is an American actor. Born on 19 March 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, he began his career on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s before gaining prominence with a leading role in the television series Moonlighting (1985–1989).
Willis achieved widespread recognition as an action star through his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013). He appeared in over 100 films, including Pulp Fiction (1994) as Butch Coolidge, The Fifth Element (1997), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000) and Looper (2012). He also released music albums and made his Broadway debut in Misery in 2015.
Willis received a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. In March 2022 he retired from acting following a diagnosis of aphasia; in February 2023 his family announced a more specific diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia.
