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Bruce Willis

American actor (born 1955)
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Bruce Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein and holds United States citizenship[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. He attended Penns Grove High School and Montclair State University, and his religion is Lutheranism. His occupations include television actor, film actor, singer, actor, voice actor, and executive producer[1].

He has been married twice, to Demi Moore from 1987 to 2000 and to Emma Heming Willis from 2009 to the present. His awards include the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, among two others[11][12][13][14][15][16].

Key Facts

  • Spouse: Emma Heming Willis[9]
  • Child: Rumer Willis[10], Scout Willis[11], Tallulah Willis[12]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[13]
  • Native language: English[14]
  • Occupation: film producer[15], screenwriter[16], singer[17], musician[18], writer[19]
  • Educated at: Montclair State University[20], Penns Grove High School[21]
  • Notable work: Die Hard[22], Pulp Fiction[23], The Fifth Element[24], Armageddon[25], The Sixth Sense[26], Moonlighting[27]
  • Award received: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[28], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[29], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay[30], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[31], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[32], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[33], Officer of Arts and Letters[34], New Jersey Hall of Fame[35]
  • Sex or gender: male[36]
  • Record label: Motown[37]
  • Commons category: Bruce Willis[38]
  • Residence: Los Angeles[39], New Jersey[40]
  • Handedness: left-handedness[41]
  • Family name: Willis[42]
  • Given name: Walter[43], Bruce[44]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bruce Willis[45]
  • Medical condition: aphasia[46], frontotemporal dementia[47], stuttering[48]
  • Filmography: Bruce Willis filmography[49]
  • Instrument: voice[50]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[51]

  • Country: US[52]

  • Began / founded: 1955-03-19[53]

  • Community tags: actor, film producer, singer[54]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a60fa7b7-ec5c-4c0a-bec2-f1e2ae8eb4f3[55]

Why It Matters

Bruce Willis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

Where was Bruce Willis born?

Bruce Willis's place of birth was Idar-Oberstein[2].

Who was Bruce Willis married to?

Bruce Willis's spouses include Emma Heming Willis[9].

What did Bruce Willis do for work?

Bruce Willis worked as a television actor[3], film actor[4], actor[5], voice actor[6], and executive producer[7].

Where did Bruce Willis go to school?

Bruce Willis was educated at Montclair State University[20] and Penns Grove High School[21].

What awards did Bruce Willis receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[28], Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy[29], Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay[30], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series[31].

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  34. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  45. [46] ↑ . bbc.co.uk. bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . people.com. people.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. Retrieved . ansa.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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