American actor, producer, and “musician.” Bruce has regularly been one of Hollywood’s highest-paid leading males throughout his career. He has made hundreds of millions of dollars in film salaries alone between the late 1980s and the present.
Early Life
On March 19, 1955, Bruce Willis was born in the town of Idar-Oberstein, which was part of West Germany at the time. His mother worked as a bank teller, while his father served in the United States military.
Willis grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey. Bruce worked as a security guard at a nuclear power plant after graduating from high school.
He later worked as a driver for a DuPont business, driving workers. He briefly worked as a private detective before deciding to pursue acting full-time.
Bruce Willis’ Career
Bruce auditioned for and landed the part of David Addison Jr. in Moonlighting in 1985. He leveraged his past skills as a private detective across 5 seasons between 1985 and 1989, starring opposite Cybill Shepherd.
Willis became a worldwide celebrity as a result of the program, which garnered him an Emmy and a Golden Globe for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
His profits from The Sixth Sense, released in 1999, reached $100 million, due to a substantial portion of the film’s revenue. His first-year pay was $14 million.
Willis began obtaining film parts after being catapulted to the A-List. In 1988, he made his film debut as John McClane in Die Hard. The performance solidified his standing as a star, now on both television and in cinema.
He made $5 million on the first Die Hard, $7.5 million on the second, $15 million on the third, and $25 million on the fourth.
Bruce has earned at least $52 million from the Die Hard franchise, even before adjusting for inflation. After adjusting for inflation, the figure is closer to $70-80 million.
Bruce Willis’ Wife And Children
In 1987, Willis married actress Demi Moore. Before their divorce in 2000, they had three kids (Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah Belle).
Willis wrote a $90 million settlement cheque when Bruce and Demi divorced! He later married model Emma Heming in 2009.
He and Heming have two daughters. Over the years, Bruce and Demi have maintained a cordial connection. He went to her wedding to Ashton Kutcher, and she went to his wedding to Hemingway.
Bruce Willis Net Worth
The Sixth Sense is by far Bruce’s most successful film. He received a $14 million advance for the picture, as well as a big portion of the overall earnings. In total, he earned roughly $100 million from the film. Since the late 1980s, he has been earning eight-figure pay. Bruce Willis has a $250 million dollars net worth.
