Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955 in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His mother was German and his father was an American soldier stationed in Germany. His first major film role was the 1987 movie Blind Date starring Kim Basinger. Willis acting career skyrocketed after his performance as John McClane in the action film Die Hard.
Willis married actress Demi Moore in 1987. They had three children together but divorced in 2000. He has starred in several successful films like Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense and Twelve Monkeys. During his career, it is estimated that Willis' movies have grossed nearly $3 billion at the box office.
Did you know…
- He is the lead singer of his own rock band
- He bought 12,000 boxes of "Girl Guide" from his daughter to send to troops to Afghanistan
- He was his high school student council president
- He offered a $1 million reward for the capture of Saddam Hussein
- He and Linda Fiorentino worked as bartenders at the Kamikaze Club in NYC in the early 1980's
- He appeared in the first series of Levis 501 Blues commercials in 1986
