End of career for Bruce Willis. The family of the American actor, known in particular for his roles in Pulp Fictionthe film series Die Hard or Armageddon announced on Wednesday that he was ending his career after being diagnosed with aphasic. This language disorder caused by brain injury affects a person’s ability to communicate.
“To everyone who supports Bruce, we wanted to let you know that our beloved Bruce has been experiencing some health issues and has recently been diagnosed with aphasia, which affects his cognitive abilities.wrote his family in a message posted on social networks. As a result, and after careful consideration, Bruce is stepping away from the career that meant so much to him.”
“This is a very difficult time for our family and we greatly appreciate your love, compassion and continued support”, still write the members of his family. The message is signed by the actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, as well as his ex-wife Demi Moore and his daughters Rumer, Scout, Tallulah, Mabel and Evelyn.
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Bruce Willis’ acting career began in the early 1980s, notably in the film The Verdict, by Sidney Lumet. He then chained in television series, like Two cops in Miamibroadcast from 1984 to 1989. His career then exploded thanks to his main role alongside Cybill Shepherd in the ABC series Moonlighting.
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The general public will also discover him in the role of New York police lieutenant John McClane, in the action film Die Hardthe first of which was released in 1988. The saga had two sequels in the 1990s, confirming the notoriety of the actor who had become one of the benchmarks for this kind of blockbuster.
During the 1990s, he shared the bill with Tom Hanks and Morgan Freeman in Le Bûcher des Vanités, by Brian de Palma. Then with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn, in Death suits you so well by Robert Zemeckis. The actor has been nominated for five Golden Globes during his career, including one for Moonlighting. After a series of successes until the 2000s, the actor’s star had faded and he had no longer had the same commercial success.