Biographic - Sunday January 13, 2019 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born on a US Military base in Idar - Oerstein, Germany on March 19, 1955, Bruce Willis was raised in New Jersy ., He worked as a bartender In new york while pursuing his acting ambitions, appearing in Off - broadway theater production and landing minor TV commercial work. He rocketed to stardom in 1985 when he was cats as private eye David Addison opposite Cybil Shepherd on the hit TV show "moonlighting". He married actress Demi Moore in 1987, a union that would last 13 years and produce three children that same year, he hit the top five on the pop charts with his version of the staple singers classic "respect Yourself" By the early 1990s Bruce was a superstar thanks to the huge success of the first two "Die Hard" movies and his voice work as little Mikey in the "Look whos talking" films. His occasional duds, such as "Hudson Hawk:" and "mercury rising: were eclipsed by the success of films such as "pulp fiction" "Armageddon" and "The fifth element: His movies gave made him a very wealthy man with his salary for the likes of "Unbreakable: and "hart 's war" Reportedly topping the $20 million mark. It was speculated that, with options, his reward for the 1999 hit ": The sixth sense" topped $100 million! In 2013,m he reprised his trademark John McClane action hero role in "A good day to die hard ' The fifth installment of the die-hard series before starring opposite DEwayen johnson in "GI JOE: Reatilaition" there followed a string of direct - to DVD releases as well as roles in sequel to "Red" and "Sin City" He married model Emma Hemming in 2009 and the couple have two children. he made his Broadway debut in 2015 in the adaptation of Stephen Kings "Misery" His recent work includes a remake of 1974s "Death Wish" His latest movie teams him up once more with Samuel L Jackson and director M. Knight Shyamalan for "glass" a sequel to 2000s Unbreakable.

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