John McClane John McClane John McClane is the main protagonist of the "Die Hard" film series. He is portrayed by Bruce Willis. He is known for his sardonic one-liners, including the famous catchphrase "Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker". John McClane was originally based on the fictional character Detective Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp's bestselling novel, "Nothing Lasts Forever". Other aspects are derived from Frank Malone from Walter Wager's novel "58 Minutes" (adapted as "Die Hard 2"). "Die Hard" villain Hans Gruber describes him as "just another American... who thinks he's John Wayne," to which McClane replies that he "was always partial to Roy Rogers." He
John Bruce (decorator) John Bruce (decorator) John Bruce is an interior designer best known for his many appearances on the Learning Channel home renovation TV series "While You Were Out". Bruce appeared in the first season and stayed with the show until the very end - he was the featured designer in the final episode. He was known for bringing an arty sensibility to people's homes - creating furniture based on an exquisite corpse design, for instance. While his designs were often much more avant garde than the homeowners would normally be comfortable with, at the end of the show they were almost