Willis lahir di Idar-Oberstein, Jerman Barat. Ayahnya, David Willis, adalah seorang tentara Amerika. Ibunya, Marlene K., adalah seorang Jerman, di Kaufungen, dekat Kassel.
Willis adalah yang tertua dari empat anak:. Ia memiliki saudara, Florence, dan seorang saudara, David. Saudaranya Robert meninggal karena kanker pankreas pada tahun 2001, berusia 42.
Willis adalah yang tertua dari empat anak:. Ia memiliki saudara, Florence, dan seorang saudara, David. Saudaranya Robert meninggal karena kanker pankreas pada tahun 2001, berusia 42.
Setelah keluar dari militer pada tahun 1957, ayah Willis membawa keluarganya kembali ke Carneys Point, New Jersey. Ibunya bekerja di bank dan ayahnya bekerja kembali sebagai tukang las setelah keluar dari militer, menguasai mekanik, dan pekerja pabrik.
Willis bersekolah di Penns Grove High School di kota kelahirannya, di mana ia mengalami masalah dengan gagap.
Willis bersekolah di Penns Grove High School di kota kelahirannya, di mana ia mengalami masalah dengan gagap.
Dia dijuluki Buck-Buck oleh teman sekolahnya. Menemukan mudah untuk mengekspresikan dirinya di panggung dan kehilangan gagap dalam proses, Willis mulai tampil di panggung dan SMA kegiatan yang ditandai dengan hal-hal seperti klub drama dan presiden dewan siswa.
Setelah SMA, Willis mengambil pekerjaan sebagai penjaga keamanan di Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir Salem dan juga kru kerja angkut di Chambers DuPont Works pabrik di Deepwater, New Jersey.
Setelah bekerja sebagai detektif swasta (peran dia akan bermain di serial televisi Moonlighting serta dalam, film 1991, Willis kembali ke akting. Dia terdaftar dalam program drama di Montclair State University, di mana ia berperan dalam produksi kelas Cat pada Hot Tin Roof.
Willis meninggalkan sekolah di tahun pertama dan pindah ke New York City, di mana pada awal tahun 1980 ia bekerja sebagai bartender di Kamikaze seni 19th Street bar Barat.
Willis meninggalkan New York City dan menuju ke California untuk audisi untuk acara beberapa televisi. Pada tahun 1984, ia muncul dalam sebuah episode dari serial TV Miami Vice, berjudul "No Exit". Pada tahun 1985, ia adalah aktor tamu di episode pertama dari The Twilight Zone (1985 serial TV).
1980 The First Deadly Sin Man Entering Diner Uncredited
1980 A Guru Comes Extra TV film; uncredited
1982 The Verdict Courtroom Observer Uncredited
1987 Blind Date Walter Davis
1988 The Return of Bruno Bruno Radolini TV film
1988 Sunset Tom Mix Also co-executive producer
1988 Die Hard John McClane
1989 In Country Emmett Smith Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1989 Look Who's Talking Mikey (voice)
1989 That's Adequate Himself Mockumentary
1990 Die Hard 2 John McClane
1990 Look Who's Talking Too Mikey (voice)
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Peter Fallow
1991 Mortal Thoughts James Urbanski
1991 Hudson Hawk Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins Also screenwriter
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1991 Billy Bathgate Bo Weinberg
1991 The Last Boy Scout Joseph Cornelius 'Joe' Hallenbeck Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Damon Wayans)
1992 The Player Himself
1992 Death Becomes Her Dr. Ernest Menville Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 John McClane Uncredited
1993 Striking Distance Tom 'Tommy' Hardy
1994 North Narrator/Guardian Angel Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1994 Color of Night Dr. Bill Capa Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1994 Pulp Fiction Butch Coolidge Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
1994 Nobody's Fool Carl Roebuck Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance John McClane
1995 UnNormal Jack Richerd
1995 Four Rooms Leo Uncredited
1995 12 Monkeys James Cole Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1996 Last Man Standing John Smith
1996 Beavis and Butt-head Do America Muddy Grimes (voice)
1997 The Fifth Element Korben Dallas
1997 The Jackal The Jackal Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
1998 Mercury Rising Art Jeffries Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1998 Armageddon Harry S. Stamper Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1998 The Siege Major General William Devereaux Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1999 Breakfast of Champions Dwayne Hoover
1999 Franky Goes to Hollywood Himself Short
1999 The Sixth Sense Dr. Malcolm Crowe Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Haley Joel Osment)
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1999 The Story of Us Ben Jordan
2000 The Whole Nine Yards Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski
2000 Disney's The Kid Russell 'Russ' Duritz
2000 Unbreakable David Dunn Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
2001 Bandits Joe Blake
2002 Hart's War Col. William A. McNamara
2002 Grand Champion Mr. Blandford
2003 Tears of the Sun Lieutenant A.K. Waters
2003 Rugrats Go Wild Spike (voice)
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle William Rose Bailey Uncredited
2004 The Whole Ten Yards Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski
2004 Ocean's Twelve Himself Cameo appearance
2005 Hostage Jeff Talley Also producer
2005 Sin City John Hartigan Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2006 Alpha Dog Sonny Truelove
2006 16 Blocks Jack Mosley Also producer
2006 Fast Food Nation Harry Rydell
2006 Lucky Number Slevin Mr. Goodkat
2006 Over The Hedge RJ (voice)
2007 The Astronaut Farmer Colonel Doug Masterson Uncredited
2007 Perfect Stranger Harrison Hill
2007 Grindhouse: Planet Terror Lt. Muldoon
2007 Nancy Drew Himself Uncredited
2007 Live Free or Die Hard John McClane Also producer
2008 What Just Happened Himself
2008 Assassination of a High School President Principal Kirkpatrick
2009 Surrogates Agent Tom Greer
2010 Cop Out Jimmy Monroe
2010 The Expendables Mr. Church
2010 RED Frank Moses
2011 Set Up Jack Biggs
2011 Catch .44 Mel
2012 Moonrise Kingdom Captain Sharp Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting
Nominated – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast (2nd place)
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
Nominated – Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble (2nd place)
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2012 Lay the Favorite Dink Heimowitz
2012 The Expendables 2 Mr. Church
2012 The Cold Light of Day Martin
2012 Looper Older Joe
2012 Fire with Fire Mike Cella
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard John McClane
2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation General Joseph Colton
2013 RED 2 Frank Moses Filming
2013 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For John Hartigan Filming
2014 Expendables 3 Mr. Church Filming
Judul Televisi Yang Dibintanginya
1984 Miami Vice Tony Amato Episode: "No Exit"
1985 The Twilight Zone Peter Novins Episode: "Shatterday"
1985–1989 Moonlighting David Addison Jr. Lead Role
Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1987)
Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1986)
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1986, 1988)
1987 Roseanne Himself Episode: "Dear Mom and Dad"
1996 Bruno the Kid Bruno the Kid Voice only
1997 Mad About You Himself Episode: "The Birth Part 2"
1999 Ally McBeal Dr. Nickle Episode: "Love Unlimited"
2000 Friends Paul Stevens 3 episodes
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series
2002 True West Lee Television film
2005 That '70s Show Vic Episode: "Misfire"
2013 Top Gear Car Tester Series 19 Episode 4
Sebagai Assisten Produser Film
2002 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Producer
2007 The Hip Hop Project Executive producer
Setelah SMA, Willis mengambil pekerjaan sebagai penjaga keamanan di Pembangkit Listrik Tenaga Nuklir Salem dan juga kru kerja angkut di Chambers DuPont Works pabrik di Deepwater, New Jersey.
Setelah bekerja sebagai detektif swasta (peran dia akan bermain di serial televisi Moonlighting serta dalam, film 1991, Willis kembali ke akting. Dia terdaftar dalam program drama di Montclair State University, di mana ia berperan dalam produksi kelas Cat pada Hot Tin Roof.
Willis meninggalkan New York City dan menuju ke California untuk audisi untuk acara beberapa televisi. Pada tahun 1984, ia muncul dalam sebuah episode dari serial TV Miami Vice, berjudul "No Exit". Pada tahun 1985, ia adalah aktor tamu di episode pertama dari The Twilight Zone (1985 serial TV).
Data Pribadi Lengkap
Nama Walter Bruce Willis
Lahir 19 Maret 1955, Idar-Oberstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Jerman Barat
Nama lain W.B. Willis, Walter Willis
Pendidikan Penns Grove Tinggi Sekolah
Almamater Montclair State University
Pekerjaan Aktor, produser, musisi
Pasangan
(s) Demi Moore (1987-2000)
Emma Heming (2009-sekarang)
Anak 4
Judul Film Yang Dibintanginya
1980 The First Deadly Sin Man Entering Diner Uncredited
1982 The Verdict Courtroom Observer Uncredited
1987 Blind Date Walter Davis
1988 The Return of Bruno Bruno Radolini TV film
1988 Sunset Tom Mix Also co-executive producer
1988 Die Hard John McClane
1989 In Country Emmett Smith Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1989 Look Who's Talking Mikey (voice)
1989 That's Adequate Himself Mockumentary
1990 Die Hard 2 John McClane
1990 Look Who's Talking Too Mikey (voice)
1990 The Bonfire of the Vanities Peter Fallow
1991 Mortal Thoughts James Urbanski
1991 Hudson Hawk Eddie 'Hudson Hawk' Hawkins Also screenwriter
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1991 Billy Bathgate Bo Weinberg
1991 The Last Boy Scout Joseph Cornelius 'Joe' Hallenbeck Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Damon Wayans)
1992 The Player Himself
1992 Death Becomes Her Dr. Ernest Menville Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1993 Loaded Weapon 1 John McClane Uncredited
1993 Striking Distance Tom 'Tommy' Hardy
1994 North Narrator/Guardian Angel Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1994 Color of Night Dr. Bill Capa Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1994 Pulp Fiction Butch Coolidge Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
1994 Nobody's Fool Carl Roebuck Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor
1995 Die Hard with a Vengeance John McClane
1995 UnNormal Jack Richerd
1995 Four Rooms Leo Uncredited
1995 12 Monkeys James Cole Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1996 Last Man Standing John Smith
1996 Beavis and Butt-head Do America Muddy Grimes (voice)
1997 The Fifth Element Korben Dallas
1997 The Jackal The Jackal Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
1998 Mercury Rising Art Jeffries Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1998 Armageddon Harry S. Stamper Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1998 The Siege Major General William Devereaux Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Suspense
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1999 Breakfast of Champions Dwayne Hoover
1999 Franky Goes to Hollywood Himself Short
1999 The Sixth Sense Dr. Malcolm Crowe Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (shared with Haley Joel Osment)
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor
1999 The Story of Us Ben Jordan
2000 The Whole Nine Yards Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski
2000 Disney's The Kid Russell 'Russ' Duritz
2000 Unbreakable David Dunn Nominated – Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Suspense
2001 Bandits Joe Blake
2002 Hart's War Col. William A. McNamara
2002 Grand Champion Mr. Blandford
2003 Tears of the Sun Lieutenant A.K. Waters
2003 Rugrats Go Wild Spike (voice)
2003 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle William Rose Bailey Uncredited
2004 The Whole Ten Yards Jimmy "The Tulip" Tudeski
2004 Ocean's Twelve Himself Cameo appearance
2005 Hostage Jeff Talley Also producer
2005 Sin City John Hartigan Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
2006 Alpha Dog Sonny Truelove
2006 16 Blocks Jack Mosley Also producer
2006 Fast Food Nation Harry Rydell
2006 Lucky Number Slevin Mr. Goodkat
2006 Over The Hedge RJ (voice)
2007 The Astronaut Farmer Colonel Doug Masterson Uncredited
2007 Perfect Stranger Harrison Hill
2007 Grindhouse: Planet Terror Lt. Muldoon
2007 Nancy Drew Himself Uncredited
2007 Live Free or Die Hard John McClane Also producer
2008 What Just Happened Himself
2008 Assassination of a High School President Principal Kirkpatrick
2009 Surrogates Agent Tom Greer
2010 Cop Out Jimmy Monroe
2010 The Expendables Mr. Church
2010 RED Frank Moses
2011 Set Up Jack Biggs
2011 Catch .44 Mel
2012 Moonrise Kingdom Captain Sharp Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Ensemble Acting
Nominated – Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble Cast (2nd place)
Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Chlotrudis Award for Best Cast
Nominated – Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance
Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
Nominated – Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble (2nd place)
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Ensemble
2012 Lay the Favorite Dink Heimowitz
2012 The Expendables 2 Mr. Church
2012 The Cold Light of Day Martin
2012 Looper Older Joe
2012 Fire with Fire Mike Cella
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard John McClane
2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation General Joseph Colton
2013 RED 2 Frank Moses Filming
2013 Sin City: A Dame to Kill For John Hartigan Filming
2014 Expendables 3 Mr. Church Filming
1984 Miami Vice Tony Amato Episode: "No Exit"
1985 The Twilight Zone Peter Novins Episode: "Shatterday"
1985–1989 Moonlighting David Addison Jr. Lead Role
Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1987)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1987)
Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (1986)
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy (1986, 1988)
1987 Roseanne Himself Episode: "Dear Mom and Dad"
1996 Bruno the Kid Bruno the Kid Voice only
1997 Mad About You Himself Episode: "The Birth Part 2"
1999 Ally McBeal Dr. Nickle Episode: "Love Unlimited"
2000 Friends Paul Stevens 3 episodes
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series
2002 True West Lee Television film
2005 That '70s Show Vic Episode: "Misfire"
2013 Top Gear Car Tester Series 19 Episode 4
Sebagai Assisten Produser Film
2002 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Producer
2007 The Hip Hop Project Executive producer
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