Willis, Walter Bruce
Born: Mar 19, 1955 AD
Currently alive, at 58 years of age.
Nationality:
American
Categories:
Actors
1955 - Born on the 19th of March in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. American actor.
1984 - He replaced Ed Harris in Sam Shepard's off-Broadway play "Fool For Love".
1985 - Willis contributed minor film appearances, usually uncredited, before landing the role of private eye "David Addison" alongside sultry Cybill Shepherd in the hit romantic comedy TV series "Moonlighting".
1987 - Willis was married to actress Demi Moore on November 21st.
- He was arrested for disturbing the peace and assaulting a police officer when a party at his home got out of hand.
1988 - His sarcastic & wise cracking PI was in effect a dry run for the role of hard boiled, NYC detective "John McClane" in "Die Hard".
1990 - His career suffered a moderate slump starring in flops such as "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "Hudson Hawk".
- Reprized the role of tough guy cop "John McClane" in the eagerly anticipated sequel Die Hard 2.
1994 - He had a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's acclaimed "Pulp Fiction", which gave a new boost to his career.
1996 - He produced the cartoon "Bruno the Kid" which featured a CGI representation of himself.
- Appeared on "Late Show with David Letterman" to advertise for Demi Moore's "Striptease" by doing his own undressing act.
1999 - He went on to the starring role in M. Night Shyamalan's film, "The Sixth Sense".
2000 - He won a Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his work on "Friends".
2004 - Dated Brooke Burns for ten months and finally being engaged to her they decided to split because of the difficulties with maintaining a long-distance relationship.
2006 - On the 16th of October, Willis was honored with a star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- He proposed that the United States should invade Colombia in order to end the drug trafficking.
2007 - He is also currently working on the film "Black Water Transit" alongside Jackson.
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