Bruce Willis - David Addison
Bruce Willis was not born in the USA as you might have thought but in born in Ider-Oberstein, West Germany, as Walter Wiliis, to American parents in March 19, 1955. He was brought up in New Jersey. After completing his education he moved to New York and with so many aspiring actors waited table. Afetr appearing in a number of off broadway productions he landed the role of Bruce addison in the romantic comedy and detective drama Moonlighting in 1985. The show ran until 1989 by which time Willis was established as a leading man.
He launched his movie career as John Mclane in Die Hard a movie and then franchise which went on to make millions for the studio and Willis.
TV shows in which Willis has appeared: Miami Vice, The Twilight Zone, Moonlighting, Bruno the Kid, Mad About You, Ally McBeal, Friends, True West, and That 70's Show.
Feature filmography: The Verdict, A Guru Comes, Blind Date, The Return of Bruno Sunset, Die Hard, That's Adequate In Country, Look Who's Talking, Die Hard 2 Look Who's Talking Too, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Mortal Thoughts, Hudson Hawk, Billy Bathgate, The Last Boy Scout, The Player, Death Becomes Her, National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, Striking Distance, North, Color of Night, Pulp Fiction, Nobody's Foo,l Die Hard With a Vengeance, Our Rooms, Twelve Monkeys, Last Man Standing, Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, TheFifth Element, The Jackal, Mercury Rising, Armageddon,The Siege, Apocalypse, Franky Goes to Hollywood, Breakfast of Champions, The Sixth Sense, The Story of Us, The Whole Nine Yards, The Kid Russell, Unbreakable, Bandits, Hart's War, Grand Champion, Tears of the Sun, Rugrats, Go Wild!, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Whole Ten Yards, Ocean's Twelve, Hostage, Sin City, Alpha Dog, 16 Blocks, Fast Food Nation, Lucky Number Slevin, Over The Hedge, The Astronaut Farmer, Perfect Stranger, Grindhouse, Nancy Drew, Live Free or Die Hard, What Just Happened, The Lost Eagles Commandor, Assassination of a High School President, The Surrogates, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.
In addition to his success Willis has also loved music all his life and has enjoyed some success with a number of recordings and live performances and even released an album on the Motown label.
Willis' personal life has been lived in public, his marriage to superstar actress Demi Moore in 1987 made tabloid headlines for years and finally ended in divorce in 2000 they have three children Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. He is presently single but said to be searching for a bride.
Willis won an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Moonlighting but so far an Academy Award has eluded him for his incredibly popular and critically acclaimed film work.