Walter Bruce Willis born March 19 1955 is a retired American actor His career began on the offBroadway stage in the 1970s He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedydrama series Moonlighting 19851989 and has since appeared in over 70 films gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise 19882013 and other subsequent roles Williss other credits include The Last Boy Scout 1991 Pulp Fiction 1994 12 Monkeys 1995 Last Man Standing 1996 The Fifth Element 1997 Armageddon 1998 The Sixth Sense 1999 Harts War 2002 Tears of the Sun 2003 Hostage 2005 Lucky Number Slevin 2006 Surrogates 2009 Moonrise Kingdom 2012 Rock the Kasbah 2015 and Motherless Brooklyn 2019 As a singer Willis released his debut album The Return of Bruno in 1987 followed by two more successful albums in 1989 and 2001 He made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Misery in 2015 Willis has received numerous accolades during his career including a Golden Globe two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Peoples Choice Awards He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 In March 2022 Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia which affects his ability to communicate In February 2023 Willis family announced that they had received a more accurate diagnosis and he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia
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