What is Bruce Willis’ net worth? Who is Bruce Willis’ wife?
Introduction
Bruce Willis is an American actor well known for his roles in the TV series Moonlighting, Pulp Fiction, The Sixth Sense, Armageddon, and Die Hard series.
Biography
He was born on March 19, 1955, in Idar-Oberstein, West Germany, as Walter Bruce Willis.
At the time of his birth, his father was stationed at an American military base.
His family moved to the US shortly after he was born.
In 1973, Bruce graduated from Penns Grove High School.
Willis’s first acting role was in 1984 The First Deadly Sin. He was 24.
From 1985 to 1989, he performed as David Addison Jr. in the TV series Moonlighting. About 3K actors were audited for the role.
Die Hard
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Willis first starred as John McClane in Die Hard in 1998. Willis wasn’t 20th Century Fox’s first choice to play McClane.
Some of the candidates reportedly were Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone.
The Sixth Sense
1999 Haley Joel Osment And Bruce Willis Star In “The Sixth Sense” – @Getty
In 1999, Willis played child psychologist Malcolm Crowe in The Sixth Sense. He tries to help Cole Sear as he is visited by ghosts.
Die Hard 2 was released in 1990. It made over $240 million worldwide at the box office.
In 1994, Bruce starred as Butch Coolidge, a runaway boxer, in the Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction made $212 million against a budget of $8.5 million.
In 2010 and 2012, he played in The Expendables and The Expendables 2.
Retires from acting
In March 2022, Willis retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia.
“Bruce has recently been diagnosed with aphasia,” his family announced.
In February 2023, Heming confirmed that Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.
Wife
In 1987, Bruce Willis married Demi Moore in Las Vegas at the Golden Nugget Hotel.
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore backstage with Bryan Adams at a Wembley concert by the Canadian singer-songwriter, London, 1987 – @Getty
In 2019, Demi wrote in her memoir: “We were moving to the gambling tables when Bruce said, ‘I think we should get married.’”
They first meet at a screening of Stakeout.
The couple finalized their divorce in 2000.
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“I still love Demi,” Bruce said in an interview. “We’re very close.”
Moore married Ashton Kutcher in 2005.
Second Marriage
In 2009, Bruce Willis married Emma Heming Willis at his home in Parrot Cay, Turks & Caicos.
Emma Willis and Bruce Willis attend the European Premiere of ‘Red 2’ at the Empire Leicester Square on July 22, 2013 in London – @Getty
The couple first met in 2007.
“When we first met, I was surprised at how charming and how funny he was,” Emma later said.
Children
With Moore, Willis has three daughters – Tallulah, Scout, and Rumer.
With Emma Heming, Bruce has two more daughters – Evelyn and Mabel.
Rumer Willis, Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, Scout Willis, Emma Heming Willis and Tallulah Willis attend Demi Moore’s ‘Inside Out’ Book Party on September 23, 2019 in Los Angeles – @Getty
“I’m a big fan of kids,” Willis once said. He added: “I tell everybody they should have them.”
Height
6′ (1.83 m)
Bruce Willis – Net Worth
So, how much is Bruce Willis worth?
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Willis earned most of his wealth from starring in 148 movies and TV series.
For his work, Bruce was paid as follows:
- $5 million – Die Hard;
- $10 million – Look Who’s Talking;
- $114 million – The Sixth Sense — $14 million and a salary and $100 million from 17% of all the money the film made;
- $7.5 million – Die Hard 2;
- $15 million – Die Hard 3;
- $800,000 – Pulp Fiction;
- $25 million – Live Free or Die Hard.
Willis was also paid about $6 million for the advertising campaign for Seagram.
Bruce Willis performs at The Ritz on January 10, 1987 in New York – @Getty
In 2018, he became an ambassador for the Hungarian brand Hell Energy Drink.
He appeared on Friends for free after losing a bet to Matthew Perry.
Therefore, Bruce Willis has an estimated net worth of $250 million.
Real estate
In 2000, Willis bought a plot of land in the Turks and Caicos on Parrot Cay. He completed building a home in 2004. The property has a five-bedroom main house, two guest casitas, 7.37 waterfront acres, and a yoga pavilion. In 2019, Bruce sold it for $27 million.
Bruce Willis and The Accelerators In Concert at The House of Blues in Downtown Disney in Anaheim – @Getty
In 2003, Bruce acquired a home on a 20-acre lakefront lot in Idaho for $5.5 million. He sold it at the same price in 2018. Willis initially listed the ranch in 2011 for $15 million.
In 2004, he paid $9 million for a gated Spanish-style house in Beverly Hills, which has 10,379 square feet of living space as well as 11 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. The mansion was built in 1928. Willis sold it in 2014 for $16.5 million.
In 2018, Willis sold a home in Central Park West for $17.75 million.
In March 2019, the Hollywood star bought a house in LA’s Brentwood Park neighborhood for $9.8 million. The home has a full indoor spa.
At the end of 2019, Willis sold his five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms Westchester estate in New York for $7.66 million. He initially acquired it in 2014 for $12 million in 2014.
In October 2021, he sold the last piece of his property in the Turks and Caicos Islands for $6 million.
Cars
Some of the cars Bruce Willis’ owns or used to own include:
- Bentley Continental GT Speed Le Mans Edition
- Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series
- Shelby GT 500
- Dodge Charger
- Chevrolet Corvette Convertible
- Pontiac Firebird 400
- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
- Ford Bronco
- Lincoln Limousine
- Dodge Challenger SRT8 – $40,000
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