Bruce Willis is a legendary actor, producer, and musician who has been entertaining audiences for over four decades. He is best known for his iconic role as John McClane in the Die Hard franchise and more recently as Lt. Vincent Della Santina on the hit show Red.
Willis was born on March 19th 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, Germany to an American serviceman father and German mother. His family moved back to America when he was two years old where they settled down in New Jersey. After graduating from high school Bruce attended Montclair State College where he studied drama before dropping out to pursue acting full time.
His career kicked off with small roles in television series such as Miami Vice and Moonlighting which led him into big budget films like Blind Date (1987), Die Hard (1988) and Pulp Fiction (1994). These movies quickly made him one of Hollywood’s most bankable stars with some of his other notable works including Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Sin City (2005) Unbreakable (2000) , and Glass (2019). Throughout his career, Willis has received numerous awards including six People’s Choice Awards, two Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe nomination amongst others.
In addition to being an actor Bruce is also a talented singer-songwriter who released his debut album ‘The Return of Bruno’ in 1987 followed by ‘If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger’ in 1989. He even had a number one single with “Respect Yourself” from this second album. In recent years Willis has returned to music releasing several albums including Classic Christmas Album (2006).
Outside of film and music Bruce is also actively involved in charity work. He supports various organizations such as Make A Wish Foundation, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Special Olympics.
With an impressive list of accomplishments under his belt there is no doubt that Bruce Willis will remain one of Hollywood’s brightest stars for many years to come.
Willis made his feature film debut in 1987’s Blind Date opposite Kim Basinger and has since gone on to appear in over 70 movies. His most iconic role was undoubtedly that of John McClane in 1988’s Die Hard, a role which earned him critical acclaim and launched him into superstardom.
He also owns several restaurants across America including Planet Hollywood International Inc., which he co-founded with partners Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone among others back in 1991; they opened their first restaurant together just outside Walt Disney World Resort Florida later that year before expanding globally over time. As if this weren’t enough already Willis is also involved heavily with charity work having founded Planet Hope alongside then wife Demi Moore back 1999; it was created to help raise awareness about poverty all around the world by using celebrity influence to raise money for food banks worldwide.
So there you have it – Bruce Willis truly is one man who wears many hats! From action hero to philanthropist there isn’t much this actor can’t do – no wonder why so many people love him!
