Walter Bruce Willis or Bruce Willis is a very important American actor, film producer, and singer. He began his career on the off-Broadway stage in the 1970s.
He played a lead role in the comedy-drama series Moonlighting, which became very popular, gaining his fame. He has acted in many movies and got so much recognition as an action hero after having a role in “Die Hard franchise” and other movies.
Bruce released his debut album in the year 1987 along with the other two albums in the following years 1989 and 2001. Willis has received so many awards in his career.
He has also been awarded the Golden Globe award and two times Primetime Emmy Awards and two times People’s Choice Awards and also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
Bruce Willis Net Worth
Bruce Willis’s net worth is estimated at $250, making him the 31st richest actor in the world, according to one report. He is among the highest-paid actors and had an annual salary of about $11 million. His net worth has increased a lot in the last few years.
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Early Life
Bruce Willis was born in the Federal Republic of Germany city Idar-Oberstein in 1955. He was the son of Marlene, who was a bank clerk, and David Willis, who was an American soldier. Willis had one sister and two brothers, Florence, Robert, and David, respectively.
After graduating from high school, he worked as a security guard at a nuclear power plant and as a transportation worker at the DuPont factory. Bruce learned theatre and acting at Montclair State University. In 1984, he moved to Los Angles and thus began his journey to fame.
Career
Bruce Willis worked in Paul Newman’s American drama film “The Verdict” when he lived in New York. He later moved to California where he appeared in a TV series, namely “No Exit” in 1985. He was the one who was chosen out of the 3000 actors to play the role in the television series “Moonlighting”, which was the turning point and he became famous because of the series.
In 1988, Bruce decided to stop drinking alcohol and at the same time he was promoting Golden Wine Cooler products and they gave him 5-6 million dollars. But he decided not to renew the contract.
Bruce played a role in the movies Die Hard 2 (1990) and Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), which grossed $700 and made Bruce the first rank among Hollywood action stars. In the following years, Bruce also faced defeats as the films failed at the box office.
Bruce then played a role in M. Night Shyamalan’s film, The Sixth Sense, which was a huge success. The Sixth Sense was the biggest payday of Bruce’s life and was also the highest in Hollywood to date.
Bruce appeared in several movies and most of them were super hits and ranked highest on Billboard. In 2013, Willis hosted a show Saturday Night Live with Katy Perry as the musical guest. He also appeared in many action thrillers and other movies and grossed about $2.64 billion and $3.05 billion at the North American box office.Bruce portrayed Doraemon for commercials for a SoftBank 5G company in Japan.
Personal Life
Bruce was a left-handed boy and lived with his family in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angles. Bruce did a movie ‘Stakeout’. On the day of the movie premiere, he met the actress Demi Moore. The two dated for some time and eventually married on November 21, 1987, and had three daughters Rumer (born August 16, 1988), Scout (born July 20, 1991), and Tallulah (born February 3, 1994).
They later divorced as they had grown apart in their feelings. Later, Willis got engaged to actress Brooke Burns but separated in 2004. Then in 2009, he married Emma Heming. They had two daughters Mabel (born April 2012) and Evelyn (born May 2014).
Real Estate
In 2007, Bruce brought a house in Los Angles, California, U.S., which costs about $17.6 million and is spread over about 4-5 acres. He also owns many other properties around the world. Bruce has always been passionate about cars and he owns a collection of them.
He has not only unique cars but also luxurious ones. He had among the top brands of cars like Lexus, Mercedes, Acura, and Porshe, etc. According to a report of World motion picture, the average movie collection of Bruce is 23-25 million dollars.
Moreover, Bruce also has investments in various places which are worth $101 million. He is also a producer and has other businesses across the country that contribute significantly to his net worth.
He also has $13 million in property in Turks and Caicos. During the same period, he was also brought home in Brentwood, California. He sold his Idaho and New York City penthouses in 2013 for $5 million and $16.5 million respectively.
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Conclusion
Bruce Willis has been awarded Golden Globe Award, two times Primetime Emmy Awards, and two People choice awards. He has done too many popular films, most of which have won many national and international awards. Bruce has also provided his voice in the movie The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part.