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Idar-Oberstein, West Germany
March 19, 1955
Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, the son of a Kassel-born German mother, Marlene, who worked in a bank, and David Willis, an American soldier.
Moonlighting
March 5, 1985 - September 3, 1989
The series revolved around cases investigated by Blue Moon Detective Agency and its two partners, Madolyn "Maddie" Hayes (Cybill Shepherd) and David Addison (Bruce Willis). The show, with a mix of mystery, sharp dialogue and sexual tension between its two leads, introduced Bruce Willis to the world and brought Cybill Shepherd back into the spotlight after nearly a decade-long absence. The characters were first introduced in a two-hour TV movie which preceded the show.
Married to Demi Moore
November 21, 1987 - October 18, 2000
Willis met actress Demi Moore at a film premiere. Willis married Moore on November 21, 1987 and had three daughters
Die Hard
July 5, 1988
Bruce Willis plays New York cop John McClane giving terrorists a dose of their own medicine as they hold hostages in an LA office building.
Die Hard 2
July 4, 1990
The 2nd Die Hard stars Bruce willis, who is forced to battle mercenaries who seize control of an airport's communications and threaten to cause plane crashes if their demands are not met.
Pulp Fiction
October 14, 1994
Bruce Willis has supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's most famous film. Willis's character is on the run from a crime boss (played by Ving Rhames) after failing to lose a boxing match, in which he was told to purposely lose.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance
May 19, 1995
Bruce Willis is once again, John McClane, pairing with a store owner, Samuel L. Jackson, who must play a bomber's deadly game as they race around New York while trying to stop him.
The Fifth Element
May 9, 1997
In the colorful future, Willis plays a cab driver who unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr Zorg at bay
Mercury Rising
April 3, 1998
Bruce Willis is an outcast FBI agent who is assigned to protect a 9 year old autistic boy who is the target for assassins after cracking a top secret government code.
Armageddon
July 1, 1998
Bruce Willis is a oil driller assigned to saved the world from a natural disaster. When an asteroid the size of Texas is headed for Earth the world's best deep core drilling team is sent to nuke the rock from the inside.
The Sixth Sense
August 6, 1999
Willis is a child psychologist who helps a young boy with the ability to communicate with the dead. The film received critical praise and 6 oscar nominations.
Unbreakable
November 9, 2000
David Dunn (played by Willis) is not only is he the sole survivor of a horrific train-crash that killed 131 people, but also does not have a scratch on him. Samuel L Jackson plays an obscure character who approaches Dunn with a seemingly far fetched theory behind it all rocketing off an enticing thriller with a sci fi twist
Tears of the Sun
March 7, 2003
Bruce Willis plays a Special-Ops commander who leads his team into the jungle of Nigeria to rescue a doctor played by Monica Belluci who will only go with them if they agree to rescue 70 refugees too.
Sin City
April 1, 2005
Willis is aging police officer John Hartigan; attempting to stop serial child murderer Roark Junior (Nick Stahl) from raping and killing 11-year-old Nancy Callahan (Makenzie Vega). The film was based from Frank Miller's popular graphic novel.
Lucky Number Slevin
April 7, 2006
After landing in the wrong place at the wrong time, Slevin must kill
The Rabbi's to scratch a $96,000 debt to The Boss and pay off $33,000
to The Rabbi. He can't go to the police and he can't leave the city. On
top of all this, behind the scene's Mr. Smith aka Mr. Goodkat (played by Bruce Willis) is
secretly plotting to kill Slevin.
Live Free or Die Hard
June 27, 2007
Willis reprises the role of John McClane for a 4th installment in the Die Hard frachise. This time, he takes on an Internet-based terrorist organization who is systematically shutting down the United States.
