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Bruce Willis’s birthplace was in the town of Aider Oberstein, which is part of Rhineland-Palatinate in western Germany, on March 19, 1955. His father is Mr. David Willis, a soldier from America, and his mother is a German woman named Marilyn who works at a bank.
His siblings are Robert and Florence. Moving with his family to live in the US state of New Jersey in his second year, he attended Pines Grove High School after his father finished military service in 1957, where he participated in the school theatre there. In 1972, his parents got divorced. He began working as a security guard at a nuclear power plant after graduating high school and then transitioned to working as a waiter.
| Real Name/Full Name | Walter Bruce Willis |
| Date Of Birth | March 19, 1955 |
| Age | 69 years old |
| Birthplace | Idar-Oberstein, West Germany |
| Nationality | United States |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Height | 6 feet 0 inch |
| Weight | 92 kg |
| Children | Rumer Willis, Scout LaRue Willis, Tallulah Belle Willis, Mabel Ray Willis and Evelyn Penn Willis. |
| Siblings | Florence, Robert (deceased) and David |
| Profession | Actor, producer |
| Net worth | $250 million |
Career
Bruce Willis burst onto the American entertainment scene as the glib, smart-alecky detective David Addison Jr. opposite Cybill Shepherd’s Maddie Haynes in ABC’s Moonlighting, a show that helped launch the dramedy genre.
When he wasn’t cracking wise, Willis played many other memorable roles in films that included
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Billy Bathgate (1991) Color of Night (1994)
12 Monkeys (1995),
The Fifth Element (1997),
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Story of Us (1999),
Looper (2012)
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
In 1988, Willis played the role of western star Tom Mix in Blake Edwards’ Sunset, his first credited performance. His last was in Assassin in 2023.
Also along the way, Willis played opposite some of Hollywood’s biggest leading ladies, including Kim Basinger (Blind Date, 1987)
Melanie Griffith (The Bonfire of the Vanities), Demi Moore (Mortal Thoughts, 1991)
Andie MacDowell (Hudson Hawk, 1991)
Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn (Death Becomes Her, 1992)
Madeline Stowe (12 Monkeys)
Toni Collette (The Sixth Sense), Michelle Pfeiffer (The Story of Us)
Cate Blanchett (Bandits, 2001)
Monica Bellucci (Tears of the Sun, 2003)
Jessica Alba (Sin City, 2005)
Helen Mirren (Red, 2010; Red 2, 2013) and Emily Blunt (Looper).
Net Worth
Bruce Willis, an actor, producer, and musician, has a net worth of $250 million and was previously employed by America. Bruce Willis was consistently paid the highest amount of money as a leading man in Hollywood during his career. During his time as a film actor between the late 1980s and his retirement, he earned a total of hundreds of millions of dollars in film salaries alone.
