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Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and musician.

Biography

Early life

Willis was born in an American military base in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany to an American father and a German Lutheran mother. He was raised in Penns Grove, New Jersey and moved to New York to become an actor.

Career

He first found fame with his starring role in the hit TV series Moonlighting (1985–89) before starring in the Die Hard
films. In the late-1980s, Willis enjoyed moderate success as a recording artist, recording an album of blues entitled The Return of Bruno, which included the hit single "Respect Yourself". Follow-up recordings were not as successful, though Willis does return to the recording studio from time to time.

Willis appeared on a Japanese Subaru Legacy advert in Japan, optimising the car for sale, with the backing music of Jade from Sweetbox, Addicted and Hate Without Frontiers.

He is currently filming the thriller Perfect Stranger, opposite Halle Berry.

Personal life

Willis was married to actress Demi Moore from November 21, 1987 to October 18, 2000. The couple gave no public reason for their breakup. Willis and Moore had three children during their thirteen-year union: Rumer Glenn Willis (born 1988), Scout LaRue Willis (1991) and Tallulah Belle Willis (1994). Since their breakup, rumors have persisted that the couple planned to re-marry, but Moore has since married Ashton Kutcher. They are still on friendly terms, and continue to share a home and several businesses in Blaine County, Idaho.

Currently, Willis is reportedly dating Days of Our Lives actress Nadia Bjorlin.

Some reports from military officials suggest that Willis tried to enlist in the military to help fight the second Iraq war, but he was turned away because of his age. He has offered $1 million to any civilian who turns in terrorist leaders Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri or Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bruce Willis isn't happy about how the Iraqi conflict is being portrayed, so he's going to "make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave fighters for freedom and democracy." The film will follow members of Deuce Four, the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry, who spent considerable time in Mosul and were decorated heavily for it. The film is to be based on the writings of blogger Michael Yon, a former special forces green beret who was embedded with Deuce Four and sent regular dispatches about their heroics.

Willis has attempted to play down his status as one of Hollywood's most outspoken Republicans, although he staunchly supported the Iraq war. In February 2006, Willis appeared in Manhattan to talk about his new movie 16 Blocks with reporters. One reporter attempted to ask Willis about his opinion on current events but was interrupted by Willis in mid-sentence;

:"I'm sick of answering this question,". "I'm a Republican only as far as I want a smaller government, I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop 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 lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican... I hate the government, OK? I'm a-political. Write that down. I'm not a Republican."

In early 2006, Willis, who usually lives in Los Angeles, moved into an apartment located in the Trump Tower in New York City.

Filmography

The First Deadly Sin (1980)
The Verdict
(1982)
A Guru Comes (1985)
Blind Date
(1987)
The Return of Bruno (1988)
Sunset (1988)
Die Hard
(1988)
That's Adequate (1989) (Cameo)
In Country
(1989)
Look Who's Talking
(1989) (voice only)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Look Who's Talking Too
(1990) (voice only)
The Bonfire of the Vanities
(1990)
Mortal Thoughts (1991)
Hudson Hawk
(1991)
Billy Bathgate (1991)
The Last Boy Scout
(1991)
The Player
(1992) (Cameo)
Death Becomes Her
(1992)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) (Cameo)
Striking Distance
(1993)
North (1994) (narrator)
Color of Night
(1994)
Pulp Fiction
(1994)
Nobody's Fool
(1994)
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
(1995)
Four Rooms
(1995)
Twelve Monkeys
(1995)
Last Man Standing
(1996)
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
(1996) (voice)
The Fifth Element
(1997)
The Jackal
(1997)
Mercury Rising
(1998)
Armageddon (1998)
The Siege
(1998)
Franky Goes to Hollywood (1999) (short subject)
Breakfast of Champions
(1999)
The Sixth Sense
(1999)
The Story of Us (1999)
The Whole Nine Yards
(2000) (also producer)
The Kid (2000)
Unbreakable
(2000)
Bandits
(2001)
Hart's War
(2002)
Grand Champion
(2002) (Cameo)
Tears of the Sun
(2003)
Rugrats Go Wild!
(2003) (voice)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
(2003) (Cameo)
The Whole Ten Yards
(2004)
Ocean's Twelve
(2004) (Cameo)
Hostage (2005) (also producer)
Sin City
(2005)
Lucky Number Slevin
(2006)
Alpha Dog
(2006) (currently in post-production)
Over the Hedge (2006) (voice) (currently filming)
16 Blocks
(2006) (also producer)
Die Hard 4.0
(2006) (currently in pre-production) (also producer)
Solace (2006) (currently announced start of production)

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