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
Kelly Willis as Willis’s response to her history with MCA, and was uniformly praised by critics, becoming a hit for Willis. Willis was also a judge for the 2nd annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. In 2003, Willis and Bruce Robison, her husband and fellow country musician, released the record "Happy Holidays", a cover album of Christmas songs. Starting in 2005, Willis and Robison appeared in television and radio commercials for the anti-allergy product Claritin. In Fall 2007, Willis released "Translated From Love". It was recorded at Robison's studio, Premium Recording Services, in Austin, TX. and produced by Chuck