Bruce Willis

Willis landed more starring roles in classic films including The Fifth Element, Armageddon, and The Sixth Sense. He never stopped appearing on television, and ...

So, there are still new ways to watch his work in the near future. Moore was one person in Willis' family to announce his retirement. During the 2010s, Willis continued to act and appeared in many direct-to-video action thrillers. Willis joined the drama club in high school and eventually made his way to New York City, where he supported himself by bartending while trying to catch his big break—which happened on the small screen. He got his start in off-Broadway productions in the late 70s and rose to fame via the television show Moonlighting in 1985. Since that time he’s been part of over 100 films, including the iconic Pulp Fiction as well as Die Hard, arguably the best movie to watch during Christmas time.

As Bruce Willis retires from acting, the Academy should be making plans to reward his career's work.

How you feel about the Academy, how you feel about the Oscars themselves, how you feel about honorary awards… He stars in two of the most iconic American movies of all time: Die Hard and Pulp Fiction. Though slightly less famous than the original, the threequel Die Hard With a Vengeance has to be a contender for the greatest action movie ever. You have to produce something special in order to win an Oscar, but for a competitive Oscar, you have to produce it once. They remain the apex, the best way to honour someone, and the single greatest honour a performer can win. Dwayne Johnson is probably the closest analogy to Willis, and he will soon disappear into the DCEU - also he’s just not as good. Paul Newman's win for The Color of Money was more embarrassment on the Academy’s part that he had gone his whole career without recognition. For an honorary Oscar, you need to produce it over a career. Bruce Willis went his whole career without winning an Oscar, and following his retirement, he needs to be right at the front of the line for an honorary award next year. The flip side of this is winners don’t always win them for the performance they’re nominated for. They gave it to Jackson in recognition of his legendary body of work. They didn’t drag someone off the streets of Los Angeles to hold up an award to fill in some ceremony time. At the most recent Oscars, Samuel L. Jackson was presented with an honorary Academy Award, and he is not just ‘anybody’, he’s the highest grossing actor in the history of cinema.

The biggest standalone movie of 1999 was without a doubt M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, beating everything else except Star Wars: Episode I. It's hard to ...

It has a reputation as a terrifying thriller, but what makes The Sixth Sense stand the test of time is its heart. Cole learns that he’s not a freak, and Malcolm learns to be at peace with his new stage in life. [Osment] wasn’t acting, it was cold, and you could see the physicality on his skin and the way he’s shivering.” It speaks to the strength of The Sixth Sense that even after decades of overuse, the scene still retains its power. His life — the one where he was successful, the one where he had a happy marriage — is gone, and he can’t figure out why. Within him is a secret, something that seems to rule his life on a daily basis. 1999 is considered by many to be the best movie year of all time, but four out of the top five box office films that year were part of a larger franchise.

Justin Long shared a funny memory of an awkward moment he had with Bruce Willis and called working with him a highlight of his career.

“I just wanted to express the respect and deep admiration I have for Bruce and his family as they move forward with the courage and high spirits that have always defined them.” “It’s been difficult to find the right words for someone I’ve always looked up to—first on the big screen, and then by some wild stroke of luck, in person,” he began. Another fan wrote, “That’s a great story!” “At one point, he was huddled up with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, while I was awkwardly standing off to the side as his briefly neglected date. “This pic is from when we were shooting Die Hard 4 and, after we wrapped one day, he asked me if I wanted to go see the new Rocky movie,” he explained. Many tributes have since poured in for the “Die Hard” actor, including one from costar Justin Long.

Bruce Willis is one of the best-known actors in Hollywood and has shot dozens of action movies. AFP (TOLGA AKMEN/AFP) An accident that Bruce Willis suffered ...

This disorder is suffered by 1% of the world population and the actress recognized in 2009 that she suffered from some psychological illness, without knowing at that time what it was. The relationship between the accident and diagnosed aphasia is simply a hypothesis, since the disorder can develop as a result of different factors. A source close to Bruce gave his testimony and mentioned the accident that occurred in 2002. “Sometimes when you talked to him, he seemed off track. The American was in the middle of filming “Tears of the Sun”, the film in which he played Lieutenant Walters, when he suffered the impact of a projectile on his forehead after a detonation of pyrotechnics in the studio. The actor suffers from aphasia, which is basically a language problem with which the person was not born, a condition that could be caused by the strong blow to the head he suffered in that incident two decades ago.

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When the actress wants to get in on the secret to immortality, she learns that it has a heavy price to pay. In "Unbreakable," Bruce portrays a security guard who is the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom" tells the tale of two 12-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. In the futuristic world of "Looper," time travel exists but is illegal and only available for those willing to pay the price on the black market. Renowned driller Harry Stamper, played by Bruce, is recruited for the dangerous space mission -- but only on the condition that he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Watch it on: Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Google Play Video, YouTube Movies, iTunes Supernatural psychological thriller "The Sixth Sense" follows a withdrawn young boy haunted by the secret that he is visited by dark spirits. They soon stumble upon a plot by a well-known football magnate to bribe federal legislators into legalizing sports gambling. As the embodiment of the fifth element, Leeloo is in a race against time to combine with the other four to keep the approaching Great Evil from destroying the world and save humanity. He is recruited for a mission to time travel back to the 1990s to obtain information about the plague just before its deadly spread — but he gets little in the way of cooperation. With the news of his impending retirement due to health issues, fans are looking back on the impressive breadth of his career. Successfully shifting from a sitcom star to big screen action hero, Bruce has racked up an impressive amount of credits on his extended résumé.

BOTH families of Hollywood legend Bruce Willis have united to help him fight the hardest battle of his life.

He is the greatest love of my life." His current and former wives and all five of their daughters are together as a "full supporting cast" to help the star, following his aphasia diagnosis and decision to quit acting. BOTH families of Hollywood legend Bruce Willis have united to help him fight the hardest battle of his life.

Bruce Willis is stepping down from acting in order to focus on his health, but the shadow he cast over pop cinema in the past three decades will never fade.

Even lighter projects like "Over the Hedge" (75%) and "Red" (72%) have the "Certified Fresh" seal, further proving that, when Bruce Willis brought his A-game, he didn't miss. To put it another way, if you were thinking the highest-rated film of Bruce Willis' career among critics would be one of the several dramas he did with acclaimed arthouse auteurs — more on those in a minute — think again. It says something about the breadth and quality of his acting résume, and the connection he established with audiences through it, that, even after making a late-career choice to focus on low-budget DTV films that allowed many people — including the Razzie Awards organizers — to feel entitled to write him off as a joke, he is still remembered across the world for his best, most classic films.

The 56-year-old suffered a brain injury in 2012 that left her with expressive and receptive aphasia — a condition that affects speech and communication.

“Julie and I have been together for 28 years and while our conversations are slightly different, we still have a lot of fun. “I told him not to and cleaned it up but a few minutes later it happened again. But I still have a brilliant life.” I keep trying until it comes out how I want it to. It’s like he’s trying to live in a world without an instruction manual.” They know all about aphasia so they wait for the right words to come.Rachel Sykes I know him inside-out but despite having the diagnosis he has, his school doesn’t provide any extra support for him. David Paylor was 49 when he had a stroke in October 2020. “I thought it was odd, as JJ wasn’t home. I asked the medical staff to let me die. I’ve had speech and language therapy, which helped and I’m grateful for, but it’s not a condition that can be cured. I asked the medical staff to let me die.

Throughout his career, Bruce Willis starred in a variety of hit films, including "Die Hard". You might be surprised to learn which was the highest grossing.

"The Sixth Sense" scored a worldwide box office total of $673 million, besting Willis' second-place film, "Armageddon," by more than $100 million. While many of his films scored a substantial sum at the box office, "The Sixth Sense" stands far above other notable titles like "The Fifth Element," "Pulp Fiction," "12 Monkeys," and each of the numerous "Die Hard" sequels. In fact, the final tally between the first and second spots wasn't even particularly close.

YOU might assume someone slurring their words is a little worse for wear.But it happens to Rachel Sykes without so much as a drop to drink.The 56-year.

“Julie and I have been together for 28 years and while our conversations are slightly different, we still have a lot of fun. “I told him not to and cleaned it up but a few minutes later it happened again. But I still have a brilliant life.” I keep trying until it comes out how I want it to. It’s like he’s trying to live in a world without an instruction manual.” They know all about aphasia so they wait for the right words to come.Rachel Sykes I know him inside-out but despite having the diagnosis he has, his school doesn’t provide any extra support for him. David Paylor was 49 when he had a stroke in October 2020. “I thought it was odd, as JJ wasn’t home. I asked the medical staff to let me die. I’ve had speech and language therapy, which helped and I’m grateful for, but it’s not a condition that can be cured. I asked the medical staff to let me die.

From co-starring alongside Paul Newman to mentoring Haley Joel Osment, Willis has always displayed range that he was never given proper credit for. Comedy is ...

It's also readily apparent that he was having fun in the director's goofy world, and that's a stark contrast to just about everything that followed. Looper marked one of the final times Willis went all-in on a performance, and it shows. Willis is more than adequately tender in his scenes with Haley Joel Osment, which ultimately comprise the majority of the film. Furthermore, Willis' first pairing with Shyamalan is probably the closest the Academy ever came to considering Willis for a trophy. When his son shows up at the door with Sully's grandson, the aging man realizes he has a second chance to actually be involved in the life of someone he helped create. He has to choose one or the other, but then a situation is thrown in front of him where he must choose the career (even if he is out of his jurisdiction) in order to save the one who makes his career a liability.

Last month, Bruce Willis announced that he was retiring from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia. The actor's peers have joined movie fans around the ...

"With all the attention that Bruce has been getting, hopefully one good thing that might come out of it is we can reinitiate the conversation with Disney about releasing the streaming rights," Caron said. According to series creator Glenn Gordon Caron, the rights to certain songs used in Moonlighting are keeping it from being available to stream. The series exists on DVDs that are becoming more and more difficult to track down, and it can't be found to purchase or rent anywhere online.

Many families struggle with a loved one facing encroaching cognitive impairments — and the decision points serve as heartbreaking reminders of life's ...

The Willis family faced that fear and accepted life's invitation to relinquish the stage. With help, work, faith and often a sense of humor, family caregivers in these and similar circumstances can achieve the often elusive peace of mind — and the more significant conquest of experiencing beauty in the heartache. So much of the angst we endure stems from an unwillingness to accept what is. The wave of sadness initially causes many to panic and fight against the sense of drowning. Sometimes, the impaired loved one seems "normal," yet those moments only serve to confuse caregivers. As Mr. Willis' family struggles to care for someone with chronic challenges, they model the daily hard choices family caregivers make.

Aphasia can occur at any age. Here's what to know, including for temporary or progressive forms of the brain affliction.

But the road can belong, and it depends on the extent of damage to the brain. A clinical trial of certain types of drugs is underway but in the early stages. Unlike in cases of stroke, the onset will be very mild at first — people will slowly forget the names of people or of objects. It is usually people over the age of 65 simply because they have a higher risk of stroke. When people have aphasia after stroke or hemorrhage, the diagnosis is made by a neurologist. In the non-progressive form, consistent therapy will result in recovery of speech and understanding. There is also a separate form of the condition called primary progressive aphasia. A loss of both speaking and comprehension of language would suggest damage to both the large temporal lobe and frontal lobe. Some people with aphasia only have difficulty understanding language — a result of damage to the temporal lobe, which governs how sound and language are processed in the brain. But people at higher risk of stroke — so those with cardiovascular disabilities and diabetes – are more at risk. Almost everyone with aphasia struggles when trying to come up with the names of things they know but can’t find the name for. Aphasia is a communication disorder that affects someone’s ability to speak or understand speech.

Aphasia has garnered a lot of attention recently, following the announcement that movie...

“I really don’t want people to think these people I treat don’t have the ability to make decisions.” Gromko said many of the people she works with are “extremely intelligent people” who are committed to regaining their communication skills. You just have to find it.” “A lot of time people think these people have cognitive issues. But other forms of aphasia aren’t linked to cognitive issues. The disorder has garnered a lot of attention recently, following the announcement that movie star Bruce Willis is retiring from acting because he has aphasia.

Fresh off his new action film Ambulance, director Micheal Bay reflections on working with Bruce Willis. The actor recently retired from acting to focus on ...

He was one of them." "I was so scared to say my very first line of direction to him when he was in the interrogation room in The Rock. He was wearing a long gray wig. I love Bruce because he was funny — he would do improv. I'm like, 'What? I saw Die Hard. He was amazing in Die Hard.' Apparently, it was a stunt man. Still, while he might see the instinct to reflect in his peers, he's not interested in it... I really don't. I think a day at a time, a week at a time, planning a movie. "Bruce was tough at the beginning of Armageddon, and there was a point when [producer] Jerry Bruckheimer said to me, 'You've got to show him some scenes.' So I did. He continued, "I loved working with him. But you've got to understand, from an actor's point of view, you're putting yourself out there, and it's a very scary thing when you don't think that the director might have your back. Thoughts of Connery led Bay to discuss Willis, who recently announced his retirement from acting due to an aphasia diagnosis, leading all of Hollywood to reflect on their time with the Die Hard and The Sixth Sense legend. Though Bay already both Bad Boys and The Rock under his belt at the time, he wasn't yet the household name behind the Transformers films, whereas Willis was... Michael Bay has worked with a lot of movie stars.

Armageddon director Michael Bay reveals that, while on set of the 1998 movie, Bruce Willis tried to break into a space shuttle while filming at NASA.

As Bruce always says, 'Live it up,' and together we plan to do just that." "To Bruce’s amazing supporters, as a family we wanted to share that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which is impacting his cognitive abilities," Bruce's ex-wife, Demi Moore, wrote on Instagram a few weeks ago. "[Bruce] goes to me, 'Mike, we're gonna do one take.

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One of this standouts was for Meat Loaf's hit Grammy-winning song "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" in 1993. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and Anthony Mackie play three buff bros who get caught up in an extortion scheme. Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck lead a team of deep core drillers to a giant asteroid so they can destroy it before it hits earth. It was even nominated for an Oscar (best sound mixing). It's the movie that pretty much proved Bay was no box-office fluke and also gave us that Aerosmith song that we still can't get out of our heads, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing." Bay followed up the success of "Bad Boys" by combining the talents of Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage to create a thrilling, one-of-a-kind action movie set on Alcatraz that still holds up to this day.

The actor has been selling off some of his prized properties as his health has declined.

As a result, they sold their Westchester estate in New York, his Sun Valley ski house in Idaho, a Beverly Hills hacienda-style house, as well as the Turks and Caicos beach house. With four pools on the property and 1,100 feet of pristine white sand beach, the choices are many. The six-bedroom main house underwent a complete restyling and updating in 2020.

A piece of tropical paradise, owned until 2019 by Bruce Willis, is on the market once more for $37.5 million, according to TopTenRealEstateDeals.com.