Bruce Willis Turns 67 Today - The Action Star Has New Projects Coming Up

Mar 19, 2022 by apost team

When it comes to top-notch actors in Hollywood, Bruce Willis is a name that many people would put on that list. The actor is most famous for his roles in action films, but he has shown to have quite a diverse set of talents, appearing in films and television shows in a variety of genres. On top of that, Willis is also adored for his amazing qualities as a husband and father.

Willis was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. He grew up with a German mother and an American father, who was stationed in the United States military at the time of his birth. In 1957, the family moved to the United States and raised Willis in Penns Grove, New Jersey.

In his teens, Willis discovered his passion for acting and began participating in his high school’s dramatic arts program. He later moved to New York City and appeared in a few off-Broadway plays before finally finding his footing in the world of television and film.

He had his breakthrough in 1985 with the TV series “Moonlighting,” and has since appeared in over 70 films. While he is recognized for his work as an action star, Willis has also shown that his talents span a variety of genres. Some of his most loved films include “Pulp Fiction,” “The Sixth Sense” and “Die Hard.”

Willis turned 67 on March 19 and we're taking this opportunity to look back at his private road to happiness and search for love in his life on this day.

Willis is no stranger to having his personal life in the spotlight. He was famously married to actress Demi Moore from 1987 to 2000 and had three children together: Rumer, Scout and Tallulah. Despite their split, Willis and Moore remained friends and are still close to this day.

For Willis, single life was difficult. Speaking to W magazine in 2009, the actor revealed he was in a “dark place.”

“I spent the last 10 years single and, for the most part, unhappy. In a dark place,” he said at the time. “I never thought that being with someone else was the answer. I would say, 'I'm alone, but I'm not lonely.'”

He added, "But I was just kidding myself. Then I started hanging around Emma, and on a day-to-day basis my life became much happier."

Fortunately, Willis didn’t give up on love, and he finally found his way to Heming, the woman he now calls his wife. According to Willis, it only took one date for the two to fall madly in love with each other.

“We went on one date, on the Friday before Emma was getting ready to move back to New York, and then we fell mad crazy in love,” he revealed.

He married Heming in 2009 and the couple has been inseparable ever since. Some of their wedding guests even included Moore and her then-husband Ashton Kutcher. Willis and Heming also went on to welcome two of their own daughters: Mabel, born in 2012, and Evelyn, born in May 2014.

According to Hollywood Life, Mabel enjoys stargazing through telescopes with Willis and spending time with her younger sister and older step-siblings. Evelyn is interested in sewing, ice skating and exploring the great outdoors.

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Nowadays, Willis, Heming and Moore – and their children – all get along extremely well, and have created a beautiful, blended family. This big blended family showed just how much they enjoy each other’s company during the pandemic. 

According to PEOPLE, Moore, Willis, Heming and their kids quarantined together in Idaho earlier in the pandemic, something that meant a lot to Rumer. “I think it was just amazing to be together and have so much time, even though we all live in California and live relatively close to each other,” she explained.

Rumer added:

“Just to be able to really spend quality time and be outside and be in our family home and be not only with my sisters and my mom and their partners, but my little sisters and my dad and my step-mom. It was a time that I, like, in a lot of ways, even though it was really challenging for the world, I am deeply grateful for it because I don’t know if we would have gotten that time together otherwise.”

As for his professional life, Willis is slated to appear in several films in 2022 and beyond. "Fortress: Sniper's Eye" is an action movie that will see him reprise his role as Robert Michaels from the prequel "Fortress." Meanwhile, "Die Like Lovers" is a new thriller that is cautiously slated to appear this year, with Willis participating but his actual role as of yet unknown. Two more action movies featuring the famous action star have also been announced for the near future, "White Elephant," where he will co-star with John Malkovich, and "Paradise City," which will also feature John Travolta. This movie was first announced in 2021 and will be the first joint work of Willis and Travolta since their world-famous hit movie "Pulp Fiction." 

We wish Bruce Willis a very happy birthday! Which is your favorite movie starring Willis? Tell us about and be sure to spread the birthday cheer by passing this on to your friends and family!