Bruce Willis

He was appointed by President George W. Bush as national spokesman for Children in Foster Care. (23 July 2002)

He was the only celebrity that attended Julia Roberts' wedding to Danny Moder.

He ad-libbed many of John McClane's one-liners in the Die Hard films.

He is the hero of singer Nick Lachey.

Was named Man of the Year by Harvard University's Hasty Pudding Theatricals. [February 2002]

Ranked #22 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]

He was high school student council president for his school.

Due to complications in a surgery to fix a broken arm, Bruce has had a scar on his right shoulder since he was 17 years old.

After getting angry with a photographer who tried to take his photo as he was leaving a medical building in July 2008, Bruce threw water over the man's car as retaliation for getting too close to him. Naturally, the other paparazzo all took shots of him throwing the water!

Bruce received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony attended by his friends Don Johnson, Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Costner. (16 October 2006). The star is located on 6915 Hollywood Blvd.

Bruce bought 12,000 boxes of "Girl Guide" cookies from his daughter Tallulah, then 8, to send to American troops serving in Afghanistan in 2002.

Bruce was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Bald and Beautiful" section.

On June 15th 2006, a photographer filed a report with Los Angeles police alleging that Bruce assaulted him at an LA eatery. The photographer claims Bruce stiff-armed him outside the restaurant and shoved his camera in his face.
Update June 28th 2006: Bruce is suing the photographer who said he assaulted him, claiming he made false and damaging claims. Bruce's lawsuit claims he "put his hand up in front of his face to shield his eyes from the blinding flash" and had never "shoved the photographer and pushed his camera into his face". The suit is seeking $1.35 million in damages.

Lives in Hailey, Idaho, where he owns The Mint bar and the Liberty Theater. He also owns the old Hailey Drug Store, but the building has been vacant and unused since the early 90s.

France made him an officer in Order of Arts and Letters (April 2005). "France pays homage to an actor who represents the force of American cinema and the power of emotions that he invites us to share on screens throughout the world", Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres said. "I'm nervous. Bonjour Paris," he replied.

Along with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charlton Heston, Willis was one of very few Hollywood celebrities to publicly support the Iraq war. While visiting the troops in 2003 he offered $1 million of his own money for the man who would capture Saddam Hussein. When Hussein was captured it turned out that military rules prevent troops from collecting such a reward.

Has worked closely with two promising child stars: Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998) and Haley Joel Osment in The Sixth Sense (1999). The boys had major roles in the films opposite him.

Often supports the careers of other actors he has met on set, and asks they be given supporting roles on later films, most famously Michael Duncan Clake, whom he worked with on Whole Nine Yards, asked for him on Armageddon and and suggested him to the producers of The Green Mile. Other actors include - Billy Bob Thornton (Armageddon, Bandits), Johnny Messner (Tears of the Sun, Whole Ten Yards), Nick Chinlund (Tears of the Sun, The Kid) and Cole Hauser (Hart's War, Tears of the Sun). He also insisted on Matthew Perry for the 'Yards' movies, in return for appearing on Perry's Friends sitcom.

Honored in Paris for his contribution to the film industry, by the French government. The actor was made an Officier Dans L'ordre Des Arts Et Des Lettres (Officer In The Order Of Arts And Letters) at a ceremony in the capital, where he was presented with his honor by French Culture Minister Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres. Donnedieu de Vabres said, "This is France's way of paying tribute to an actor who epitomizes the strength of American cinema, the power of the emotions that he invites us to share on the world's screens and the sturdy personalities of his legendary characters." Willis replied in French that he was "very touched" to receive his medal, adding, "Thank you France and Culture Minister for this great, great honor." (13 April 2005)

In November 2005 he offered $1 million of his own money to anyone who turns in al-Qaeda terror leaders. The patriotic star will pay out for information on the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden, Aiman Al-Zawaheri or Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the alleged brains behind the 9/11 attacks. Willis announced his reward on US television show Rita Cosby Live & Direct (2005), where he also slammed biased media coverage of the Iraq war.

His performance as John McClane in the "Die Hard" trilogy is ranked #46 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

He and Linda Fiorentino were employed as bartenders in the early 1980s at the Kamikaze Club in New York City.

As of 2001, Bruce has been nominated for 4 Razzie Awards (which is a DIS-honor). He won two of them: 1992, 1999.

As of 2001, Bruce has been nominated for 5 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and has won three of them: 2 in 1999 and another in 2000.

In 2001, Bruce was nominated for an American Comedy Award for his recurring role on the hit NBC series Friends.

Bruce was nominated for a Saturn Award in 1999 and 2000.

Bruce appeared in the first series of Levis 501 Blues commercials around 1986. He's the one who spins around and looses his sunglasses.

Bruce is the lead singer of his own blues rock band, they're called Bruce Willis & The Accelerators.

Bruce and his band made two Motown albums in the late 80's. Return of Bruno (1987) which included the Top 10 cover of "Respect Yourself" - and 1989's If It Don't Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger.

Bruce appreared in a Subaru Legacy commercial in Japan between 1992 and 1994.

In 2000, Bruce appeared in a print ad for Police sunglasses.

According to friends, Bruce had a terrible stammer as a child.

Bruce has been very vocal in his support of almost every major Republican candidate in recent history except Bob Dole. He felt that presidential candidate Dole was out of line in his attacks on his former wife Demi Moore and her part in the movie Striptease (1994).

Bruce's recording of "Respect Yourself" reached #5 in January of 1987.