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Trivia
Birth name: Walter Bruce Willis
Date of birth: 19 March 1955
Place of birth: Idar-Oberstein, West Germany
Nickname: Bruno
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Spouse: Demi
Moore, (21 November 1987 - 18 October 2000) (divorced) 3 children.
Was high school student council president.
His recording of "Respect
Yourself" reached #5 in January of 1987.
Bruce and Demi announce they are ending
their marriage of eleven years. No reasons given. [24 June 1998]
Ranked #22 in Empire (UK) magazine's
"The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
Has three daughters with Moore: Rumer Willis
(b. 1988), 'Scout Larue Willis' (b. 1991) and Tallulah Belle Willis (b.
1994).
His mother Marlene was born in Kassel,
Germany.
Appeared on "Late Show with David
Letterman" (1993) to advertise for Demi
Moore's Striptease (1996) by doing his own undressing act. [1996]
As a young man his personality was very much
like that of the character that he portrayed on "Moonlighting"
(1985). He was always getting into trouble because of this and was
bodily ejected from parties by the hosts for being obnoxious.
Has been very vocal in his support of almost
every major Republican candidate in recent history except Bob Dole. He
felt that presidential candidate Dole was out of line in his attacks on Demi
Moore and her part in the movie Striptease (1996).
Was the first actor to ever "act"
in a video game. No one before has ever done voice work along with
having their movements digitally added to the game.
Stated he will no longer be doing violent
action or "save-the-world" movies. [2001]
Wears his watch upside down with the face on
the inside of his hand. This is also visible in many movies he's done
(Die Hard with a Vengeance , -Mercury Rising , etc.) where they haven't
requested him to flip it over.
Memorial Day weekend, 1987: Was arrested
after reportedly disturbing the peace and assaulting a police officer
who was called to quiet a raucous party at his home. The charges were
dropped after Willis agreed to apologize to his neighbors.
According to friends, he had a terrible
stammer as a child.
Younger brother Robert died of pancreatic
cancer at the age of 42. [2001]
Was originally cast as Terry Benedict in
Ocean's Eleven (2001) but dropped out.
Attended Montclair State University in
Montclair, New Jersey.
Set a new benchmark for actors' salaries
when he was paid $5 million for Die Hard (1988) in 1988. Eight years
later, his wife, Demi
Moore, set a benchmark of 12 million with Striptease (1996).
His ineptness as a waiter forced him to
become a bartender.
Was named Man of the Year by Harvard
University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. [February 2002]
Was born on a military base in Germany.
Was president of a drama club at school.
Worked in a chemical factory before going to
college.
He filled in as a last-minute host for David
Letterman on February 26, 2003, a show he was supposed to be the guest
for. It was Letterman's first "sick day" in 20 years (other
than his time off for heart surgery).
Ranked #3 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office
Stars of the 1990s (2003)
Lives in Hailey, Idaho, where he owns The
Mint bar and the Liberty Theater. He also owns the old Hailey Drug
Store, but the building has been vacant and unused since the early 90s.
The scar on his right shoulder is from
surgery due to complications from a broken arm when he was 17.
Has been in 7 movies with numbers in the
title: First Deadly Sin, The (1980) , Twelve Monkeys (1995), Four Rooms
(1995), The Fifth Element (1997), The Sixth Sense (1999), The Whole Nine
Yards (2000) and The Whole Ten Yards (2004).
Personally recommended Bonnie Bedelia for
the role of his estranged wife in Die Hard (1988).
He is the hero of singer Nick Lachey.
Producers chose him for the role of John
McClane in the "Die Hard" films because they felt he added a
warmth and a sense of humor to an otherwise humorless character.
He ad-libbed many of John McClane's
one-liners in the "Die Hard" films.
Graduate of Penns Grove High School, Penns
Grove, New Jersey. Class of 1973 who voted him "Most School
Spirit."
He was the only celebrity that attended Julia
Roberts' wedding to 'Danny Moder'.
Recommended Michael Clarke Duncan to play
the part of John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999).
20 October 2004 - Sued Revolution Studios
for unspecified damages related to a blow to his forehead that he
received during "ultra hazardous activity" involved in the
filming of Tears of the Sun (2003) . He claims that it has caused him
extreme mental, physical and emotional pain & suffering.
Attended the Stella Adler Conservatory /
Theatre program in New York City for three years.
Plays the harmonica.
France made him an officer in Order of Arts
and Letters (April 2005). "France pays homage to an actor who
represents the force of American cinema and the power of emotions that
he invites us to share on screens throughout the world", Culture
Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said. "I'm nervous. Bonjour
Paris," he replied.
After dating Brooke Burns for ten months and
finally being engaged to her they decided to split because of the
difficulties with maintaining a long-distance relationship. (2 June
2004)
Was chosen to play John McClane in Die Hard
(1988) because the producers felt he brought warmth and humor to an
otherwise cold and humorless character.
He has been special ambassador of his birth
town Idar-Oberstein since his 50th birthday.
Was a guest at Demi
Moore's and Ashton Kutcher's wedding.
8 directors cast him twice in their films:
Blake Edwards, Amy Heckerling, Rob Reiner, Robert Benton, John McTiernan,
Alan Rudolph, M. Night Shyamalan and Quentin
Tarantino.
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