Bruce Willis - ©Theda Bara

The name I bring to you in this post is that of the famous and talented actor Bruce Willis, naturalized American, but born in West Germany. He became known for starring in the series “Moonlighting” (1985 to 1989), playing the character: “David Addison Jr.”, a sarcastic detective who has a professional and personal relationship with his co-worker “Madelyn Maddie Hayes”, played by actress Cybill Shepherd, born Cybill Lynne Shepherd (1950-) and for his role as: “John McClane” in the popular “Die Hard” franchise: “Die Hard” (1988); “Die Hard 2” (1990); “Die Hard with a Vengeance” (1995); “Die Hard: Live Free or Die Hard” (2007) and “A Good Day to Die” (2013), which define him as an immortal hero in the five films of the series.

But in everyday life, this immortality has been shaken. In 2022, Bruce Willis was diagnosed with Aphasia and had to stop acting. In February 2023, the actor’s health suffered even more, being diagnosed with Frontotemporal Dementia, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that retired the actor from film sets. Bruce Willis now finds himself limited in his speech and vision, understanding of certain verbal and written languages, and the actor has lost some movement due to joint injuries.

Before fame in the early 1980s he worked as a bartender at the Manhattan art bar Kamikaze while living in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York, United States, the year he began acting as an extra on TV and in films. Today Bruce Willis’ filmography exceeds 150 titles.

Bruce Willis won two Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1987 for: “Moonlighting” and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2000 for: “Friends”, and a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical in 1987 for: “Moonlighting”. Unfortunately, one of the biggest and most charismatic names in Hollywood in recent times never received the highest award from the motion picture academy, the Oscar.

Bruce Willis has his star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard in the Motion Picture category.

Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in the city of Idar-Oberstein, Germany, and is now 69 years old.

Bruce Willis has been married twice, first to famous actress Demetria Gene Guynes, better known as Demi Moore (1962-) from 1987 to 2000. The couple has three daughters, model and actress Rumer Glenn Willis (1988-); actress Scout LaRue Willis (1991-) and actress Tallulah Belle Willis (1994-). And his current marriage is to British-American model and actress Emma Frances Heming (1978-) since 2009, with whom he has two daughters of various nationalities: Indo-Guyanese-American; English-American; German-American, media personalities, Mabel Ray Willis (2012-) and Evelyn Penn Willis (2014-).