Bruce Willis Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and singer. Born to a German mother and American father in Idar-Oberstein, Germany, he moved to the United States with his family in 1957. His career began on the Off-Broadway stage in the 1970s. He later achieved fame with his leading role on the hit television series "Moonlighting" (1985–89). He has since appeared in over 70 films and is widely regarded as an "action hero" due to his portrayal of John McClane in the "Die Hard" franchise (1988–2013), and other such roles. His credits also include
Bruce Willis consider to be freedom." In 1996, Roger Director, a writer and producer from "Moonlighting", wrote a roman à clef on Willis titled "A Place to Fall". Cybill Shepherd wrote in her 2000 autobiography, "Cybill Disobedience", that Willis became angry at Director when he read the book and discovered the character had been written as a "neurotic, petulant actor." In 1998, Willis participated in "Apocalypse", a PlayStation video game. The game was originally announced to feature Willis as a sidekick, not as the main character. The company reworked the game using Willis's likeness and voice and changed the game to use