Bruce Willis’ acting role models are Gary Cooper, Robert De Niro, Steve McQueen, and John Wayne.
Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955), known professionally as Bruce Willis, is a German-born American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles. He is well known for the role of John McClane in the Die Hard series.
Motion pictures featuring Bruce Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him the ninth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth highest including supporting roles. He is a two-time Emmy Award–winning, Golden Globe Award–winning and four-time Saturn Award–nominated actor. Bruce Willis was married to actress Demi Moore and they had three daughters before their divorce in 2000, following thirteen years of marriage.
Bruce Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene K., was German, and had been born in Kaufungen, near Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children.
After multiple auditions, Bruce Willis made his theater debut in the off-Broadway production of Heaven and Earth. He gained more experience and exposure in Fool for Love, and in a Levi’s commercial.
Throughout his film career, Bruce Willis has depicted several military characters in films such as The Siege, Hart’s War, Tears of the Sun, and Grindhouse. Growing up in a military family, Willis has publicly sold Girl Scout cookies for the United States armed forces. 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.
???? Precious Cargo ???? City of Mist ???? Die Hard Year One 2017 Marauders 2016 Going Under 2016 The Bombing 2015 Extraction ???? Labor of Love 2015 Vice 2015 Rock the Kasbah 2014 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 2014 The Prince 2013 Red 2 2013 A Good Day to Die Hard 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation 2012 Fire with Fire 2012 Looper 2012 The Expendables 2 2012 Moonrise Kingdom 2012 The Cold Light of Day 2012 Lay the Favorite 2011 Catch .44 2011 Setup 2011 The Black Mamba (short) 2010 Red 2010 The Expendables (uncredited) 2010 Cop Out 2009 Surrogates 2008 What Just Happened 2008 Assassination of a High School President 2007 Planet Terror 2007 Nancy Drew (uncredited) 2007 Live Free or Die Hard 2007 Perfect Stranger 2007 Grindhouse 2006 The Astronaut Farmer (uncredited)\ 2006 Fast Food Nation 2006 Over the Hedge (voice) 2006 16 Blocks 2006 Lucky Number Slevin 2006 Alpha Dog 2005 Sin City 2005 Hostage 2004 Ocean’s Twelve (uncredited) 2004 The Whole Ten Yards 2003 Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (uncredited) 2003 Rugrats Go Wild (voice) 2003 Tears of the Sun 2002 Grand Champion 2002 Hart’s War 2001 Bandits 2000 Unbreakable 2000 The Kid 2000 The Whole Nine Yards 1999 The Story of Us 1999 The Sixth Sense 1999 Breakfast of Champions 1998 The Siege 1998 Armageddon 1998 Mercury Rising 1997 The Jackal 1997 The Fifth Element 1996 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America (voice) 1996 Last Man Standing 1995 Twelve Monkeys 1995 Four Rooms (uncredited) 1995 Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1994 Nobody’s Fool 1994 Color of Night 1994 North 1994 Pulp Fiction 1993 Striking Distance 1993 Loaded Weapon 1 (uncredited) 1992 Death Becomes Her 1991 The Last Boy Scout 1991 Billy Bathgate 1991 Hudson Hawk 1991 Mortal Thoughts 1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 Look Who’s Talking Too (voice) 1990 Die Hard 2 1989 Look Who’s Talking (voice) 1989 In Country 1988 Die Hard 1988 Sunset 1987 Blind Date 1987 The Return of Bruno 1982 The Verdict (uncredited) 1980 The First Deadly Sin (uncredited)