Bruce Willis: Tough guy vs. nice man

Probably best known for his role of John McClane in the Die Hard series, which were mostly critical and uniformly financial successes. 

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He has also appeared in over sixty films, including the box office hits, Pulp Fiction (1994), 12 Monkeys (1995), The Fifth Element (1997), Armageddon (1998), The Sixth Sense (1999), Unbreakable (2000), and Sin City (2005).


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Motion pictures featuring Willis have grossed US$2.64 billion to 3.05 billion at North American box offices, making him the ninth highest-grossing actor in a leading role and twelfth highest including supporting roles.

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He is a two-time Emmy Award-winning, Golden Globe Award-winning and four-time Saturn Award-nominated actor.

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Willis was married to actress Demi Moore and they had three daughters before their divorce in 2000, following thirteen years of marriage.

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He is married to model Emma Heming.

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Willis' acting role models are Gary Cooper, Robert De Niro, Steve McQueen, and John Wayne

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In 1988, he and then-wife Demi Moore openly campaigned for Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis's Presidential bid. Four years later, he supported President George H. W. Bush for reelection and he was an outspoken critic of Bill Clinton. However, in 1996, he declined to endorse Clinton's Republican opponent Bob Dole, because Dole had criticized Demi Moore for her role in the film Striptease.

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In 2006, he said that the United States should intervene more into Colombia, in order to end the drug trafficking. In several interviews Willis has said that he supports large salaries for teachers and police officers, and said he is disappointed in the United States foster care system as well as treatment of Native Americans

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Willis also stated that he is a supporter of gun rights, stating, "Everyone has a right to bear arms. If you take guns away from legal gun owners, then the only people who have guns are the bad guys

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