His mother worked in a bank and his father was a welder, master mechanic, and factory worker. Willis has described his background as a "long line of blue-collar people". After being discharged from the military in 1957, his father relocated the family to his hometown of Carneys Point, New Jersey. Willis has a younger sister, Florence, and two younger brothers, Robert (deceased) and David. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, from Kassel. Walter Bruce Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, on March 19, 1955. Films featuring Willis have grossed between US$2.64 billion and US$3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him in 2010 the eighth-highest-grossing leading actor. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Willis has received various accolades throughout his career, including a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015. In February 2023, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.Īs a singer, Willis released his debut album, The Return of Bruno, in 1987, followed by two more albums in 19. In March 2022, Willis's family announced that he was retiring after suffering from aphasia. In the later years of his career, Willis starred in many low-budget direct-to-video films, which were poorly received.
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He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013) and other roles. Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American actor.
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