he is best known as a hard-edged wisecracking action hero welcome to
wisecracking action hero welcome to
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watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a look at the career of actor Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis was born March 19
Walter Bruce Willis was born March 19 1955 in West Germany as the son of an
1955 in West Germany as the son of an
1955 in West Germany as the son of an American soldier and a German bank
American soldier and a German bank
American soldier and a German bank employee the family relocated to New
employee the family relocated to New
employee the family relocated to New Jersey early in his life and there
Jersey early in his life and there
Jersey early in his life and there Willis attended Penns Grove High School
Willis attended Penns Grove High School
Willis attended Penns Grove High School he was mocked by other children for a
he was mocked by other children for a
he was mocked by other children for a stutter but he managed to conquer his
stutter but he managed to conquer his
stutter but he managed to conquer his vocal twitch by enrolling in drama
vocal twitch by enrolling in drama
vocal twitch by enrolling in drama classes and participating in stage
classes and participating in stage
classes and participating in stage performances following high school he
performances following high school he
performances following high school he took odd jobs which included
took odd jobs which included
took odd jobs which included transporting work crews at a factory and
transporting work crews at a factory and
transporting work crews at a factory and working as a security guard at a nuclear
working as a security guard at a nuclear
working as a security guard at a nuclear power plant as luck would have it Willis
power plant as luck would have it Willis
power plant as luck would have it Willis was finally discovered by a casting
was finally discovered by a casting
was finally discovered by a casting director while he bartend it at a cafe
director while he bartend it at a cafe
director while he bartend it at a cafe in New York this led to several
in New York this led to several
in New York this led to several off-broadway performances however
off-broadway performances however
off-broadway performances however Willis’s big break came in 1985 when he
Willis’s big break came in 1985 when he
Willis’s big break came in 1985 when he won the role of a private eye opposite
won the role of a private eye opposite
won the role of a private eye opposite civil Shepherd in the hit romantic
civil Shepherd in the hit romantic
civil Shepherd in the hit romantic comedy series moonlighting with the help
comedy series moonlighting with the help
comedy series moonlighting with the help of this series
of this series
of this series Willis quickly established himself as a
Willis quickly established himself as a
Willis quickly established himself as a hot new talent and used his charismatic
hot new talent and used his charismatic
hot new talent and used his charismatic and wildly sarcastic personality to
and wildly sarcastic personality to
and wildly sarcastic personality to charm audiences mr. Edison yes mr.
charm audiences mr. Edison yes mr.
charm audiences mr. Edison yes mr. radish come on pal we’re in the toilet
radish come on pal we’re in the toilet
radish come on pal we’re in the toilet call me Dave you have something that
call me Dave you have something that
call me Dave you have something that belongs to me
belongs to me
belongs to me not in here I die soon after
not in here I die soon after
not in here I die soon after Willis became a superstar when he took
Willis became a superstar when he took
Willis became a superstar when he took on the role of hard-boiled detective
on the role of hard-boiled detective
on the role of hard-boiled detective John McClane in 1988 die hard in the
John McClane in 1988 die hard in the
John McClane in 1988 die hard in the film Willis single-handedly took on a
film Willis single-handedly took on a
film Willis single-handedly took on a Los Angeles skyscraper full of
Los Angeles skyscraper full of
Los Angeles skyscraper full of terrorists you won’t hurt me
terrorists you won’t hurt me
terrorists you won’t hurt me why not because you’re a policeman there
why not because you’re a policeman there
why not because you’re a policeman there are rules for policemen so my captain
are rules for policemen so my captain
are rules for policemen so my captain keeps telling me
keeps telling me
keeps telling me Willis played that character twice more
Willis played that character twice more
Willis played that character twice more over the next decade first in 1990s die
over the next decade first in 1990s die
over the next decade first in 1990s die hard to die harder and then in 1995’s
hard to die harder and then in 1995’s
hard to die harder and then in 1995’s die hard with a vengeance between saving
die hard with a vengeance between saving
die hard with a vengeance between saving the day and spouting great one-liners
the day and spouting great one-liners
the day and spouting great one-liners Willis voiced a baby in the popular
Willis voiced a baby in the popular
Willis voiced a baby in the popular comedy
comedy
comedy look who’s talking and its sequel this
look who’s talking and its sequel this
look who’s talking and its sequel this has got to be the weirdest thing that
has got to be the weirdest thing that
has got to be the weirdest thing that has ever happened to me well so far he
has ever happened to me well so far he
has ever happened to me well so far he also starred in several notable
also starred in several notable
also starred in several notable box-office flops including 1990s the
box-office flops including 1990s the
box-office flops including 1990s the bonfire of the vanities and 1991 s
bonfire of the vanities and 1991 s
bonfire of the vanities and 1991 s Hudson Hawk which was a project he had
Hudson Hawk which was a project he had
Hudson Hawk which was a project he had co-written in spite of these box-office
co-written in spite of these box-office
co-written in spite of these box-office misfires Willis thrilled audiences in
misfires Willis thrilled audiences in
misfires Willis thrilled audiences in the last boy scout and astonished fans
the last boy scout and astonished fans
the last boy scout and astonished fans as an alcoholic mortician married to an
as an alcoholic mortician married to an
as an alcoholic mortician married to an undead Meryl Streep in the cult hit
undead Meryl Streep in the cult hit
undead Meryl Streep in the cult hit death becomes her I’m being challenged
death becomes her I’m being challenged
death becomes her I’m being challenged don’t you see Matlin as Willis was
don’t you see Matlin as Willis was
don’t you see Matlin as Willis was normally typecast as an action hero he
normally typecast as an action hero he
normally typecast as an action hero he followed these projects with a string of
followed these projects with a string of
followed these projects with a string of mediocre action flicks
mediocre action flicks
mediocre action flicks these included striking distance The
these included striking distance The
these included striking distance The Jackal the siege and Mercury Rising
Jackal the siege and Mercury Rising
Jackal the siege and Mercury Rising Simon is only in danger if they know
Simon is only in danger if they know
Simon is only in danger if they know where he is
where he is
where he is okay they don’t know where he is so he’s
okay they don’t know where he is so he’s
okay they don’t know where he is so he’s not in danger so you’re not in danger
not in danger so you’re not in danger
not in danger so you’re not in danger despite his rut the star did manage
despite his rut the star did manage
despite his rut the star did manage several massive hits throughout the 90s
several massive hits throughout the 90s
several massive hits throughout the 90s including his unforgettable performance
including his unforgettable performance
including his unforgettable performance as boxer butch Coolidge and Quentin
as boxer butch Coolidge and Quentin
as boxer butch Coolidge and Quentin Tarantino’s pulp fiction in fact this
Tarantino’s pulp fiction in fact this
Tarantino’s pulp fiction in fact this performance is credited with reviving
performance is credited with reviving
performance is credited with reviving his fading career he then appeared in
his fading career he then appeared in
his fading career he then appeared in the thriller 12 monkeys saved the planet
the thriller 12 monkeys saved the planet
the thriller 12 monkeys saved the planet in both the Fifth Element
in both the Fifth Element
in both the Fifth Element and the summer box-office juggernaut
and the summer box-office juggernaut
and the summer box-office juggernaut Armageddon and shocked audiences in M
Armageddon and shocked audiences in M
Armageddon and shocked audiences in M night Shyamalan spine-tingling
night Shyamalan spine-tingling
night Shyamalan spine-tingling masterpiece The Sixth Sense
he reunited with Shyamalan the following
he reunited with Shyamalan the following year when he became a superhero in
year when he became a superhero in
year when he became a superhero in unbreakable and then showed off his
unbreakable and then showed off his
unbreakable and then showed off his lighter side in the gangster comedy the
lighter side in the gangster comedy the
lighter side in the gangster comedy the whole nine yards so what are you gonna
whole nine yards so what are you gonna
whole nine yards so what are you gonna do you’re gonna try to save her no I
do you’re gonna try to save her no I
do you’re gonna try to save her no I want her dead too
want her dead too
want her dead too really yeah you got a problem with why
really yeah you got a problem with why
really yeah you got a problem with why would I join I know her I can’t believe
would I join I know her I can’t believe
would I join I know her I can’t believe you people the turn of the millennium
you people the turn of the millennium
you people the turn of the millennium saw some changes in his personal life
saw some changes in his personal life
saw some changes in his personal life his 12-year marriage to Demi Moore came
his 12-year marriage to Demi Moore came
his 12-year marriage to Demi Moore came to an end he then ended up on tabloid
to an end he then ended up on tabloid
to an end he then ended up on tabloid covers alongside his family and his
covers alongside his family and his
covers alongside his family and his ex-wife’s new love Ashton Kutcher Willis
ex-wife’s new love Ashton Kutcher Willis
ex-wife’s new love Ashton Kutcher Willis then took the time to rediscover himself
then took the time to rediscover himself
then took the time to rediscover himself and he rekindled his lifelong passion
and he rekindled his lifelong passion
and he rekindled his lifelong passion for music
he then appeared in a string of military
he then appeared in a string of military dramas which included 2002’s hearts war
dramas which included 2002’s hearts war
dramas which included 2002’s hearts war and 2003 tears of the Sun in 2005 Willis
and 2003 tears of the Sun in 2005 Willis
and 2003 tears of the Sun in 2005 Willis appeared in the film adaptation of the
appeared in the film adaptation of the
appeared in the film adaptation of the graphic novel Sin City and lent his
graphic novel Sin City and lent his
graphic novel Sin City and lent his voice to a scheming raccoon in the
voice to a scheming raccoon in the
voice to a scheming raccoon in the computer animated hit over the hedge
computer animated hit over the hedge
computer animated hit over the hedge these projects didn’t build up nearly as
these projects didn’t build up nearly as
these projects didn’t build up nearly as much anticipation as Willis’s eagerly
much anticipation as Willis’s eagerly
much anticipation as Willis’s eagerly awaited reprisal of his most famous
awaited reprisal of his most famous
awaited reprisal of his most famous on-screen persona in live free or die
on-screen persona in live free or die
on-screen persona in live free or die hard
hard
hard unfortunately this subpar sequel was
unfortunately this subpar sequel was
unfortunately this subpar sequel was followed by critically panned flops like
followed by critically panned flops like
followed by critically panned flops like surrogates and cop-out oh did you just
surrogates and cop-out oh did you just
surrogates and cop-out oh did you just punch a little child
punch a little child
punch a little child however he bucked that trend when he
however he bucked that trend when he
however he bucked that trend when he appeared as part of an all-star cast in
appeared as part of an all-star cast in
appeared as part of an all-star cast in the action comedy red Bruce Willis is an
the action comedy red Bruce Willis is an
the action comedy red Bruce Willis is an unparalleled action star who is over two
unparalleled action star who is over two
unparalleled action star who is over two decades worth of Fame behind him during
decades worth of Fame behind him during
decades worth of Fame behind him during his iconic career the star has brought
his iconic career the star has brought
his iconic career the star has brought Hollywood over two billion dollars in
Hollywood over two billion dollars in
Hollywood over two billion dollars in box-office revenue
box-office revenue
box-office revenue he continues to blow away audiences with
he continues to blow away audiences with
he continues to blow away audiences with high-profile action projects including
high-profile action projects including
high-profile action projects including 2012’s looper and GI Joe – retaliation
2012’s looper and GI Joe – retaliation
2012’s looper and GI Joe – retaliation that’s done what are you talking about
that’s done what are you talking about
that’s done what are you talking about Willis
you ever heard that before
you ever heard that before No
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