On Wednesday, the family of action star Bruce Willis announced that the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia, causing him to step away from his career at the age of 67. Aphasia is medical Image: Bruce Willis during a break of the shooting of his film A Good Day to Die Hard in 2012. Pic: AP Pic: AP "I know his wonderful family is surrounding him with support and strength," he added. Irish-American. John McClane Sr. is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Die Hard film series, based on Joe Leland from Roderick Thorp 's action novel Nothing Lasts Forever. McClane was portrayed in all five films by actor Bruce Willis, and he is known for his sardonic one-liners, including the famous catchphrase in every Die Hard Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has officially settled the “Die Hard” Christmas movie debate. The model gave fans a brief look into her family’s holiday celebration Monday as she The "Die Hard" star, 67, enjoyed a casual stroll Thursday with two friends by his side in Santa Monica, Calif., in his first sighting since the news broke. Bruce Willis kept things casual Tallulah Willis, daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, has said that her family initially thought her father’s aphasia was “Hollywood hearing loss”. The family announced the Die Hard star’s diagnosis in early 2022 . Bruce Willis, who rose to stardom in the 1980s on the TV series “Moonlighting” and in movies such as “Die Hard,” has frontotemporal dementia, the actor’s family announced in a statement Bruce Willis, the star of the "Die Hard" franchise and dozens of other action movies, will retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that has hampered his "cognitive It’s the age-old question – or at least since 1988 when it was released. Is Die Hard a Christmas movie or simply a movie that takes place around a holiday party?. You might recall, the film stars Bruce Willis as an off-duty police officer John McClane who goes to his estranged wife’s Christmas party, but the festivities are spoiled by some European terrorists. Bruce Willis' wife, Emma Heming Willis, says it's 'hard to know' if the 'Die Hard' actor knows what's happening to him because of his frontotemporal dementia. News. California; Election 2024; 9gI7q.