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An actor, producer and musician known for his [[Rated "M" for Manly|Manliness]].
 
Seriously, '''Bruce Willis''' was once known for his work in comedy, such as in the popular comedy/drama/mystery series ''[[Moonlighting]]''. During the show's run, Willis was also hired to do wine cooler commercials, no doubt making people go [[Hey, ItsIt's That Guy!|"Hey, it's that guy!"]]
 
His big break came when he played a resourceful, smoking, [[Deadpan Snarker|snarky]] NYPD officer named John McClane in the thriller ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]''. People were at first surprised and skeptical when they heard of his casting, since he was mostly known as a funny guy, as well as that annoying guy from those wine cooler commercials. Playing McClane with a mix of humor and sympathy and performing most of his own stunts, Willis proved he had the chops as a serious action star, and ''Die Hard'' was a hit that jump-started a blockbuster franchise.
 
Before and following his success on ''Die Hard'', Willis was a mildy successful pop singer for a brief period of time, most notably under the persona of Bruno (no, not ''[[Bruno|that]]'' persona).
 
Since ''Die Hard'', Willis has had a healthy film career, alternating between action, comedy, and even straight-up drama. In many of his action movies, Willis is the king of the heroic comeback, and usually has one scene where the bad guys [[No -Holds -Barred Beatdown|work him over badly]], only for him to come back in the final reel and win out. This was perhaps best codified in 1994's ''[[Pulp Fiction]]'' in which he plays a down and out boxer who bets the money he took to take a fall on himself and earns himself a very bizarre day, only to come through in the end and ride off into the future on a chopper with his girl by his side. It's also worth noting that the ending of Bruce's story arc is also technically the end of the movie itself, at least as far as the strict continuity of events is concerned.
 
He also co-founded the Planet Hollywood restaurant alongside fellow action movie titans [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] and [[Sylvester Stallone]]. Appropriately, all three shared the big screen for the first time (although Willis will just [[The Cameo|cameo]]) in 2010's ''[[The Expendables]]''.
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A frequent collaborator with [[Quentin Tarantino]].
 
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=== Notable Roles:[[Film]] ===
* John McClane in ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'' (1988), ''Die Hard 2'' (1990), ''Die Hard With A Vengeance'' (1995), and ''Live Free Or Die Hard'' (2007)▼
==== [[Film]] ====
▲* John McClane in ''[[Die Hard (Film)|Die Hard]]'' (1988), ''Die Hard 2'' (1990), ''Die Hard With A Vengeance'' (1995), and ''Live Free Or Die Hard'' (2007)
** Willis also plays this character in a cameo at ''[[Loaded Weapon 1|National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1]]'' (1993)
* Tom Mix in ''[[Sunset (Film)|Sunset]]'' (1988)
* The voice of baby Mikey in ''[[Look Whos Talking|Look Who's Talking]]'' (1989) and ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990)
* Peter Fallow in ''[[The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' (1990)
* Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins (and co-writer) in ''[[Hudson Hawk]]'' (1991)
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* North's guardian angel (complete with... a bunny suit? [[Our Angels Are Different|Our Angels Are Very Very Different]].) in ''[[North]]'' (1994)
* Leo in ''[[Four Rooms]]'' (1995)
* James Cole in ''[[Twelve12 Monkeys (Film)|Twelve Monkeys]]'' (1995)
* John Smith in ''[[Last Man Standing (Filmfilm)|Last Man Standing]]'' (1996)
* Muddy Grimes in ''[[Beavis and ButtheadButt-Head|Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' (1996)
* Korben Dallas in ''[[The Fifth Element]]'' (1997)
* The Jackal in ''[[The Jackal]]'' (1997)
* Harry S. Stamper in ''[[Armageddon (Film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998)
* Major General Devereaux in ''[[The Siege (Filmfilm)|The Siege]]'' (1998)
* Art Jeffries in ''[[Mercury Rising]]'' (1998)
* Dr. Malcolm Crowe in ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'' (1999)
* James Stefan "Jimmy The Tulip" Tudeski in ''[[The Whole Nine Yards]]'' (2000) and ''The Whole Ten Yards'' (2004)
* David Dunn in ''[[Unbreakable]]'' (2000)
* Joe Blake in ''[[Bandits]]'' (2001)
* William Rose Bailey in ''[[CharliesCharlie's Angels (TV)|Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003)
* Lt. A.K. Waters in ''[[Tears of the Sun]]'' (2003)
* [[As Himself]] in ''[[OceansOcean's Eleven|Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004)
* Jeff Talley in ''[[Hostage]]'' (2005)
* John Hartigan in ''[[Sin City]]'' (2005)
* Sonny Truelove in ''[[Alpha Dog]]'' (2006).
* Mr. Goodkat in ''[[Lucky Number Slevin]]'' (2006)
* RJ in ''[[Over the Hedge (Filmanimation)|Over the Hedge]]'' (2006)
* Jack Mosley in ''[[Sixteen Blocks (Film)|Sixteen16 Blocks]]'' (2006)
* Harrison Hill in ''Perfect Stranger'' (2007)
* Lt. Muldoon in ''[[Grindhouse]]'' (2007)
* Himself in ''[[What Just Happened]]'' (2008)
* Agent Greer in ''[[Surrogates (Filmfilm)|Surrogates]]'' (2009)
* Jimmy Monroe in ''[[Cop Out]]'' (2010)
* Frank Moses in ''[[RedRED (Filmfilm)|Red]]'' (2010)
* Joe in ''[[Looper (Film)|Looper]]'' (2012)
 
==== [[Television]] [[Series]] ====
* David Addison, Jr. in ''[[Moonlighting]]'' (1985-1989)
* Bruno The Kid in ''[[Bruno the Kid (Animation)|Bruno the Kid]]'' (1996-1997)
 
=== {{examples|Producer Credits: ===}}
* ''Bruno The Kid''
* ''The [[Crocodile Hunter]]:'' ''[[The Movie|Collision Course]]'' (2002)
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[[Category:Bruce Willis]]
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[[Category:Musicians]]
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