The eldest of four children, Bruce
Willis was born on a military base in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. His
father was discharged in 1957, and took the family back to the States,
where they settled in Carneys Point, N.J.
Burce Willis attended high school in
nearby Penns Grove, where he was elected student council president and
was active in various drama clubs. Bruce attended Montclair State
College largely because of its theater department. After landing a role
in the play "Heaven and Earth" in 1977, he was motivated to
quit school and pursue acting. His first break came with his role as
David Addison in the hit TV show "Moonlighting." Willis would
eventually go on to win Emmys and Golden Globes for
this role.
Bruce Willis' feature film debut came
opposite Kim Basinger in the comedy "Blind Date." But it was
the hit action film "Die Hard" directed by John McTiernan that
made him a household name
