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* DoingItForTheArt: Is considered one of the codifiers in terms of A-list actors willingly taking a gigantic paycut to do an independent film, with ''PulpFiction''; the film's success and the career boost that Willis got from it had other big-name actors following suit with the same strategy. Considering his MoneyDearBoy stance to action movies nowadays, it seems like this trope is the only way to get him invested in a role (while Kevin Smith had a headache dealing with Willis, Rian Johnson of ''{{Looper}}'' said Willis was a dream cordial and accessible to the crew and all-in with the material, including [[spoiler: playing the eventual antagonist.]])
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* ThePrimaDonna: He acted like this throughout the filming of ''Cop Out''. Kevin Smith said he was a nightmare to work with and that Willis would refuse to take direction from him (doubly hurtful for him considering [[BrokenPedestal he was such a fan of his]] and had no issues working together on ''[[DieHard Live Free or Die Hard]]''. Kevin explained the difficulties of working with Bruce on his DVD "Too Fat For 40."
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* ThePrimaDonna: He acted like this throughout the filming of ''Cop Out''. Kevin Smith said he was a nightmare to work with and that Willis would refuse to take direction from him (doubly hurtful for him considering [[BrokenPedestal he was such a fan of his]] and had no issues working together on ''[[DieHard Live Free or Die Hard]]''.Hard]]''). Kevin explained the difficulties of working with Bruce on his DVD "Too Fat For 40."
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* DoingItForTheArt: Is considered one of the codifiers in terms of A-list actors willingly taking a gigantic paycut to do an independent film, with ''PulpFiction''; the film's success and the career boost that Willis got from it had other big-name actors following suit with the same strategy. Considering his MoneyDearBoy stance to action movies nowadays, it seems like this trope is the only way to get him invested in a role (while Kevin Smith had a headache dealing with Willis, Rian Johnson of ''{{Looper}}'' said Willis was a dream and all-in with the material, including [[spoiler: playing the eventual antagonist.]])
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* DoingItForTheArt: Is considered one of the codifiers in terms of A-list actors willingly taking a gigantic paycut to do an independent film, with ''PulpFiction''; the film's success and the career boost that Willis got from it had other big-name actors following suit with the same strategy. Considering his MoneyDearBoy stance to action movies nowadays, it seems like this trope is the only way to get him invested in a role (while Kevin Smith had a headache dealing with Willis, Rian Johnson of ''{{Looper}}'' said Willis was a dream and all-in with the material, including [[spoiler: playing the antagonist.]])
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** Playing [[a well-intentioned extremist and villain protagonist]] in''Looper'']].''{{Looper}}''
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* ThePrimaDonna: He acted like this throughout the filming of Cop Out. Kevin Smith said he was a nightmare to work with. Willis would refuse to take direction from him. Kevin explained the difficulties of working with Bruce on his DVD "Too Fat For 40."
** In interviews for Live Free And Die Hard and Red 2, Bruce didn't seem interested in promoting those movies at all. He even admitted that he wanted to stop doing action movies. Being typecast defiantly causes an actor to become depressed, which is why he probably acted like this trope during the filming of Cop Out.
** In interviews for Live Free And Die Hard and Red 2, Bruce didn't seem interested in promoting those movies at all. He even admitted that he wanted to stop doing action movies. Being typecast defiantly causes an actor to become depressed, which is why he probably acted like this trope during the filming of Cop Out.
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* ThePrimaDonna: He acted like this throughout the filming of Cop Out. ''Cop Out''. Kevin Smith said he was a nightmare to work with. with and that Willis would refuse to take direction from him.him (doubly hurtful for him considering [[BrokenPedestal he was such a fan of his]] and had no issues working together on ''[[DieHard Live Free or Die Hard]]''. Kevin explained the difficulties of working with Bruce on his DVD "Too Fat For 40."
** In interviews forLive Free And ''A Good Day to Die Hard Hard'' and Red 2, ''Red 2'', Bruce didn't seem interested in promoting those movies at all. He even admitted that he wanted to stop doing action movies. Being typecast defiantly causes an actor to become depressed, which is why he probably acted like this trope during the filming of Cop Out.Out.
** Did not come back for ''TheExpendables 3'' after turning down $3 million for ''three days of work''; he wanted $4 million, to which SylvesterStallone promptly replaced him with HarrisonFord and blasted him for being greedy on Twitter.
** In interviews for
** Did not come back for ''TheExpendables 3'' after turning down $3 million for ''three days of work''; he wanted $4 million, to which SylvesterStallone promptly replaced him with HarrisonFord and blasted him for being greedy on Twitter.
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* DoingItForTheArt: Is considered one of the codifiers in terms of A-list actors willingly taking a gigantic paycut to do an independent film, with ''PulpFiction''; the film's success and the career boost that ended Willis's box office cold streak led to more actors following suit. Considering his MoneyDearBoy stance to action movies nowadays, it seems like this trope is the only way to get him invested in a role (while Kevin Smith had a headache dealing with Willis, Rian Johnson of ''{{Looper}}'' said Willis was a dream and all-in with the material, including [[spoiler: playing the antagonist.]])]])
* MoneyDearBoy: Has implied that this is the only reason he still does action movies, as "explosions bore me."
* MoneyDearBoy: Has implied that this is the only reason he still does action movies, as "explosions bore me."
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* James Stefan "Jimmy The Tulip" Tudeski in ''TheWholeNineYards'' ''Film/TheWholeNineYards'' (2000) and ''The Whole Ten Yards'' (2004)
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* Sonny Truelove in ''AlphaDog'' (2006).
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* Sonny Truelove in ''AlphaDog'' (2006).
* Mr. Goodkat in ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' (2006)
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* John Hartigan in ''SinCity'' ''Film/SinCity'' (2005)
* Sonny Truelove in''AlphaDog'' ''Film/AlphaDog'' (2006).
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'''Bruce Willis''' (born March 19, 1955) is an actor, producer and musician known for his [[RatedMForManly Manliness]].
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->''There are many winding paths a man can follow to greatness. He could build an orphanage, or perhaps write a symphony. But there is only one man in the history of history to have achieved greatness by screaming "yipee-ki-aye-ay motherfucker" and pushing [[AlanRickman Professor Snape]] out of a window. That man was this man.''
-->-- '''''{{Website/Cracked}}'''''
-->-- '''''{{Website/Cracked}}'''''
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** Although he played a policeman in ''Film/MoonriseKingdom'', his character doesn't say one liners, run away from explosions, make sarcastic remarks and say one liners.
** Also a child psychologist in ''Film/TheSixthSense''.
* ThePrimaDonna: He acted like this throughout the filming of Cop Out. Kevin Smith said he was a nightmare to work with. Willis would refuse to take direction from him. Kevin explained the difficulties of working with Bruce on his DVD "Too Fat For 40."
** Maybe the real reason why Bruce acted the way he did on Cop Out was because he was depressed about being typecast and doing the same movie over and over.
** Also a child psychologist in ''Film/TheSixthSense''.
* ThePrimaDonna: He acted like this throughout the filming of Cop Out. Kevin Smith said he was a nightmare to work with. Willis would refuse to take direction from him. Kevin explained the difficulties of working with Bruce on his DVD "Too Fat For 40."
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** And a cruel villain in ''TheJackal''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: As a plastic surgeon in ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' and a convict sent to the past to stop a virus in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: As a nebbishy plastic surgeon in ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' and a convict sent to the past to stop a virus in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys''.
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* BaldOfAwesome
* DeadpanSnarker
* PlayingAgainstType: As a plastic surgeon in ''Film/DeathBecomesHer'' and a convict sent to the past to stop a virus in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys''.
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Seriously, Bruce Willis was once known for his work in comedy, such as in the popular comedy/drama/mystery series ''{{Moonlighting}}''. During the show's run, Willis was also hired to do wine cooler commercials, no doubt making people go [[HeyItsThatGuy "Hey, it's that guy!"]]
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Seriously, Bruce Willis was once known for his work in comedy, such as in the popular comedy/drama/mystery series ''{{Moonlighting}}''.''Series/{{Moonlighting}}''. During the show's run, Willis was also hired to do wine cooler commercials, no doubt making people go [[HeyItsThatGuy "Hey, it's that guy!"]]
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* David Addison, Jr. in ''{{Moonlighting}}'' (1985-1989)
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* John [=McClane=] in ''Film/DieHard'' (1988), ''DieHard2'' (1990), ''DieHardWithAVengeance'' (1995), ''LiveFreeOrDieHard'' (2007), and ''AGoodDayToDieHard'' (2013).
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An actor, producer and musician known for his [[RatedMForManly Manliness]].
Seriously, Bruce Willis was once known for his work in comedy, such as in the popular comedy/drama/mystery series ''{{Moonlighting}}''. During the show's run, Willis was also hired to do wine cooler commercials, no doubt making people go [[HeyItsThatGuy "Hey, it's that guy!"]]
His big break came when he played a resourceful, smoking, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] NYPD officer named John [=McClane=] in the thriller ''Film/DieHard''. People were at first surprised and skeptical when they heard of his casting, since he was mostly known as a funny guy, as well as that annoying guy from those wine cooler commercials. Playing [=McClane=] with a mix of humor and sympathy and performing most of his own stunts, Willis proved he had the chops as a serious action star, and ''Die Hard'' was a hit that jump-started a blockbuster franchise.
Before and following his success on ''Die Hard'', Willis was a mildy successful pop singer for a brief period of time, most notably under the persona of Bruno (no, not ''[[{{Bruno}} that]]'' persona).
Since ''Die Hard'', Willis has had a healthy film career, alternating between action, comedy, and even straight-up drama. In many of his action movies, Willis is the king of the heroic comeback, and usually has one scene where the bad guys [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown work him over badly]], only for him to come back in the final reel and win out. This was perhaps best codified in 1994's ''Film/PulpFiction'' in which he plays a down-and-out boxer who bets the money he took to take a fall on himself and earns himself a very bizarre day, only to come through in the end and ride off into the future on a chopper with his girl by his side. It's also worth noting that the ending of Bruce's story arc is also technically the end of the movie itself, at least as far as the strict continuity of events is concerned.
He also co-founded the Planet Hollywood restaurant alongside fellow action movie titans Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger and SylvesterStallone. Appropriately, all three shared the big screen for the first time (although Willis was just a [[TheCameo cameo]]) in 2010's ''TheExpendables''.
A frequent collaborator with Creator/QuentinTarantino.
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!! Notable Roles:
!!! {{Film}}
* John [=McClane=] in ''Film/DieHard'' (1988), ''DieHard2'' (1990), ''DieHardWithAVengeance'' (1995), and ''LiveFreeOrDieHard'' (2007)
** Willis also plays this character in a cameo at ''[[LoadedWeapon1 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1]]'' (1993)
* Tom Mix in ''Film/{{Sunset}}'' (1988)
* The voice of baby Mikey in ''LookWhosTalking'' (1989) and ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990)
* Peter Fallow in ''TheBonfireOfTheVanities'' (1990)
* Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins (and co-writer) in ''HudsonHawk'' (1991)
* Joe Hallenbeck in ''Film/TheLastBoyScout'' (1991)
* Dr. Ernest Menville in ''DeathBecomesHer'' (1992)
* Det. Tom Hardy in ''Film/StrikingDistance'' (1993)
* Butch Coolidge in ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994)
* North's guardian angel (complete with... a bunny suit? [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Our Angels Are Very Very Different]].) in ''Film/{{North}}'' (1994)
* Bill Capa in ''Film/ColorOfNight'' (1994)
* Leo in ''Film/FourRooms'' (1995)
* James Cole in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys'' (1995)
* John Smith in ''Film/LastManStanding'' (1996)
* Muddy Grimes in ''[[BeavisAndButthead Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' (1996)
* Korben Dallas in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' (1997)
* The Jackal in ''TheJackal'' (1997)
* Harry S. Stamper in ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' (1998)
* Major General Devereaux in ''Film/TheSiege'' (1998)
* Art Jeffries in ''MercuryRising'' (1998)
* Dr. Malcolm Crowe in ''Film/TheSixthSense'' (1999)
* James Stefan "Jimmy The Tulip" Tudeski in ''TheWholeNineYards'' (2000) and ''The Whole Ten Yards'' (2004)
* David Dunn in ''{{Unbreakable}}'' (2000)
* Joe Blake in ''Film/{{Bandits}}'' (2001)
* William Rose Bailey in ''[[Series/CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003)
* Lt. A.K. Waters in ''TearsOfTheSun'' (2003)
* AsHimself in ''[[OceansEleven Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004)
* Jeff Talley in ''{{Hostage}}'' (2005)
* John Hartigan in ''SinCity'' (2005)
* Sonny Truelove in ''AlphaDog'' (2006).
* Mr. Goodkat in ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' (2006)
* RJ in ''Film/OverTheHedge'' (2006)
* Jack Mosley in ''Film/SixteenBlocks'' (2006)
* Harrison Hill in ''Perfect Stranger'' (2007)
* Lt. Muldoon in ''{{Grindhouse}}'' (2007)
* Himself in ''WhatJustHappened'' (2008)
* Agent Greer in ''Film/{{Surrogates}}'' (2009)
* Jimmy Monroe in ''CopOut'' (2010)
* Frank Moses in ''Film/{{Red}}'' (2010)
* Mr. Church in ''Film/TheExpendables'' (2010, 2012 sequel) [[hottip:note: Short cameo on the first movie, has bigger role in the sequel.]]
* Adult Joe in ''Film/{{Looper}}'' (2012)
* G.I. Joe in ''GIJoeRetaliation'' (2013).
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* David Addison, Jr. in ''{{Moonlighting}}'' (1985-1989)
* Bruno The Kid in ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid'' (1996-1997)
!! Producer Credits:
* ''Bruno The Kid''
* ''The CrocodileHunter:'' ''[[TheMovie Collision Course]]'' (2002)
* ''Hostage''
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An actor, producer and musician known for his [[RatedMForManly Manliness]].
Seriously, Bruce Willis was once known for his work in comedy, such as in the popular comedy/drama/mystery series ''{{Moonlighting}}''. During the show's run, Willis was also hired to do wine cooler commercials, no doubt making people go [[HeyItsThatGuy "Hey, it's that guy!"]]
His big break came when he played a resourceful, smoking, [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] NYPD officer named John [=McClane=] in the thriller ''Film/DieHard''. People were at first surprised and skeptical when they heard of his casting, since he was mostly known as a funny guy, as well as that annoying guy from those wine cooler commercials. Playing [=McClane=] with a mix of humor and sympathy and performing most of his own stunts, Willis proved he had the chops as a serious action star, and ''Die Hard'' was a hit that jump-started a blockbuster franchise.
Before and following his success on ''Die Hard'', Willis was a mildy successful pop singer for a brief period of time, most notably under the persona of Bruno (no, not ''[[{{Bruno}} that]]'' persona).
Since ''Die Hard'', Willis has had a healthy film career, alternating between action, comedy, and even straight-up drama. In many of his action movies, Willis is the king of the heroic comeback, and usually has one scene where the bad guys [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown work him over badly]], only for him to come back in the final reel and win out. This was perhaps best codified in 1994's ''Film/PulpFiction'' in which he plays a down-and-out boxer who bets the money he took to take a fall on himself and earns himself a very bizarre day, only to come through in the end and ride off into the future on a chopper with his girl by his side. It's also worth noting that the ending of Bruce's story arc is also technically the end of the movie itself, at least as far as the strict continuity of events is concerned.
He also co-founded the Planet Hollywood restaurant alongside fellow action movie titans Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger and SylvesterStallone. Appropriately, all three shared the big screen for the first time (although Willis was just a [[TheCameo cameo]]) in 2010's ''TheExpendables''.
A frequent collaborator with Creator/QuentinTarantino.
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!!! {{Film}}
* John [=McClane=] in ''Film/DieHard'' (1988), ''DieHard2'' (1990), ''DieHardWithAVengeance'' (1995), and ''LiveFreeOrDieHard'' (2007)
** Willis also plays this character in a cameo at ''[[LoadedWeapon1 National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1]]'' (1993)
* Tom Mix in ''Film/{{Sunset}}'' (1988)
* The voice of baby Mikey in ''LookWhosTalking'' (1989) and ''Look Who's Talking Too'' (1990)
* Peter Fallow in ''TheBonfireOfTheVanities'' (1990)
* Eddie "Hudson Hawk" Hawkins (and co-writer) in ''HudsonHawk'' (1991)
* Joe Hallenbeck in ''Film/TheLastBoyScout'' (1991)
* Dr. Ernest Menville in ''DeathBecomesHer'' (1992)
* Det. Tom Hardy in ''Film/StrikingDistance'' (1993)
* Butch Coolidge in ''Film/PulpFiction'' (1994)
* North's guardian angel (complete with... a bunny suit? [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Our Angels Are Very Very Different]].) in ''Film/{{North}}'' (1994)
* Bill Capa in ''Film/ColorOfNight'' (1994)
* Leo in ''Film/FourRooms'' (1995)
* James Cole in ''Film/TwelveMonkeys'' (1995)
* John Smith in ''Film/LastManStanding'' (1996)
* Muddy Grimes in ''[[BeavisAndButthead Beavis and Butt-Head Do America]]'' (1996)
* Korben Dallas in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' (1997)
* The Jackal in ''TheJackal'' (1997)
* Harry S. Stamper in ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'' (1998)
* Major General Devereaux in ''Film/TheSiege'' (1998)
* Art Jeffries in ''MercuryRising'' (1998)
* Dr. Malcolm Crowe in ''Film/TheSixthSense'' (1999)
* James Stefan "Jimmy The Tulip" Tudeski in ''TheWholeNineYards'' (2000) and ''The Whole Ten Yards'' (2004)
* David Dunn in ''{{Unbreakable}}'' (2000)
* Joe Blake in ''Film/{{Bandits}}'' (2001)
* William Rose Bailey in ''[[Series/CharliesAngels Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle]]'' (2003)
* Lt. A.K. Waters in ''TearsOfTheSun'' (2003)
* AsHimself in ''[[OceansEleven Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004)
* Jeff Talley in ''{{Hostage}}'' (2005)
* John Hartigan in ''SinCity'' (2005)
* Sonny Truelove in ''AlphaDog'' (2006).
* Mr. Goodkat in ''LuckyNumberSlevin'' (2006)
* RJ in ''Film/OverTheHedge'' (2006)
* Jack Mosley in ''Film/SixteenBlocks'' (2006)
* Harrison Hill in ''Perfect Stranger'' (2007)
* Lt. Muldoon in ''{{Grindhouse}}'' (2007)
* Himself in ''WhatJustHappened'' (2008)
* Agent Greer in ''Film/{{Surrogates}}'' (2009)
* Jimmy Monroe in ''CopOut'' (2010)
* Frank Moses in ''Film/{{Red}}'' (2010)
* Mr. Church in ''Film/TheExpendables'' (2010, 2012 sequel) [[hottip:note: Short cameo on the first movie, has bigger role in the sequel.]]
* Adult Joe in ''Film/{{Looper}}'' (2012)
* G.I. Joe in ''GIJoeRetaliation'' (2013).
!!! {{Television}} {{Series}}
* David Addison, Jr. in ''{{Moonlighting}}'' (1985-1989)
* Bruno The Kid in ''WesternAnimation/BrunoTheKid'' (1996-1997)
!! Producer Credits:
* ''Bruno The Kid''
* ''The CrocodileHunter:'' ''[[TheMovie Collision Course]]'' (2002)
* ''Hostage''
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