Bruce Willis

After completing high school Bruce Willis took up menial jobs being a security guard at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and as a private investigator. He was seeking a job and finally, he got a chance to perform in the off-Broadway production ‘Heaven and Earth in 1977.  After that, he started to perform stage appearances and played the lead role in ‘Bullpen’.

So he began to perform various other stage performances and was seen playing the role of David Addison in the television series ‘Moonlighting’. He was able to perform in this drama beating 3000 other contenders. The series ran from 1985 to 1989 and it was the main reason that made Willis a star.

After that, Bruce Willis started to come out debuting in various movies. In 1987  he was seen in a romantic comedy film named ‘Blind Date’ and started his acting career. In the movie ‘Die Hard’ in 1988, he played the police officer John McClane and was able to make his career so strong as his role as an action hero was loved by all. He played the role of John McClane in the 1990 movie ‘Die Hard 2’.

The film was so hit and received great success. But there is not always success in every star’s life and so with Willis. His few movies go out in flops in the early 1990s including ‘The Bonfire of the Vanity (1990), ‘Hudson Hawk’ (1991), and ‘Color of Night’ (1994).

But it was again in the rising form with the comeback of black comedy and crime film ‘Pulp Fiction’ in 1994.  He was also seen playing in ‘Armageddon’ which was released in 1998. The film was so hit and became the highest-grossing film of the year.

After that Bruce Willis got a different project and acted in different films of which the major ones were ‘Unbreakable’ (2000), ‘Hostage’ (2005), ‘Live Free or Die Hard (2007), and ‘Surrogates’ (2009). Likewise, his movie also includes ‘The Moonrise Kingdom’ (2012), ‘A Good Day to Die Hard (2013), and ‘RED 2’ (2013).

Then he also started to host different shows and hosted Saturday Night Live with Katy Perry as a musical guest on October 12, 2013. Willis will star in the movie adaptation of the video game Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, named Kane & Lynch.

Lifetime Achievements and Awards

Bruce Willis’s work is appreciated by all and he is one of the greatest actors. He has won a variety of awards up to now. Likewise, he has received various honors throughout his career in television and film.

In 1986/87: Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for Moonlighting
1994: Maxim magazine ranked his sex scene in Color of Night the No. 1 sex scene in film history
1998: Golden Raspberry Award (Worst Actor) for Armageddon, Mercury Rising, and The Siege
1998: Blockbuster Entertainment Award
2000: Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and the People’s Choice Award
2000:  Awarded for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Friends
2002: The Hasty Pudding Man of the Year award
2002: Selected as a national spokesman for Children in Foster Care by President George W. Bush
2006: Honored by the French government for his contributions to the film industry
2006: Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 16
2011: Inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame
2013: Promoted by French Minister of Culture Aurélie Filippetti