BRUCE WILLIS - DIE HARD / DIAGNOSED WITH APHASIA

Walter Bruce Willis was born in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, on March 19, 1955. His mother, Marlene, was German, from Kassel and his father, David Willis, was an American soldier
He is a retired American actor whose career began on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s, gaining widespread recognition as an action hero after his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988-2013) and other roles
His other credits include The Last Boy Scout (1991), Last Man Standing (1996), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Hart's War (2002), Tears of the Sun (2003), Hostage (2005)
His acting role models are Gary Cooper, Robert De Niro, Steve McQueen, and John Wayne. He is left-handed
Having acquired major personal success and pop culture influence playing John McClane in Die Hard, he reprised his role in the sequels Die Hard 2 (1990) and Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
These first three installments in the Die Hard series grossed over US$700 million internationally and propelled Willis to the first rank of Hollywood action stars
In 2010, he appeared in a cameo with former Planet Hollywood co-owners and '80s action stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film The Expendables
He reprised his most famous role, John McClane, for a fifth time, starring in A Good Day to Die Hard, which was released on February 14, 2013
Those working with him noted that he appeared confused, did not understand why he was there and had to be fed lines through an earpiece
Days before he was scheduled to arrive on set for one film, Out of Death, the screenwriter was instructed to reduce his role and abbreviate his dialogue
On March 30, 2022, his family announced that he was retiring as he had been diagnosed with aphasia, a disorder that damages the area of the brain that controls language expression and comprehension
At the time of his retirement, he had completed eight films awaiting release in 2022 and 2023