Interesting facts about Bruce Willis Is a great opportunity to learn more about Hollywood actors. Willis is one of the most sought-after and highest paid actors in the world. World fame came to him after a series of films "Die Hard".
So, here are the most interesting facts about Bruce Willis.
- Bruce Willis (b. 1955) is an American actor, musician, and film producer.
- Bruce suffered from stuttering as a child. To get rid of a speech defect, the boy decided to enroll in a theater group. Curiously, over time, he finally managed to get rid of stuttering.
- At the age of 14, Bruce began wearing an earring in his left ear.
- Did you know Willis is left-handed?
- After graduation, Bruce Willis moved to New York (see interesting facts about New York), wanting to become an actor. At first, he had to work as a bartender to provide himself with the essentials.
- In his youth, Bruce had a nickname - "Bruno".
- Willis got his first role when a filmmaker came to the bar where he worked, looking for a man just for the role of a bartender. Bruce seemed to him a suitable candidate, as a result of which the director invited the man to star in his film.
- Before becoming famous, Bruce starred in commercials.
- Willis's first serious role was in the famous television series Moonlight Detective Agency, which was broadcast in many countries around the world.
- An interesting fact is that Bruce Willis prefers to wear a watch on his right hand, fastened upside down.
- For the role of the protagonist in the box office film "Die Hard" the actor received an unimaginable fee of $ 5 million for those times.
- In 1999, Bruce Willis starred in the mystical thriller The Sixth Sense. The film was highly appreciated by both film critics and ordinary viewers, and the actor's fee was about $ 100 million!
- But in the film "Armageddon" Willis was awarded the anti-award for the worst male role.
- Bruce Willis began to go bald at the age of 30. He tried a lot of means, trying to restore the hair. The artist still hopes that science will soon find a way to effectively restore hair (see interesting facts about hair).
- After completing the filming of "Moonlight", the actor publicly promised never to appear in television series again. While he manages to keep his word.
- Bruce Willis is the father of four children.
- Willis has about 100 roles under his belt.
- In 2006, a star was installed in his honor on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- An interesting fact is that Bruce is seriously into music. He has good vocal abilities, performing songs in a blues style.
- An interesting fact is that Willis is a very gambling person. Despite frequent losses, he once managed to win about $ 500,000 at cards.
- The actor loves to cook his own food, as a result of which he even attended cooking classes. Initially, Bruce wanted to master the art of cooking only to delight his daughters with dishes.
- When Bruce Willis first visited Prague, he loved the city so much that he decided to buy a house there.
- In 2013 he was awarded the title of Commander of the French Order of Arts and Letters.
