On July 15, 1988, Die Hard, an action film starring Bruce Willis as wisecracking New York City cop John McClane, opens in theaters across the United States. A huge box-office hit, the film Bruce Willis as John McClane in "Die Hard." Aphasia can impact a person’s ability to speak, write and understand verbal and written language. Exes Demi Moore and Bruce Willis celebrate his 67th Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American retired actor. He achieved fame with a leading role on the comedy-drama series Moonlighting (1985–1989) and has appeared in over a hundred films, gaining recognition as an action hero for his portrayal of John McClane in the Die Hard franchise (1988–2013). [1] [2] Bruce Willis, right, in 1988's "Die Hard," the movie that would make the actor an action star. The film spawned four sequels and a cowboy-inflected catchphrase for the ages. Bruce Willis and family. Demi Moore/instagram "Bruce has always found joy in life — and has helped everyone he knows to do the same," the family said. "It has meant the world to see that sense Bruce Willis has a new movie coming out today. are becoming a bad habit for the once-high flying star of Die Hard, harbor for actors of a certain age that exists on the quiet fringes of During his final monologue at 'The Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis,' Bruce Willis surprised fans by giving the final answer in the debate on whether the 1988 classic 'Die Hard' is a Christmas Gabriel’s right-hand woman, the ruthless Mai Lihn, wears a cleavage-revealing outfit through the entire movie. She and Gabriel, who are romantically connected, kiss. In an (effective) effort to rile Gabriel, McClane describes her as an “Asian hooker b–ch” and a “ninja chick” who’s “smokin’ hot.”. orfRM.