Bruce Willis the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Walter Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in the town of Idar-Oberstein, West Germany. His father, David Willis, was an American soldier. His mother, Marlene, was German, born in Kassel. Willis is the oldest of four children with a sister named Florence and two brothers, Robert (deceased) and David. After being discharged from the military in 1957, Willis's father took his family back to Carneys Point Township, New Jersey. Willis has described himself as having come from a "long line of blue collar people". His mother worked in a bank and
Bruce Willis to compete with myself, which is what I do in "Die Hard". I try to improve my work every time." On October 12, 2013, Willis hosted "Saturday Night Live" with Katy Perry as a musical guest. Willis will star in the movie adaptation of the video game "", named "Kane & Lynch". In 2015, Willis made his Broadway debut in William Goldman's adaptation of Stephen King's novel "Misery" opposite Laurie Metcalf at the Broadhurst Theatre. In 2018, it was announced that Willis would be the next to be roasted by Comedy Central. Films featuring Willis have grossed between US$2.64 billion