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{{Short description|American actor (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name          = Bruce Willis
| image         = Bruce Willis by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
| caption       = Willis in 2018
| birth_name    = Walter Bruce Willis
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1955|3|19}}
| birth_place   = [[Idar-Oberstein]], West Germany<!-- Per template, what the place may correspond to on a modern map is a matter for an article's main text. -->
| citizenship   = United States
| occupation    = {{hlist|Actor|singer}}<!-- Per {{Infobox person}} occupation: "Occupation(s) as given in the lead". "film producer" is not covered in the lead. -->
| years_active  = 1980–2022
| spouse        = {{ubl
  | {{marriage|[[Demi Moore]]|November 21, 1987|October 18, 2000|end=divorced}}
  | {{marriage|[[Emma Heming Willis|Emma Heming]]|March 27, 2009}}
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| children      = 5, including [[Rumer Willis|Rumer]]
| works         = [[Bruce Willis filmography|Filmography]]|
| awards        = [[List of awards and nominations received by Bruce Willis|Full list]]
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'''Walter Bruce Willis''' (born March 19, 1955) is a retired American<!-- "retired American" is correct, see Https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bruce_Willis/Archive_2#%22American_retired_actor%22_vs_%22retired_American_actor%22 --> actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1985–1989) and has appeared in over one hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of [[John McClane]] in the [[Die Hard (franchise)|''Die Hard'' franchise]] (1988–2013).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=12 Most Unlikely Action Movie Stars|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/12-most-unlikely-action-movie-stars-12454/1-bruce-willis-256444/|date=July 30, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718090138/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-lists/12-most-unlikely-action-movie-stars-12454/1-bruce-willis-256444/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Ford and Willis voted best action heroes|work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/1926269/Harrison-Ford-and-Bruce-Willis-voted-best-action-heroes.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/1926269/Harrison-Ford-and-Bruce-Willis-voted-best-action-heroes.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=May 4, 2008|access-date=September 12, 2018|last1=Thomas|first1=David}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Willis's other credits include ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' (1991), ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' (1994), ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' (1995), ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' (1997), ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998), ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' (1999), ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'', ''[[The Whole Nine Yards (film)|The Whole Nine Yards]]'' (both 2000), ''[[Tears of the Sun]]'' (2003), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]'', ''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]'' (both 2010), ''[[Looper (film)|Looper]]'' (2012), and ''[[Glass (2019 film)|Glass]]'' (2019). In the last years of his career, he starred in many low-budget [[direct-to-video]] films, which were poorly received. Willis retired in 2022 due to [[aphasia]], and was diagnosed with [[frontotemporal dementia]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=2023-02-16 |title=Bruce Willis Diagnosed With Dementia After Retiring Due to Aphasia |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/news/bruce-willis-dementia-aphasia-retire-1235525599/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><!--NO CITATION NEEDED. Per [[WP:CITELEAD]], claims cited in the body of the article do not require citations-->

As a singer, Willis released his debut album, ''[[The Return of Bruno (album)|The Return of Bruno]]'', in 1987, followed by two more albums in 1989 and 2001. He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the stage adaptation of ''[[Misery (play)|Misery]]'' in 2015. Willis has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Bruce Willis|various accolades]] throughout his career, including a [[Golden Globe Award]], two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and two [[People's Choice Awards]]. He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2006. Films featuring Willis have grossed between {{US$|2.64&nbsp;billion|link=no}} and US$3.05&nbsp;billion at North American box offices, making him in 2010 the eighth-highest-grossing [[leading actor]].<!--No citations are required in the article lead per [[MOS:LEADCITE]], as long as the content is cited in the article body, as it should be. Do not add missing-citation tags like {{cn}} to the lead. If necessary, {{not verified in body}} can be used, or the content removed.-->

==Early life and education==
Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in [[Idar-Oberstein]] in what was then [[West Germany]].<ref>{{cite magazine | title= Monitor| magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]| date=March 22, 2013| issue= 1251| page= 25}}</ref> His mother, Marlene,<ref>{{cite news | author-link= Army Archerd | last= Archerd | first= Army | date= December 11, 2003 | url= https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/inside-move-flu-kos-smart-set-yule-bash-1117897071/ | title= Inside Move: Flu KOs Smart Set yule bash | work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]].com | access-date= September 25, 2019 | archive-date= September 25, 2019 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190925173445/https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/inside-move-flu-kos-smart-set-yule-bash-1117897071/ | url-status= live }}</ref> was German, from [[Kassel]],<ref name= "bbcnews">{{cite news| title= Surprise German visit from Willis| publisher= BBC| date= August 8, 2005| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4132632.stm| access-date= May 9, 2009| quote= His mother Marlene was born in the nearby town of Kassel.| archive-date= April 3, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090403001556/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4132632.stm| url-status= live}}</ref> and his father, David Willis, was an American soldier.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=Meet Bruce Willis' three siblings – including his famous younger brother |url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/717922/meet-bruce-willis-three-siblings-including-famous-brother/ |access-date=2025-05-28 |website=HELLO! |language=en}}</ref> He has a younger sister, Florence, and two younger brothers, Robert (deceased) and David.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2001/scene/people-news/robert-willis-1117802168/ | title=Robert Willis | date=July 1, 2001 | access-date=June 23, 2011 | work=Variety | archive-date=August 17, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817232005/http://variety.com/2001/scene/people-news/robert-willis-1117802168/ | url-status=live }}</ref> After being discharged from the military in 1957, his father relocated the family to his hometown of [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys Point, New Jersey]]. Willis has described his background as a "long line of [[Blue-collar worker|blue-collar]] people".<ref name=tca>Stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'', 2001</ref> His mother worked in a bank and his father was a welder, master mechanic and factory worker.<ref name= biography.com>{{cite web| title=Bruce Willis|  work=[[Biography.com]] | publisher= [[FYI (TV channel)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])| url= http://www.biography.com/people/bruce-willis-9533244| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151120020449/http://www.biography.com/people/bruce-willis-9533244| archive-date= November 20, 2015| url-status=live| access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref>

Willis spoke with a [[stutter]].<ref name=tca/> He attended [[Penns Grove High School]] in [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys Point Township]], where his schoolmates nicknamed him "Buck-Buck".<ref name= "NYTPennHS">{{cite news| last=Petersen| first=Melody| title=Bruce Willis Drops Project, Leaving Town More Troubled| work=The New York Times| date=May 9, 1997| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/09/nyregion/bruce-willis-drops-project-leaving-town-more-troubled.html| access-date=May 9, 2009| archive-date=June 8, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608194036/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/09/nyregion/bruce-willis-drops-project-leaving-town-more-troubled.html| url-status=live}}</ref><ref name= "BWillisUncut">{{cite news|work=[[Reader's Digest]] |title=Bruce Willis: The Uncut Interview |url= http://www.rd.com/images/content/021102/bruce_willis_interview.pdf |year= 2002 |access-date= May 9, 2009 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090325080423/http://www.rd.com/images/content/021102/bruce_willis_interview.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref> Willis joined the drama club, and found that acting on stage reduced his stutter. He was eventually elected student council president. He graduated from Penns Grove in 1973.<ref name=biography.com />

After graduating from high school, Willis worked as a security guard at the [[Salem Nuclear Power Plant]]<ref name= "DailyShow07">{{cite episode |title=Bruce Willis |series=[[The Daily Show]] |network=[[Comedy Central]] |airdate=June 26, 2007 |url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-26-2007/bruce-willis |access-date=September 22, 2009 |archive-date=May 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520162606/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-26-2007/bruce-willis |url-status=live }}</ref> and transported crew members at the [[DuPont]] Chambers Works factory in [[Deepwater, New Jersey|Deepwater]].<ref name= "WashPostTragic">{{cite news| last=Segal| first=David| title=Bruce Willis's Tragic Mask| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| date=March 10, 2005| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22175-2005Mar9.html| access-date=May 9, 2009| archive-date=April 2, 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402054623/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22175-2005Mar9.html| url-status=live}}</ref> He turned to acting after working as a [[private investigator]],<ref name=":5" /> a role he would later play in the comedy-drama series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' and the action-comedy film ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]''.

Willis enrolled in the drama program at [[Montclair State University]],<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/-pwvctnQUYM Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180301211844/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pwvctnQUYM&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media|title=Bruce Willis Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions|date=March 1, 2018| url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pwvctnQUYM| magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|access-date=April 21, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> where he was cast in a production of ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''. He left the school in 1977, and moved to New York City, where he supported himself in the early 1980s as a bartender at various nightspots in Manhattan including Kamikaze, Cafe Central & Chelsea Central,<ref>{{cite book | last = Curley | first=Mallory | title = A Cookie Mueller Encyclopedia | publisher = Randy Press | year = 2010 | page = 260}}</ref><ref name=MorningCall>{{cite news|url=https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-02-24-3076896-story.html|title=Spotlight on Linda Fiorentino & John Dahl: Director, Actress Make an 'Unforgettable' Team|first=Amy|last=Longsdorf|newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|location=Allentown, Pennsylvania|date=February 24, 1996|access-date=June 25, 2020|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200625212815/https://www.mcall.com/news/mc-xpm-1996-02-24-3076896-story.html|quote=[Linda] Fiorentino supported herself by working at the Kamikaze nightclub, where her fellow bartender was Bruce Willis. 'He was a good partner,' she says approvingly.|url-status=live}}</ref> while living in the [[Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan|Hell's Kitchen]] neighborhood.<ref name= "Turan">{{cite news |last1=Turan |first1=Kenneth |title=Bruce Willis Looks for the Man Within the Icon |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/01/movies/motion-pictures-bruce-willis-looks-for-the-man-within-the-icon.html |access-date=February 14, 2019 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 1, 1990 |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174304/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/01/movies/motion-pictures-bruce-willis-looks-for-the-man-within-the-icon.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
===1980s: ''Moonlighting'', ''Die Hard'' and rise to fame===
[[File:Bruce Willis 1989.jpg|thumb|Willis at the [[61st Academy Awards]] in 1989]]
Willis was cast as David Addison Jr. in the television series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'' (1985–1989), competing against 3,000 other actors for the position.<ref name="YahooM">{{cite web|title=Yahoo! Movies |work=Bruce Willis Biography| url= https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018749/bio|access-date=May 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091025143146/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800018749/bio|archive-date= October 25, 2009}}</ref> His starring role in ''Moonlighting'', opposite [[Cybill Shepherd]], helped to establish him as a comedic actor. During the show's five seasons, he won an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series|Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]].<ref name="tca" /> During the height of the show's success, beverage maker [[Seagram]] hired Willis as the pitchman for their Golden [[Wine Cooler]] products.<ref name="WillisCool">{{cite magazine |title=How Bruce Willis Keeps His Cool |magazine=Time |url= http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1635812,00.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070626131016/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1635812,00.html |url-status= dead |archive-date=June 26, 2007 |date= June 21, 2007 |access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> The advertising campaign paid Willis US$5&ndash;7&nbsp;million over two years. Willis chose not to renew his contract when he decided to stop drinking alcohol in 1988.<ref name="Playboy">{{cite news| last= Grobel |first= Lawrence|title=Playboy Interview: Bruce Willis|work=[[Playboy]]|pages=59–79| date= November 1988}}</ref>

In 1987, Willis obtained his first lead role in the [[Blake Edwards]] film ''[[Blind Date (1987 film)|Blind Date]]'', co-starring with [[Kim Basinger]] and [[John Larroquette]].<ref name="tca" /> Edwards cast him again to play the real-life cowboy actor [[Tom Mix]] in ''[[Sunset (1988 film)|Sunset]]'' (1988). The same year, he starred in an action role in ''[[Die Hard]]'' (1988) as [[John McClane]].<ref name="tca" /> He performed most of his own [[stunt]]s in the film,<ref name="People1">{{cite web|title=Bruce Willis: Biography|work=[[People (American magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/people/bruce_willis/biography|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=February 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110214050913/http://www.people.com/people/bruce_willis/biography|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the film grossed $138,708,852 worldwide.<ref name="BOM1">{{cite web|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|title=Die Hard|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=diehard.htm|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=July 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724081937/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=diehard.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his success with ''Die Hard'', Willis had a leading role in the drama ''[[In Country]]'' as Vietnam veteran Emmett Smith and also provided the voice for a talking baby in ''[[Look Who's Talking]]'' (1989) and the sequel ''[[Look Who's Talking Too]]'' (1990).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gajewski |first=Ryan |date=2022-12-06 |title='Look Who's Talking' Director on Kirstie Alley: "Those Movies Could Not Have Been Done Without Her" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kirstie-alley-dead-look-whos-talking-amy-heckerling-1235276370/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131004600/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/kirstie-alley-dead-look-whos-talking-amy-heckerling-1235276370/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Heckerling |first=Amy |title=Look Who's Talking Too |date=1990-12-14 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100050/ |type=Comedy, Family, Romance |access-date=2023-06-13 |others=John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis |publisher=TriStar Pictures, Big Mouth Production, Hollywood Licensing Group |archive-date=May 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529080023/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100050/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the late 1980s, Willis enjoyed moderate success as a [[recording artist]], recording an album of pop-blues, ''[[The Return of Bruno (album)|The Return of Bruno]]'', which included the hit single "[[Respect Yourself]]" featuring [[the Pointer Sisters]].<ref name="TopSongs">{{cite web|title=Top 100 Songs of 1987| publisher=The Eighties Club| url= http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id224.htm |access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110514123505/http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id224.htm|archive-date=May 14, 2011|url-status= dead}}</ref> The LP was promoted by a ''[[This Is Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]]''–like [[rockumentary]] [[parody]] featuring scenes of Willis performing at famous events including [[Woodstock]]. He released a version of the [[The Drifters|Drifters]] song "[[Under the Boardwalk]]" as a second single; it reached No. 2 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], but was less successful in the US. Willis returned to the recording studio several times.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://diffuser.fm/bruce-willis-return-of-bruno/| title= 25 Years Ago: Bruce Willis Tries His Hand at Singing With 'The Return of Bruno'| last= Giles| first= Jeff| website= Diffuser.fm| date= January 20, 2017| access-date= October 29, 2019| archive-date= June 27, 2019| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190627124906/https://diffuser.fm/bruce-willis-return-of-bruno/| url-status= live}}</ref>

=== 1990s: ''Die Hard'' sequels, ''Pulp Fiction'' and dramatic roles ===

Having acquired major personal success and pop culture influence playing John McClane in ''Die Hard'', Willis reprised his role in the sequels ''[[Die Hard 2]]'' (1990) and ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'' (1995).<ref name=tca/> These first three installments in the ''[[Die Hard (franchise)|Die Hard]]'' series grossed over US$700&nbsp;million internationally<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Bea |date=2022-10-11 |title=How Bruce Willis Went From Making $14 Million To $100 Million For The Sixth Sense |url=https://www.thethings.com/bruce-willis-sixth-sense-record-breaking-salary/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=TheThings |language=en}}</ref> and propelled Willis to the first rank of Hollywood action stars.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}} At one point, ''Die Hard 2'' and ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'', starring Willis's then wife [[Demi Moore]], would occupy the number one and number two spots at the box office, a feat that would not be accomplished again for a married Hollywood couple until 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-are-latest-married-couple-to-top-box-office-since-bruce-willis-demi-moore-1990-8693706|title=Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Are First Married Couple to Top Box Office Since Bruce Willis and Demi Moore in 1990|first=Marina|last=Watts|publisher=People|date=August 11, 2024|accessdate=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811223103/https://people.com/ryan-reynolds-blake-lively-are-latest-married-couple-to-top-box-office-since-bruce-willis-demi-moore-1990-8693706|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/08/12/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-and-wolverine-box-office/74765651007/|title=Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds mark first married couple to top box office in 34 years|first=Kelly|last=Lawler|publisher=USA Today|date=August 12, 2024|accessdate=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828010408/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/08/12/blake-lively-ryan-reynolds-it-ends-with-us-deadpool-and-wolverine-box-office/74765651007/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the early 1990s, Willis's career suffered a moderate slump, as he starred in [[Box office bomb|flops]] such as ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities (film)|The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' (1990) and ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' (1991), although he did find box office success with ''[[The Last Boy Scout]]'' (1991). He gained more success with ''[[Striking Distance]]'' (1993) but flopped again with ''[[Color of Night]]'' (1994): it was savaged by critics but did well in the [[home video]] market and became one of the Top 20 most-rented films in the United States in 1995.<ref>''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' vol 108 No. 1 (1/6/1996) p.54.</ref> [[Maxim (magazine)|''Maxim'']] also ranked his sex scene in the film as the best in film history.<ref name="Top Sex Scenes of All-Time">{{cite web|url=http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/reframe.html?http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/pop/12_00/12_06a.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120628224513/http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/reframe.html?http://telepixtvcgi.warnerbros.com/dailynews/pop/12_00/12_06a.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2012|title=Top Sex Scenes of All-Time|date=December 6, 2000|access-date=July 9, 2009|publisher=[[Extra (American TV program)]]}}</ref>

In 1994, Willis also had a leading role in one part of [[Quentin Tarantino]]'s acclaimed ''[[Pulp Fiction (film)|Pulp Fiction]];''<ref name=tca/> the film's success gave a boost to his career, and he starred alongside his ''Look Who's Talking'' co-star [[John Travolta]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |date=May 14, 2021 |title=Bruce Willis & John Travolta To Reteam For First Time Since 'Pulp Fiction' In 'Paradise City'; Praya Lundberg Also Stars |url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/bruce-willis-john-travolta-paradise-city-pulp-fiction-reteam-praya-lundberg-1234756739/ |access-date=September 4, 2022 |website=Deadline |archive-date=June 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611151246/https://deadline.com/2021/05/bruce-willis-john-travolta-paradise-city-pulp-fiction-reteam-praya-lundberg-1234756739/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1996, he was the executive producer and star of the cartoon ''[[Bruno the Kid]]'' which featured a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] representation of himself. That same year, he starred in [[Mike Judge]]'s animated film ''[[Beavis and Butt-head Do America]]'' with his then-wife [[Demi Moore]]. In the movie, he plays a drunken criminal named "Muddy Grimes", who mistakenly sends Judge's titular characters to kill his wife, Dallas (voiced by Moore). He then played the lead roles in ''[[12 Monkeys]]'' (1995) and ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' (1997). However, by the end of the 1990s his career had fallen into another slump with critically panned films like ''[[The Jackal (1997 film)|The Jackal]]'' (which despite negative reviews was a box office hit), ''[[Mercury Rising]]'', and ''[[Breakfast of Champions (film)|Breakfast of Champions]]'', as well as the implosion of the production of ''[[Broadway Brawler]]'', a debacle salvaged only by the success of the [[Michael Bay]]-directed ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'', which Willis had agreed to star in as compensation for the failed production, and which turned out to be the highest-grossing film of 1998 worldwide.<ref name="fight">{{cite news
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 }}</ref><ref name="BOM2">{{cite web|title=1998 Worldwide Grosses|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=May 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090522071704/http://boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=1998&p=.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year his voice and likeness were featured in the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] video game ''[[Apocalypse (video game)|Apocalypse]]''.<ref name="EWeekly">{{cite magazine|last=Walk|first=Gary Eng|title="Apocalypse" Now|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/12/04/bruce-willis-apocalypse/|date=December 4, 1998|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=April 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425224611/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,286028,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Willis played the starring role in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s film ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', which was both a commercial and critical success.<ref name=tca/>

=== 2000s ===
[[File:BruceWillis2002.jpg|thumb|Willis in 2002 after being named Hasty Pudding Theatrical's Man of the Year]]
[[File:BruceWillisLFDHpremiere07.jpg|thumb|Willis in June 2007 in the premiere of ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]'']]
In 2000, Willis won an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/bruce-willis |title=Bruce Willis Emmy Award Winner |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120120538/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/bruce-willis |archivedate=January 20, 2013 |website=Emmys.com |accessdate=June 8, 2012}}</ref> for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] for his work on ''[[Friends]]'' (in which he played the father of [[Ross Geller]]'s much-younger girlfriend).<ref name="52Emmys">{{cite news|title=The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards|work=Los Angeles Times|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59857880.xml?dids=59857880:59857880&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+11%2C+2000&author=BRIAN+LOWRY&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=THE+52ND+ANNUAL+EMMY+AWARDS%3B+Veterans+Top+List+of+Creative+Arts+Winners%3B+Veterans+Lead+in+Creative+Fields&pqatl=google|date=September 11, 2000|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604180115/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/59857880.xml?dids=59857880:59857880&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+11%2C+2000&author=BRIAN+LOWRY&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=THE+52ND+ANNUAL+EMMY+AWARDS%3B+Veterans+Top+List+of+Creative+Arts+Winners%3B+Veterans+Lead+in+Creative+Fields&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was also nominated for a 2001 American Comedy Award (in the Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series category) for his work on ''Friends''. Also in 2000, Willis played Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski in ''[[The Whole Nine Yards (film)|The Whole Nine Yards]]'' alongside [[Matthew Perry]],<ref name="PerryWhole9">{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/1999/film/news/perry-goes-whole-9-yards-with-willis-in-hitman-laffer-1117493253/ | title=Perry goes 'Whole 9 Yards' with Willis in hitman laffer | first=Michael | last=Fleming | date=April 14, 1999 | work=Variety | access-date=April 12, 2022 | archive-date=November 10, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110085107/https://variety.com/1999/film/news/perry-goes-whole-9-yards-with-willis-in-hitman-laffer-1117493253/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and Russ Duritz in ''[[Disney's The Kid]]'' opposite [[Emily Mortimer]].<ref name="LAT">{{Cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Patrick |date=2000-07-05 |title=Keeping Company With Disney |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-05-ca-47775-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241204084637/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-05-ca-47775-story.html |archive-date=2024-12-04 |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Willis was originally cast as Terry Benedict in ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' (2001) but dropped out to work on recording an album.<ref name="TerryAlbum">{{cite news|last=Rohan|first=Virginia|title=Let's Make a Deal|work=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]]|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-95921703.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104061855/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-95921703.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-access=registration |date=June 28, 2004|access-date=May 9, 2009}}</ref> In the sequel, ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004), he makes a [[cameo appearance]] as himself. In 2005, he appeared in the film adaptation of ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''. In 2006, he lent his voice as RJ the Raccoon in ''[[Over the Hedge]]''. In 2007, he appeared in the ''[[Planet Terror]]'' half of the double feature ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' as the villain, a mutant soldier. This marked Willis's second collaboration with the director [[Robert Rodriguez]], following ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''.

Willis appeared on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' several times throughout his career. He filled in for an ill [[David Letterman]] on his show on February 26, 2003, when he was supposed to be a guest.<ref name="EWEyesHave">{{cite magazine|last=Susman|first=Gary|title=The Eyes Have It|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/02/28/daves-diagnosis-shingles/|date=February 28, 2003|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=December 4, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204230939/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,427601,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On many of his appearances on the show, Willis staged elaborate jokes, such as wearing a day-glo orange suit in honor of the [[The Gates|Central Park gates]], having one side of his face made up with simulated [[birdshot]] wounds after the [[Dick Cheney hunting incident|Harry Whittington shooting]], or trying to break a record (a parody of [[David Blaine]]) of staying underwater for only twenty seconds.

On April 12, 2007, he appeared again, this time wearing a [[Sanjaya Malakar]] wig.<ref name="People3">{{cite web|title=The Week's Best Celeb Quotes|work=[[People (American magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/human-interest/the-weeks-best-celeb-quotes-18/|date=August 17, 2007|access-date=May 9, 2009|archive-date=June 2, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602013106/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20035205,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On his June 25, 2007, appearance, he wore a mini-wind turbine on his head to accompany a joke about his own fictional documentary titled ''An Unappealing Hunch'' (a wordplay on ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]]'').<ref name="StarPulse0707">{{cite web|title=Bruce Willis Wears Mini-Wind Turbine on His Head |work=Star Pulse |url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/26/bruce_willis_wears_mini_wind_turbine_on_ |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213101135/http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/26/bruce_willis_wears_mini_wind_turbine_on_ |archive-date=February 13, 2009 }}</ref> Willis also appeared in Japanese [[Subaru Legacy]] television commercials.<ref name="YouTubeBW">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/yKopOLKEWfE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130301052436/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKopOLKEWfE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|title=1991 Subaru Legacy Ad|date=June 6, 2007 |publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKopOLKEWfE|access-date=May 9, 2009}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Tying in with this, Subaru did a limited run of Legacys, badged "Subaru Legacy Touring Bruce", in honor of Willis.

Willis has appeared in five films with [[Samuel&nbsp;L. Jackson]] (1993's National Lampoon's ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'', 1994's ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'', 1995's ''[[Die Hard with a Vengeance]]'', 2000's ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'', and 2019's ''[[Glass (2019 film)|Glass]]'') and both actors were slated to work together in ''[[Black Water Transit]]'', before dropping out. Willis also worked with his eldest daughter, [[Rumer Willis|Rumer]], in the 2005 film ''[[Hostage (2005 film)|Hostage]]''. In 2006, he appeared in the crime/drama film ''[[Alpha Dog]]'', opposite [[Sharon Stone]]. In 2007, he appeared in the [[Thriller film|thriller]] ''[[Perfect Stranger (film)|Perfect Stranger]]'', opposite [[Halle Berry]], and reprised his role as [[John McClane]] in ''[[Live Free or Die Hard]]''. Subsequently, he appeared in the films ''[[What Just Happened (2008 film)|What Just Happened]]'' (2008) and ''[[Surrogates]]'' (2009), based on the [[The Surrogates|comic book of the same name]].<ref name="VarSurro">{{cite news |last=Fleming |first=Michael |author2=Tatiana Siegel |title=Films halted due to strike |work=Variety |url=https://www.variety.com/VR1117976244.html |date=November 18, 2007 |access-date=May 9, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106175100/http://www.variety.com/VR1117976244.html |archive-date=January 6, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Willis was slated to play U.S. Army general [[William&nbsp;R. Peers]] in director [[Oliver Stone]]'s ''Pinkville'', a drama about the investigation of the 1968 [[My Lai massacre]].<ref name="HollyReportP">{{cite news |last=Mayberry |first=Carly |title=The Vine: Pitt targeted for 'Pinkville'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i26138003c343f1a17dd721b6e61885d2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080718151605/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i26138003c343f1a17dd721b6e61885d2 |archive-date=July 18, 2008 |url-access=registration  |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=May 9, 2009 |date=November 13, 2007}}</ref> However, due to the [[2007 Writers Guild of America strike]], the film was canceled. Willis appeared on the 2008 [[Blues Traveler]] album ''[[North Hollywood Shootout (album)|North Hollywood Shootout]]'', giving a [[spoken word]] performance over an instrumental [[blues rock]] jam on the track "Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob's Machine Shop)". In early 2009, he appeared in an advertising campaign to publicize the insurance company [[Norwich Union]]'s change of name to [[Aviva]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dunkley |first=Jamie |title=Aviva lambasted for rebranding costs |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=April 29, 2009 |access-date=May 9, 2009 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/5246121/Aviva-lambasted-for-rebranding-costs.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/5246121/Aviva-lambasted-for-rebranding-costs.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

=== 2010s ===
[[File:Sylvester Stallone & Bruce Willis (4840665852).jpg|thumb|Willis in 2010 with ''[[The Expendables (franchise)|The Expendables]]'' co-star [[Sylvester Stallone]]]]
As of 2010, Willis was the eighth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and 12th-highest including supporting roles.<ref name="BOMlist">{{cite web |title=People Index |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190627001804/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/?view=Actor&sort=sumgross&p=.htm |archive-date=June 27, 2019 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]}}</ref><ref name="The Numbers">{{cite web |title=All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/people/records/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825163052/http://www.the-numbers.com/people/records/ |archive-date=August 25, 2010 |access-date=August 29, 2010 |publisher=The Numbers}}</ref> Willis starred with [[Tracy Morgan]] in the 2010 comedy ''[[Cop Out (2010 film)|Cop Out]]'', directed by [[Kevin Smith]], about two police detectives investigating the theft of a baseball card.<ref name="CoupleDicks">{{cite web |title=Bruce Willis Circling Several New Movies |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |url=https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24691 |access-date=May 9, 2009 |archive-date=October 17, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017124201/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=24691 |url-status=live }}</ref> Willis appeared in the music video for the song "[[Stylo (song)|Stylo]]" by [[Gorillaz]].<ref name="BruceWillisStylo">{{cite magazine|title=Bruce Willis takes aim at Gorillaz in Stylo video|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/959192/bruce-willis-takes-aim-at-gorillaz-in-stylo-video|access-date=March 2, 2009|archive-date=July 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702081941/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/959192/bruce-willis-takes-aim-at-gorillaz-in-stylo-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in 2010, he appeared in a cameo with the former [[Planet Hollywood]] co-owners and 80s action stars [[Sylvester Stallone]] and [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in the film ''[[The Expendables (2010 film)|The Expendables]]''. Willis played the role of CIA agent "[[List of The Expendables characters#Mr. Church|Mr. Church]]". It was the first time the three action stars had appeared on screen together. Although the scene featuring the three was short, it was one of the most highly anticipated scenes in the film. The trio filmed their scene in an empty church on October 24, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/25/stallone-on-rocky-7-plus-expendables-update/ |title=Stallone Shot a Scene with Arnold and Bruce |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027222605/http://www.newsinfilm.com/2009/10/25/stallone-on-rocky-7-plus-expendables-update/ |archivedate=October 27, 2009 |website=News in Film}}</ref> Willis next starred in ''[[Red (2010 film)|Red]]'', an adaptation of the comic book mini-series [[Red (WildStorm)|of the same name]], in which he portrayed Frank Moses. The film was released on October 15, 2010.<ref name="red">{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/507193/red-begins-principal-photography/|title=Red Begins Principal Photography|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=January 18, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914060230/http://www.slashfilm.com/red-begins-principal-photography/|archive-date=September 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Willis starred alongside [[Bill Murray]], [[Edward Norton]], and [[Frances McDormand]] in ''[[Moonrise Kingdom]]'' (2012). Filming took place in [[Rhode Island]] under the direction of [[Wes Anderson]], in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Film starring Bruce Willis to be shot in RI|url=http://archive.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2011/03/24/film_starring_bruce_willis_to_be_shot_in_ri/|access-date=April 6, 2011|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=March 24, 2011|agency=[[Associated Press]]|location=Providence, R.I.|quote=Steven Feinberg, executive director for the Rhode Island Film and Television Office, says on-site work on the film, 'Moonrise Kingdom,' is scheduled to begin this spring. Feinberg says the film will be shot in several locations in Rhode Island.|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625201016/http://archive.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2011/03/24/film_starring_bruce_willis_to_be_shot_in_ri/|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis returned, in an expanded role, in ''[[The Expendables 2]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web|date=August 29, 2010 |author=Jason Barr |title=Sylvester Stallone Wants Bruce Willis to Play a "Super Villain" in THE EXPENDABLES Sequel |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |url=https://www.collider.com/2010/08/29/the-expendables-sequel-sylvester-stallone-bruce-willis-super-villain/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212053759/http://collider.com/the-expendables-sequel-sylvester-stallone-bruce-willis-super-villain/46297/ |archive-date=February 12, 2012 }}</ref> He appeared alongside [[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] in the sci-fi action film ''[[Looper (film)|Looper]]'' (2012), as the older version of Gordon-Levitt's character, Joe.

Willis teamed up with [[50 Cent]] in a film directed by [[David Barrett (director)|David Barrett]] called ''[[Fire with Fire (2012 film)|Fire with Fire]]'', starring opposite [[Josh Duhamel]] and [[Rosario Dawson]], about a fireman who must save the love of his life.<ref>{{cite news|last=Anderton|first=Ethan|title=Bruce Willis and 50 Cent Teaming Up Again to Fight 'Fire with Fire'|url=http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/bruce-willis-and-50-cent-teaming-up-again-to-fight-fire-with-fire/|access-date=May 6, 2011|newspaper=Firstshowing.net|date=May 5, 2011|agency=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|quote=Now Variety reports that for some reason, the two will team-up again for an indie drama called ''Fire with Fire''.|archive-date=May 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508151228/http://www.firstshowing.net/2011/bruce-willis-and-50-cent-teaming-up-again-to-fight-fire-with-fire/|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis also joined [[Vince Vaughn]] and [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] in ''[[Lay the Favorite]]'', directed by [[Stephen Frears]], about a Las Vegas cocktail waitress who becomes an elite professional gambler.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bettinger|first=Brendan|title=Vince Vaughn Joins Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in LAY THE FAVORITE|url=https://collider.com/vince-vaughn-lay-the-favorite/89285/|access-date=May 6, 2011|newspaper=Collider.com|date=May 5, 2011|quote=Vince Vaughn will join Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, and Catherine Zeta-Jones in the gambling drama ''Lay the Favorite''.|archive-date=May 9, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509023645/http://collider.com/vince-vaughn-lay-the-favorite/89285|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two films were distributed by [[Lionsgate|Lionsgate Entertainment]].

Willis reprised his most famous role, John McClane, for a fifth time, starring in ''[[A Good Day to Die Hard]]'', which was released on February 14, 2013.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/die-hard-5-given-name-2013-release-date-000633481.html|title=Die Hard 5 Given a Name and a 2013 Release Date|work=Yahoo! News|date=October 12, 2011|access-date=March 30, 2022|archive-date=October 16, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016014559/http://news.yahoo.com/die-hard-5-given-name-2013-release-date-000633481.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview, Willis said, "I have a warm spot in my heart for ''Die Hard''..... it's just the sheer novelty of being able to play the same character over 25 years and still be asked back is fun. It's much more challenging to have to do a film again and try to compete with myself, which is what I do in ''Die Hard''. I try to improve my work every time."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/bruce-willis-women-should-be-in-charge-of-everything/ |title=Bruce Willis: Women Should Be In Charge Of Everything |publisher=UKScreen |date=February 13, 2013 |access-date=August 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103190400/http://ukscreen.com/articles/interviews/bruce-willis-women-should-be-in-charge-of-everything/ |archive-date=November 3, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On October 12, 2013, Willis hosted ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' with [[Katy Perry]] as a musical guest.<ref name=BruceSNL>{{cite web|title=SNL Promo: Bruce Willis and Katy Perry|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-promo-bruce-willis-and-katy-perry/n41806/|publisher=NBC|access-date=October 10, 2013|archive-date=October 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014164605/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/snl-promo-bruce-willis-and-katy-perry/n41806/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Willis made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in [[William Goldman]]'s adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s novel ''[[Misery (play)|Misery]]'' opposite [[Laurie Metcalf]] at the [[Broadhurst Theatre]]. His performance was generally panned by critics, who called it "vacant" and "inert".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/16/bruce-willis-misery-broadway-what-the-critics-said |title=Bruce Willis in ''Misery'' on Broadway – what the critics said |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227105826/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/nov/16/bruce-willis-misery-broadway-what-the-critics-said |archivedate=February 27, 2017 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=November 16, 2015}}</ref> Willis was the subject of a [[Roast (comedy)|roast]] by [[Comedy Central Roast|Comedy Central]] in a program broadcast on July 29, 2018.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/_BaQ-FytkoE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20180411072713/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BaQ-FytkoE Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BaQ-FytkoE&t=0s|title=Coming This Summer: The Roast of Bruce Willis|author=Comedy Central|work=YouTube|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=April 10, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Willis played himself in a cameo in the 2019 film ''[[The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Coulston |first=John Connor |date=January 26, 2019 |title='The Lego Movie 2' Features Secret Cameo From an A-List Action Star |url=https://popculture.com/movies/2019/01/26/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part-secret-bruce-willis-cameo/ |access-date=March 6, 2019 |website=PopCulture.com |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124106/https://popculture.com/movies/2019/01/26/the-lego-movie-2-the-second-part-secret-bruce-willis-cameo/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2020s: Critical decline, health problems and retirement ===

In the final years of his career, Willis starred in many low-budget [[Independent film|independent]] thrillers and science fiction films.<ref name=":2" /> He worked primarily with the production companies [[Emmett/Furla Oasis]] (which produced 20 films starring Willis) and 308 Entertainment Inc.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=James |first=Meg |last2=Kaufman |first2=Amy |date=2022-03-31 |title=Concerns about Bruce Willis's declining cognitive state swirled around sets in recent years |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-30/bruce-willis-aphasia-memory-loss-cognitive-disorder |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331040738/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2022-03-30/bruce-willis-aphasia-memory-loss-cognitive-disorder |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Most of the films were released [[direct-to-video]] and were widely panned.<ref name=":2" /> The [[Golden Raspberry Awards]], an annual award for the year's worst films and performances, created a dedicated category, the [[42nd Golden Raspberry Awards|Worst Bruce Willis Performance in a 2021 Movie]], for Willis's roles in eight films released that year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fuster |first1=Jeremy |last2=Rossi |first2=Rosemary |date=February 7, 2022 |title=Razzie Awards: Bruce Willis Bags His Own Category for 8 Bad Performances in One Year |url=https://www.thewrap.com/razzie-nominations-diana-the-musical/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207055330/https://www.thewrap.com/razzie-nominations-diana-the-musical/ |archive-date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=February 7, 2022 |website=[[The Wrap]]}}</ref> [[Chris Nashawaty]] of ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' described the direct-to-video films as "a profitable safe harbor" for older actors, similar to ''[[The Expendables (franchise)|The Expendables]]''.<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a33660149/bruce-willis-movies-career-hard-kill-analysis-review/|title=Why Does Bruce Willis Keep Making Films He Clearly Hates?|last=Nashawaty|first=Nashawaty|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|date=August 21, 2020|accessdate=July 24, 2021|archive-date=August 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200821152418/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a33660149/bruce-willis-movies-career-hard-kill-analysis-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis would often earn US$2 million for two days' work, with an average of 15 minutes' screentime per film.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/movies/bruce-willis-movies-on-demand.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230153152/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/30/movies/bruce-willis-movies-on-demand.html |archive-date=December 30, 2020 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Bruce Willis Journey From In Demand to On Demand|last=Vincentelli|first=Elisabeth|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 30, 2020|accessdate=July 24, 2021}}</ref> He nonetheless featured heavily in the films' promotional materials, earning them the derogatory nickname "[[geezer teaser]]s".<ref name="coll">{{Cite web |date=July 29, 2021 |title=What Happened to Bruce Willis? |url=https://collider.com/what-happened-to-bruce-willis-career-bad-movies/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |archive-date=July 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729145157/https://collider.com/what-happened-to-bruce-willis-career-bad-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="cbr-willis">{{cite web |last=Donohoo |first=Timothy |date=May 5, 2022 |title=What Are 'Geezer Teasers' - and Why Does Bruce Willis Have So Many? |url=https://www.cbr.com/bruce-willis-geezer-teasers-explained/ |access-date=October 19, 2022 |work=[[CBR.com]] |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505205711/https://www.cbr.com/bruce-willis-geezer-teasers-explained/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Those working on the films later said Willis appeared confused, did not understand why he was there and had to be fed lines through an [[In-ear monitor|earpiece]].<ref name=":1" /> Days before Willis was scheduled to arrive on set for ''[[Out of Death]]'' (2021), the screenwriter, Bill Lawrence, was instructed to reduce his role and abbreviate his dialogue. The director, [[Mike Burns (producer)|Mike Burns]], was told to complete all of Willis's scenes in a single day of filming.<ref name=":1" /> 

On March 30, 2022, Willis's family announced that he was retiring because he had been diagnosed with [[aphasia]], a disorder typically caused by damage to the area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |date=2022-03-30 |title=Bruce Willis Stepping Away From Acting Following Aphasia Diagnosis |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/bruce-willis-retiring-acting-apashia-1235219017/ |access-date=2024-11-04 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330204704/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/bruce-willis-retiring-acting-apashia-1235219017/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Golden Raspberry Awards retracted its Willis category, deeming it inappropriate to give a Razzie to someone whose performance was affected by a medical condition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haring |first=Bruce |date=March 31, 2022 |title=Razzie Awards Retract Bruce Willis Worst Performance Category After His Aphasia Reveal |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/razzie-awards-bruce-willis-category-retracted-after-aphasia-reveal-1234992109/ |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Deadline |archive-date=March 31, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331224617/https://deadline.com/2022/03/razzie-awards-bruce-willis-category-retracted-after-aphasia-reveal-1234992109/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the time of his retirement, Willis had completed 11 films awaiting release.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Shoard |first=Catherine |date=March 30, 2022 |title=Bruce Willis to retire from acting due to aphasia diagnosis |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/30/bruce-willis-to-retire-from-acting-following-aphasia-diagnosis |access-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401100841/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/30/bruce-willis-to-retire-from-acting-following-aphasia-diagnosis |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kusiak |first1=Lindsay |title=YouTube Chief Product Officer Neal Mohan |url=https://screenrant.com/bruce-willis-paradise-city-last-movie-john-travolta-perfect/ |access-date=September 14, 2022 |publisher=ScreenRant |date=May 22, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914210056/https://screenrant.com/bruce-willis-paradise-city-last-movie-john-travolta-perfect/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kois |first1=Dan |title=How We Should Remember Bruce Willis |url=https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/bruce-willis-wire-room-aphasia-final-movie-remembered.html |access-date=September 14, 2022 |work=[[Slate.com|Slate]] |date=September 7, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913183903/https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/bruce-willis-wire-room-aphasia-final-movie-remembered.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 16, 2023, Willis's family announced that he had been diagnosed with [[frontotemporal dementia]].<ref name="CNN">{{Cite web |last=Rosenbloom |first=Alli |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Bruce Willis' family shares an update on his health and new diagnosis |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/entertainment/bruce-willis-dementia/index.html |access-date=February 16, 2023 |website=[[CNN]] |archive-date=February 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230216195757/https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/entertainment/bruce-willis-dementia/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to Gregg Day, a neurologist at the [[Mayo Clinic]]'s [[Mayo Clinic Florida|Florida campus]], the symptoms include difficulties with language and comprehension, and misinterpretation of instructions.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2023-02-18 |title=Bruce Willis has frontotemporal dementia. These are the disease's symptoms. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bruce-willis-frontotemporal-dementia-symptoms-rcna71243 |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=NBC News|first=Mirna|last=Alsharif|archive-date=June 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613005800/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bruce-willis-frontotemporal-dementia-symptoms-rcna71243 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a statement, the family said that Willis's condition had progressed and that "challenges with communication are just one symptom of the disease".<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Sandee |last2=LaMotte |first2=Kristen |date=February 17, 2023 |title=Bruce Willis has a progressive brain condition you may not have heard of |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/health/frontotemporal-dementia-definition-symptoms-wellness/index.html |access-date=February 17, 2023 |publisher=CNN |archive-date=February 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230217030103/https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/health/frontotemporal-dementia-definition-symptoms-wellness/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> They expressed hope that media attention on Willis would raise awareness about the disease.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Bruce Willis's wife Emma shares tearful message to fans on actor's birthday |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bruce-willis-birthday-wife-emma-message-b2304115.html |access-date=March 22, 2023 |newspaper=The Independent|first=Peony|last=Hirwani|archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321224838/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bruce-willis-birthday-wife-emma-message-b2304115.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Emma wrote a book, to be released in September 2025, titled ''Unexpected Journey'', which focusing on her experience as a caregiver of her husband.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/emma-heming-willis-reveals-the-cover-for-emotional-new-book-11717557|last=Saunders|first=Angel|title=Emma Heming Willis Reveals the Cover for Emotional New Book on Caregiving|date=April 17, 2025|access-date=May 28, 2025}}</ref>

== Business activities ==

Willis owns houses in Los Angeles and [[Penns Grove, New Jersey]]. He also rents apartments at [[Trump Tower]]<ref>{{Cite news|first=Marc|last=Ambinder|date=November 18, 2016|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/18/how-donald-trump-will-retrofit-midtown-manhattan-as-a-presidential-getaway/|title=How Donald Trump will retrofit Midtown Manhattan as a presidential getaway|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=November 2, 2018|archive-date=October 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030063252/https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/11/18/how-donald-trump-will-retrofit-midtown-manhattan-as-a-presidential-getaway/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in [[Riverside South, Manhattan]].<ref name="TrumpPlace">{{cite news|last=Abelson |first=Max |title=Bruce Willis Pays $4.26 M. for Trump Enemy's Condo |work=[[The New York Observer]] |url=http://www.observer.com/2007/bruce-willis-pays-4-26-m-trump-enemys-condo |date=November 5, 2007 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090211070709/http://www.observer.com/2007/bruce-willis-pays-4-26-m-trump-enemys-condo |archive-date=February 11, 2009 }}</ref> In 2000, Willis and his business partner [[Arnold Rifkin]] started a motion picture production company called [[Cheyenne Enterprises]]. He left the company to be run solely by Rifkin in 2007 after ''Live Free or Die Hard''.<ref name="Holly2">{{cite news|last=Fleming |first=Michael |title=Willis held 'Hostage' |work=Variety |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-26789071_ITM |url-access=registration  |date=November 12, 2002 |access-date=May 10, 2009 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He also owns several small businesses in [[Hailey, Idaho]], including The Mint Bar and The Liberty Theater and was one of the first promoters of [[Planet Hollywood]], with actors [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and [[Sylvester Stallone]].<ref name="PlanetH">{{cite news |last=Martinson |first=Jane |author2=Vikram Dodd |title=Planet Hollywood crashes to earth |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/aug/18/janemartinson.vikramdodd |date=August 18, 1999 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105061633/http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/aug/18/janemartinson.vikramdodd |url-status=live }}</ref> Willis and the other actors were paid for their appearances and endorsements through an [[employee stock ownership plan]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/stars-like-bruce-willis-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-sylvester-stallone-endorse-planet-hollywood/articleshow/9937771.cms |title=Stars like Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone endorse Planet Hollywood |date=September 11, 2011 |work=The Economic Times |access-date=June 22, 2018 |publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |archive-date=June 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623004904/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/stars-like-bruce-willis-arnold-schwarzenegger-and-sylvester-stallone-endorse-planet-hollywood/articleshow/9937771.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, Willis signed a contract to become the international face of [[Belvédère (company)|Belvedere SA]]'s [[Sobieski Vodka]] in exchange for 3.3% ownership in the company.<ref>{{cite news |author=Baubeau, Amelie and David Kesmodel |title=Bruce Willis Sees Spirits in Equity Deal With Belvedere |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703478704574611690552812758 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=December 23, 2009 |access-date=August 3, 2017 |archive-date=August 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814110503/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703478704574611690552812758 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2018, Willis became the brand ambassador of the Hungarian brand [[Hell Energy Drink]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-04-16 |title=Pantl Péter: How did Bruce Willis become the face of HELL Energy? |url=https://www.media-marketing.com/en/interview/pantl-peter-bruce-willis-become-face-hell-energy/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Media Marketing |language=en-US |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731101708/https://www.media-marketing.com/en/interview/pantl-peter-bruce-willis-become-face-hell-energy/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-07 |title=Bruce Willis renews contract with Hungarian brand - Daily News Hungary |url=https://dailynewshungary.com/bruce-willis-renews-contract-with-hungarian-brand/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=dailynewshungary.com |language=en-US |archive-date=July 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240731101708/https://dailynewshungary.com/bruce-willis-renews-contract-with-hungarian-brand/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Personal life ==
[[File:Bruce willis cinedom.jpg|thumb|Willis in June 2006]]
Willis's acting role models are [[Gary Cooper]], [[Robert De Niro]], [[Steve McQueen]], and [[John Wayne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/articles/Bruce-Willis-9533244 |publisher=biography.com |title=Bruce Willis Biography |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603064510/http://www.biography.com/articles/Bruce-Willis-9533244 |archive-date=June 3, 2010 }}</ref> He is left-handed.<ref name="left">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyhennen/60-famous-people-who-are-left-handed|title=59 Famous People Who Are Left-Handed|first=Emily|last=Hennen|date=December 31, 2013|publisher=BuzzFeed|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605224216/https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyhennen/60-famous-people-who-are-left-handed|url-status=live}}</ref> He resides in the [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]] neighborhood of Los Angeles with his family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/dirt/real-estalker/bruce-willis-emma-heming-brentwood-mansion-1203156918/|title=Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Buy Brand New Brentwood Mansion|first1=Mark|last1=David|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929090223/https://variety.com/2019/dirt/real-estalker/bruce-willis-emma-heming-brentwood-mansion-1203156918/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 21, 1987, Willis married [[Demi Moore]] at the [[Golden Nugget Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097761,00.html|title=Double or Nothing|work=People|date=December 7, 1987|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528180225/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097761,00.html|archive-date=May 28, 2008}}</ref> On December 20, the couple held a second reception for about 450 guests on a soundstage at [[Warner Bros. Studios Burbank]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/225410945|title=Moore and Willis marry, again|work=St. Cloud Daily Times|date=December 22, 1987}}</ref> They have three daughters: [[Rumer Willis|Rumer]] (b. 1988),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592%2C854249|title=Baby Girl Is a Rumer|work=[[Gainesville Sun]]|date=August 18, 1988|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030000529/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592,854249|url-status=live}}</ref> Scout (b. 1991),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A2280426177A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Demi Moore Has Her Baby|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date= July 22, 1991|archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095442/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A2280426177A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Tallulah (b. 1994).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=22RcAAAAIBAJ&pg=4171%2C1537441|title=It's Another Girl for Demi, Bruce|work=[[The Vindicator]]|location=Youngstown, Ohio|date=February 5, 1994|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030041636/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=22RcAAAAIBAJ&pg=4171,1537441|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis and Moore announced their separation on June 24, 1998.<ref name="Dreams Die Hard">{{cite web|last=Gliatto |first=Tom |url= https://people.com/archive/cover-story-dreams-die-hard-vol-49-no-27/ |title=Dreams Die Hard |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=July 13, 1998 |access-date=September 26, 2012 |volume=49 |issue=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908182714/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20125762%2C00.html |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> They filed for divorce on October 18, 2000,<ref name="That's a Wrap">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/thats-a-wrap-vol-54-no-19/ |title=That's a Wrap |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 6, 2000 |access-date=March 30, 2022 |volume=54 |issue=18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106025149/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20132823%2C00.html |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the divorce was finalized later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Demi+and+Bruce+get+a+divorce+in+secret.-a066373934|title=Demi and Bruce get a divorce in secret.|website=Free Online Library|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727044008/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Demi+and+Bruce+get+a+divorce+in+secret.-a066373934|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1372054/Moore-and-Willis-are-divorced.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1372054/Moore-and-Willis-are-divorced.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Moore and Willis are divorced|first=Simon|last=Davis|date=October 26, 2000|access-date=April 8, 2020|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Regarding the divorce, Willis stated, "I felt I had failed as a father and a husband by not being able to make it work." He credited actor [[Will Smith]] for helping him cope with the situation.<ref name="WillisCool" /> He has maintained a close friendship with both Moore and her subsequent husband, actor [[Ashton Kutcher]], and attended their wedding.<ref>{{cite news|title=Changing of the 'Guardian{{'-}}|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm|access-date=September 30, 2006|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|date=September 27, 2006|archive-date=May 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522201555/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Willis was engaged to actress [[Brooke Burns]] until they broke up in 2004 after ten months together.<ref name="YahooM" /> He married model [[Emma Heming Willis|Emma Heming]] in [[Turks and Caicos Islands|Turks and Caicos]] on March 21, 2009;<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce Willis Married to Super Model Emma heming |url=http://www.celebrityness.com/2009/05/bruce-willis-married-22-years-younger.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011081713/http://www.celebrityness.com/2009/05/bruce-willis-married-22-years-younger.html |archive-date=October 11, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=April 11, 2009 }}</ref> guests included his three daughters, as well as Moore and Kutcher. The ceremony was not legally binding, so the couple wed again in a civil ceremony in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] six days later. The couple has two daughters, one born in 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-willis-welcome-daughter/|title=Bruce Willis and Emma Heming welcome a Daughter|date=April 2, 2012|first=Elizabeth|last=Leonard|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174837/https://people.com/parents/bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-willis-welcome-daughter/|url-status=live}}</ref> and another born in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Heming-Willis Gives Birth, Couple Welcomes Second Girl, Baby Evelyn Penn|work=Us Weekly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-willis-gives-birth-to-second-girl-201475|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427111903/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-willis-gives-birth-to-second-girl-201475/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Military interests ===
[[File:ActorBruceWillis Iraq.jpg|thumb|Willis meeting Brigadier General [[Albert Bryant Jr.]] and deployed soldiers from the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]], in [[Tikrit]], Iraq, during his [[United Service Organizations|USO]] tour in September 2003]]
Throughout his film career, Willis has depicted several military characters in films such as ''[[In Country]]'', ''[[The Siege]]'', ''[[Hart's War]]'', ''[[Tears of the Sun]]'', ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'', and ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]''. Willis grew up in a [[military brat|military family]]. Willis has donated [[Girl Scout cookies]] to the United States armed forces. In 2002, Willis's then 8-year-old daughter, Tallulah, suggested that he purchase Girl Scout cookies to send to troops. Willis purchased 12,000 boxes of cookies, and they were distributed to sailors aboard [[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John&nbsp;F. Kennedy'']] and other troops stationed throughout the Middle East at the time.<ref name="FindAr">{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Leah N. |title=Bruce Willis Moonlights as Off-Screen Hero with Cookie Donation |publisher=USS John F. Kennedy Public Affairs |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=1808 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |date=May 29, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118171431/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200205/ai_2244019612 |archive-date=November 18, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

In 2003, Willis visited [[Iraq]] as part of the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] tour, singing to the troops with his band, The Accelerators.<ref name="CBSnews">{{cite news|last=Neal|first=Rome|title=Bruce Willis Sings for the Troops|work=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-willis-sings-for-the-troops/|date=September 26, 2003|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511142609/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/26/entertainment/main575209.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis considered joining the military to help fight the second [[Iraq War]], but was deterred by his age.<ref name="RightOld">{{cite news|title=Hollywood's right reluctant to join Iraq debate|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/iraq.celebs.reut/|date=March 7, 2003|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122018/http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/iraq.celebs.reut/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was believed he offered US$1&nbsp;million to any noncombatant who turned in terrorist leaders [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], or [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]]; in the June 2007 issue of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', however, he clarified that the statement was made hypothetically and not meant to be taken literally. Willis has also criticized the media for its coverage of the war, complaining that the press was more likely to focus on the negative aspects of the war:

{{cquote|I went to Iraq because what I saw when I was over there was soldiers—young kids for the most part—helping people in Iraq; helping getting the power turned back on, helping get hospitals open, helping get the water turned back on and you don't hear any of that on the news. You hear, "X number of people were killed today," which I think does a huge disservice. It's like spitting on these young men and women who are over there fighting to help this country.<ref name="Holly">{{cite news |title=Willis Fights for Iraqi Troops |work=Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Bruce_Willis_Fights_for_Iraqi_Troops_/2436202 |date=March 9, 2005 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-date=June 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120628224543/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Bruce_Willis_Fights_for_Iraqi_Troops_/2436202 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} <!--Willis stated in 2005 that he wanted to "make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave fighters for freedom and democracy."<ref name="TimesOnline">{{cite news|last=Baxter|first=Sarah|title=Bruce Willis comes out fighting for Iraq's forgotten GI heroes|work=The Times |location=London |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article597133.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221065840/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article597133.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2007 |date=November 27, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2009 }}</ref> The film would follow members of [[1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment|Deuce Four, the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry]], who spent considerable time in [[Mosul]] and were decorated heavily for it. The film is to be based on the writings of blogger [[Michael Yon]], a former [[United States Army Special Forces]] soldier who was [[Embedded journalism|embedded]] with Deuce Four and sent regular dispatches about their activities. Willis described the plot of the film as "these guys who do what they are asked for very little money to defend and fight for what they consider to be freedom."<ref name="Holly3">{{cite news|title=Willis to Make Movie Honoring U.S. Troops in Iraq |work=Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Willis_to_Make_Movie_Honoring_US_Troops_in_Iraq/3469589 |date=November 28, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>-->

=== Religious beliefs ===
Willis was a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hope-elca.com/famous/ |title=Famous Lutherans |publisher=Hope-elca.com |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619052058/http://hope-elca.com/famous/ |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}</ref> but says he no longer practices. In a July 1998 interview with ''[[George (magazine)|George]]'' magazine, he said, "Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred, or volcanoes happened. Modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology. But there are people who interpret the Bible literally. Literally! I choose not to believe that's the way. And that's what makes America cool, you know?"<ref>{{cite magazine|last = Tom|first = Dunkel|date = July 1998|title = Bruce Willis Kicks Asteroid|magazine = [[George (magazine)|George]]|publisher = [[Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.|HFM U.S.]]|url = http://www.tomdunkel.com/_bruce_willis_kicks_asteroid__122728.htm|access-date = September 30, 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20180930202722/http://www.tomdunkel.com/_bruce_willis_kicks_asteroid__122728.htm|archive-date = September 30, 2018|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

When asked by a ''Hollywood.tv'' reporter how he stays grounded in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], Willis said, "I just thank God every day for...everything great that's come my way."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce Willis Spiritual Side of Hollywood |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-ON6OLOF4 |website=youtube.com |publisher=Hollywood.tv|format=video |date=June 18, 2007 |access-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426103208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-ON6OLOF4 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Political views ===
In 1988, Willis and then-wife Demi Moore campaigned for then [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts governor]] [[Michael Dukakis]]'s presidential campaign in the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential elections]]. In the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], however, he supported President [[George H. W. Bush]] for reelection and was an outspoken critic of [[Bill Clinton]]. In 1996, he declined to endorse Clinton's [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent [[Bob Dole]] because Dole criticized [[Demi Moore]] for her role in the film ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]''.<ref name="DoleNo">{{cite news|last=Vincent|first=Mal|title=Playing the bad boy is a natural for Bruce Willis|publisher=HamptonRoads.com|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2006/03/playing-bad-boy-natural-bruce-willis|date=March 3, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522161828/http://hamptonroads.com/2006/03/playing-bad-boy-natural-bruce-willis|url-status=dead}}</ref> Willis was an invited speaker at the [[2000 Republican National Convention]],<ref name="CNNarchives">{{cite news|title=Bush and Cheney head toward Philadelphia as party vanguard makes preparations |publisher=CNN |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/28/convention.wrap/index.html |date=July 28, 2000 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210132929/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/28/convention.wrap/index.html |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}</ref> and supported [[George W. Bush]] that year.<ref name="WillisCool" />

In 2006, Willis said that the United States should intervene more extensively in [[Colombia]] to end drug trafficking from that nation.<ref name="MSNBC1">{{cite news|last=Walls|first=Jeannette|title=Bruce Willis blasts Colombian drug trade|publisher=[[Today.com]]|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/bruce-willis-blasts-colombian-drug-trade-wbna11701188|date=March 14, 2006|access-date=March 30, 2022|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911025124/https://www.today.com/popculture/bruce-willis-blasts-colombian-drug-trade-wbna11701188|url-status=live}}</ref> In several interviews Willis has said that he supports increased salaries for teachers and police officers, and that he is disappointed in the United States [[foster care]] system and its treatment of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]].<ref name="DoleNo" /><ref name="USAWeek1">{{cite news |last=West |first=Kevin |title=A Big Ride of a Life |work=[[USA Weekend]] |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070624/070624bruce_willis.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100118151833/http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070624/070624bruce_willis.html |archive-date=January 18, 2010 |date=June 24, 2007 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Willis has supported [[Right to keep and bear arms in the United States|gun rights]], saying, "Everyone has a right to bear arms. If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who have guns are the bad guys."<ref name="USAWeek2">{{cite news |last=Roach |first=Mary |title=Being Bruce Willis |work=[[USA Weekend]] |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000213/000213willis.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100118151833/http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000213/000213willis.html |archive-date=January 18, 2010 |date=February 13, 2000 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In February 2006, when Willis was in [[Manhattan]] to promote his film ''[[16 Blocks]]'', he was asked his opinion on the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]]. Willis responded: "I'm sick of answering this fucking question. I'm a Republican only as far as I want a [[Limited government|smaller government]], I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop shitting on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these goddamn lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican. I hate the government, OK? I'm [[Apoliticism|apolitical]]. Write that down. I'm not a Republican."<ref name="MSN Movies">{{cite web|title=Willis Is Mad As Hell...|publisher=MSN Movies|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/2-24-06?GT1=100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060425123801/http://movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/2-24-06?GT1=100|archive-date=April 25, 2006|date=February 24, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> Willis did not make any contributions or public endorsements in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential campaign]]. In several June 2007 interviews, he noted that he maintains some beliefs aligned with Republican ideas.<ref name="WillisCool" />

On August 17, 2006, Willis was named in a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' advertisement that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported [[Israel]] in the [[2006 Lebanon War|2006 Israel-Lebanon war]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ |title=Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism |website=Hollywood Grind |date=August 18, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907174835/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ |archivedate=September 7, 2014}}</ref> In the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]], Willis said that he had a negative opinion of [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mcdevitt |first=Caitlin |title=Bruce Willis trash-talks Mitt Romney |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/05/bruce-willis-trash-talks-mitt-romney-124181 |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=[[Politico]] |archive-date=November 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125003620/https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/05/bruce-willis-trash-talks-mitt-romney-124181 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums ===
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album details
! colspan="6" |Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
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! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bruce Willis Chart History (Billboard 200) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/tlp |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629001551/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br />R&B<br />/HH]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bruce Willis Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629001551/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/tlp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="fin"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref name="nl"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="swe"/>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=BRUCE WILLIS songs and albums {{!}} full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24001/bruce-willis/ |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[The Return of Bruno (album)|The Return of Bruno]]''
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* Released: January 20, 1987
* Label: [[Motown]]
* Format: LP, CD
|14
|27
|28
|53
|36
|4
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* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum: Bruce Willis |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=bruce+willis#search_section |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=RIAA |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628235306/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=bruce%20willis#search_section |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Platinum<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian album certifications – Bruce Willis – The Return of Bruno |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=The+Return+of+Bruno%20Bruce+Willis |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=[[Music Canada]] |archive-date=June 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240628235306/https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=The+Return+of+Bruno%20Bruce+Willis |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=British album certifications – Bruce Willis – The Return of Bruno |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7251-3361-2 |access-date=June 28, 2024 |website=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |archive-date=December 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222203908/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7251-3361-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger''
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* Released: 1989
* Label: Motown
* Format: LP, CD
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=== Compilations/guest appearances ===
*1986: [[Moonlighting Soundtrack|''Moonlighting'' soundtrack]]; track "[[Good Lovin' (The Young Rascals song)|Good Lovin']]{{-"}}
*1991: ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' soundtrack; tracks "[[Swinging on a Star]]" and "[[Side by Side (1927 song)|Side by Side]]", both duets with [[Danny Aiello]]
*2000: ''[[The Whole Nine Yards (film)|The Whole Nine Yards]]'' soundtrack; tracks "Tenth Avenue Tango"
*2001: ''Classic Bruce Willis: The Universal Masters Collection'' ([[Polygram Records|Polygram Int'l]], {{OCLC|71124889}})
*2003: ''[[Rugrats Go Wild]]'' soundtrack; "Big Bad Cat" with Chrissie Hynde and "[[Lust for Life (Iggy Pop song)|Lust for Life]]"
*2008: ''[[North Hollywood Shootout (album)|North Hollywood Shootout]]'', [[Blues Traveler]]; track "Free Willis (Ruminations from Behind Uncle Bob's Machine Shop)"

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Title
! rowspan="2" |Year
! colspan="10" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" |Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bruce Willis Chart History (Hot 100) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629003654/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US<br />AC]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bruce Willis Chart History (Adult Contemporary) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629003654/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br />R&B<br />/HH]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Bruce Willis Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=June 28, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629003654/https://www.billboard.com/artist/bruce-willis/chart-history/hsi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=340}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref>Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on March 7, 1987</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="fin">{{Cite web |title=Sisältää hitin - Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1960-2018: Artistit WIL - WÖY|url=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdQPfI4sD0OlrGmWEreYdte-_VeIeRZegs9QEKwmsnL5sgPOvyaaENo8rUW-UiHvyUinMCTCOtwW6IlGil3hj4xbLt9jaeFUboAXd9zUYCELvMSzJYKT_laHdmwD9IZB36Z6RT_ySfNaOh/s1600/wil+to+woy+2.jpg |access-date=May 25, 2025 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NL]]<br /><ref name="nl">{{Cite web |title= Bruce Willis in Dutch Charts |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruce+Willis |access-date=May 24, 2025 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[RIANZ|NZ]]<br /><ref name="nz">{{Cite web |title= Charts.nz - Bruce Willis: Discography |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruce+Willis |access-date=May 24, 2025 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="swe">{{Cite web |title=Swedish Charts - Bruce Willis: Discography |url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bruce+Willis |access-date=May 24, 2025 }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK singles chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":3" />
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Respect Yourself#Bruce Willis version|Respect Yourself]]"
|1986
|5
|22
|20
|57
|8
|20
|57
|26
|—
|7
| rowspan="5" |''The Return of Bruno''
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Under the Boardwalk#Chart history|Under the Boardwalk]]"
| rowspan="4" |1987
|59
|20
|72
|—
|—
|20
|14
|50
|20
|2
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Secret Agent Man (Johnny Rivers song)#Bruce Willis|Secret Agent Man]]"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|43
|-
! scope="row"| "Young Blood"
|68
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
! scope="row"| "Comin' Right Up"
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|73
|-
! scope="row"| "Save the Last Dance for Me"
| rowspan="2" |1989
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|29
|—
|—
|—
|80
| rowspan="2" |''If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger''
|-
! scope="row"| "Turn It Up (A Little Louder)"
|
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|-
|}

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{Main|Bruce Willis filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Bruce Willis}}

[[File:Bruce Willis Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|right|Willis's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame]]

[[File:Impronte di Bruce Willis al TCL Chinese Theatre - Los Angeles - USA - agosto 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Willis's hands and footprints at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]]]

Willis has won a variety of awards and has received various honors throughout his career in television and film.

* 1987: [[Golden Apple Award]]s honored with the Sour Apple.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000287/1987/1/|title=Golden Apple Awards (1987)|website=IMDb|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818031302/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000287/1987/1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 1994: [[Maxim magazine]] ranked his sex scene in ''[[Color of Night]]'' the No. 1 sex scene in film history<ref name="Top Sex Scenes of All-Time"/>
* 2000: [[American Cinematheque|American Cinematheque Gala Tribute]] honored Willis with the [[American Cinematheque Award]] for an extraordinary artist in the entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures.
* 2002: [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals|The Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award]] from Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals – given to performers who give a lasting and impressive contribution to the world of entertainment<ref name="People2">{{cite magazine|last=Silverman|first=Stephen M.|title=For Bruce Willis, Award Is a Drag |magazine=[[People (American magazine)|People]]|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623503,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001004738/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623503,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 1, 2007|date=February 12, 2002 |access-date=June 20, 2007}}</ref>
* 2002: Appointed as national spokesman for Children in Foster Care by President [[George W. Bush]];<ref name="WHouse">{{cite web|title=President, Mrs. Bush & Bruce Willis Announce Adoption Initiative |publisher=[[whitehouse.gov]] |url=https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/07/20020723-7.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020725130329/http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/07/20020723-7.html|archive-date=July 25, 2002|date=July 23, 2002|url-status=live |access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> Willis wrote online: "I saw Foster Care as a way for me to serve my country in a system by which shining a little bit of light could benefit a great deal by helping kids who were literally wards of the government."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://brucewillis.com/difference/ |title=Make a difference |date=2005 |publisher=BruceWillis.com |url-status=dead |access-date=February 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050203235929/http://brucewillis.com/difference/ |archive-date=February 3, 2005}}</ref>
* 2005: [[Golden Camera Award]] for Best International Actor by the [[Manaki Brothers Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000290/2005/1/|title=Golden Camera, Germany (2005)|website=IMDb|access-date=September 26, 2018|archive-date=August 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818031312/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000290/2005/1/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2006: Honored by [[France|French government]] for his contributions to the film industry; appointed an Officer of the French [[Order of Arts and Letters]] in a ceremony in Paris; the French Prime Minister stated, "This is France's way of paying tribute to an actor who epitomizes the strength of American cinema, the power of the emotions that he invites us to share on the world's screens and the sturdy personalities of his legendary characters."<ref name="IMDBnews2">{{cite web |title=''Internet Movie Database'' |work=Willis Receives French Honor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/news?year=2006 |date=January 12, 2006 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-date=August 18, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818070248/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000246/news?year=2006 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2006: Honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on October 16; located at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard and it was the 2,321st star awarded in its history; at the reception, he stated, "I used to come down here and look at these stars and I could never quite figure out what you were supposed to do to get one...time has passed and now here I am doing this, and I'm still excited. I'm still excited to be an actor."<ref name="WashPost">{{cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Willis Gets Hollywood Walk of Fame Star|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601073.html|date=October 17, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=April 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402071935/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601073.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2011: Inducted into the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]]<ref name=":5">{{cite web|url=http://njhalloffame.org/hall-of-famers/2011-inductees|title=New Jersey Hall of Fame – 2011 Inductees|date=April 9, 2014|publisher=New Jersey Hall of Fame|access-date=April 13, 2015|archive-date=April 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150421234456/http://njhalloffame.org/hall-of-famers/2011-inductees/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2013: Promoted to the dignity of Commander of the [[Order of Arts and Letters]] on February 11 by [[Minister of Culture (France)|French Minister of Culture]] [[Aurélie Filippetti]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zie.nl/video/achterklap/Hoge-Franse-onderscheiding-voor-Bruce-Willis/m1nz970fcfa1|title=Hoge Franse Onderscheiding Voor Bruce Willis – Achterklap – Video|language=nl|publisher=Zie.nl|access-date=August 11, 2013|archive-date=November 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103184154/http://www.zie.nl/video/achterklap/Hoge-Franse-onderscheiding-voor-Bruce-Willis/m1nz970fcfa1|url-status=live}}</ref>
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== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons}}
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* [https://texasarchive.org/2016_04017 Bruce Willis interview with KVUE in 1988 about Die Hard] from [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]

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