Editing Bruce Willis (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:Bruce willis cinedom.jpg|thumb|Willis in June 2006]]
Willis's acting role models are [[Gary Cooper]], [[Robert De Niro]], [[Steve McQueen]], and [[John Wayne]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/articles/Bruce-Willis-9533244 |publisher=biography.com |title=Bruce Willis Biography |access-date=June 7, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603064510/http://www.biography.com/articles/Bruce-Willis-9533244 |archive-date=June 3, 2010 }}</ref> He is left-handed.<ref name="left">{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyhennen/60-famous-people-who-are-left-handed|title=59 Famous People Who Are Left-Handed|first=Emily|last=Hennen|date=December 31, 2013|publisher=BuzzFeed|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=June 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605224216/https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilyhennen/60-famous-people-who-are-left-handed|url-status=live}}</ref> He resides in the [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]] neighborhood of Los Angeles with his family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/dirt/real-estalker/bruce-willis-emma-heming-brentwood-mansion-1203156918/|title=Bruce Willis and Emma Heming Buy Brand New Brentwood Mansion|first1=Mark|last1=David|date=March 7, 2019|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929090223/https://variety.com/2019/dirt/real-estalker/bruce-willis-emma-heming-brentwood-mansion-1203156918/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 21, 1987, Willis married [[Demi Moore]] at the [[Golden Nugget Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097761,00.html|title=Double or Nothing|work=People|date=December 7, 1987|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528180225/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20097761,00.html|archive-date=May 28, 2008}}</ref> On December 20, the couple held a second reception for about 450 guests on a soundstage at [[Warner Bros. Studios Burbank]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/225410945|title=Moore and Willis marry, again|work=St. Cloud Daily Times|date=December 22, 1987}}</ref> They have three daughters: [[Rumer Willis|Rumer]] (b. 1988),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592%2C854249|title=Baby Girl Is a Rumer|work=[[Gainesville Sun]]|date=August 18, 1988|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030000529/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bcBWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592,854249|url-status=live}}</ref> Scout (b. 1991),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A2280426177A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|title=Demi Moore Has Her Baby|work=[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]] | date= July 22, 1991|archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095442/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A2280426177A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Tallulah (b. 1994).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=22RcAAAAIBAJ&pg=4171%2C1537441|title=It's Another Girl for Demi, Bruce|work=[[The Vindicator]]|location=Youngstown, Ohio|date=February 5, 1994|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030041636/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=22RcAAAAIBAJ&pg=4171,1537441|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis and Moore announced their separation on June 24, 1998.<ref name="Dreams Die Hard">{{cite web|last=Gliatto |first=Tom |url= https://people.com/archive/cover-story-dreams-die-hard-vol-49-no-27/ |title=Dreams Die Hard |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=July 13, 1998 |access-date=September 26, 2012 |volume=49 |issue=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908182714/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20125762%2C00.html |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> They filed for divorce on October 18, 2000,<ref name="That's a Wrap">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/thats-a-wrap-vol-54-no-19/ |title=That's a Wrap |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=November 6, 2000 |access-date=March 30, 2022 |volume=54 |issue=18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106025149/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0%2C%2C20132823%2C00.html |archive-date=January 6, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the divorce was finalized later that day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Demi+and+Bruce+get+a+divorce+in+secret.-a066373934|title=Demi and Bruce get a divorce in secret.|website=Free Online Library|access-date=April 8, 2020|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727044008/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Demi+and+Bruce+get+a+divorce+in+secret.-a066373934|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1372054/Moore-and-Willis-are-divorced.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1372054/Moore-and-Willis-are-divorced.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Moore and Willis are divorced|first=Simon|last=Davis|date=October 26, 2000|access-date=April 8, 2020|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Regarding the divorce, Willis stated, "I felt I had failed as a father and a husband by not being able to make it work." He credited actor [[Will Smith]] for helping him cope with the situation.<ref name="WillisCool" /> He has maintained a close friendship with both Moore and her subsequent husband, actor [[Ashton Kutcher]], and attended their wedding.<ref>{{cite news|title=Changing of the 'Guardian{{'-}}|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm|access-date=September 30, 2006|first=Ann|last=Oldenburg|date=September 27, 2006|archive-date=May 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522201555/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-26-kutcher-costner-chat_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Willis was engaged to actress [[Brooke Burns]] until they broke up in 2004 after ten months together.<ref name="YahooM" /> He married model [[Emma Heming Willis|Emma Heming]] in [[Turks and Caicos Islands|Turks and Caicos]] on March 21, 2009;<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce Willis Married to Super Model Emma heming |url=http://www.celebrityness.com/2009/05/bruce-willis-married-22-years-younger.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011081713/http://www.celebrityness.com/2009/05/bruce-willis-married-22-years-younger.html |archive-date=October 11, 2009 |url-status=live |access-date=April 11, 2009 }}</ref> guests included his three daughters, as well as Moore and Kutcher. The ceremony was not legally binding, so the couple wed again in a civil ceremony in [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] six days later. The couple has two daughters, one born in 2012<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/parents/bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-willis-welcome-daughter/|title=Bruce Willis and Emma Heming welcome a Daughter|date=April 2, 2012|first=Elizabeth|last=Leonard|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174837/https://people.com/parents/bruce-willis-and-emma-heming-willis-welcome-daughter/|url-status=live}}</ref> and another born in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruce Willis' Wife Emma Heming-Willis Gives Birth, Couple Welcomes Second Girl, Baby Evelyn Penn|work=Us Weekly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-willis-gives-birth-to-second-girl-201475|date=May 7, 2014|access-date=March 6, 2019|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427111903/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/bruce-willis-wife-emma-heming-willis-gives-birth-to-second-girl-201475/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Military interests ===
[[File:ActorBruceWillis Iraq.jpg|thumb|Willis meeting Brigadier General [[Albert Bryant Jr.]] and deployed soldiers from the [[4th Infantry Division (United States)|4th Infantry Division]], in [[Tikrit]], Iraq, during his [[United Service Organizations|USO]] tour in September 2003]]
Throughout his film career, Willis has depicted several military characters in films such as ''[[In Country]]'', ''[[The Siege]]'', ''[[Hart's War]]'', ''[[Tears of the Sun]]'', ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'', and ''[[G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]''. Willis grew up in a [[military brat|military family]]. Willis has donated [[Girl Scout cookies]] to the United States armed forces. In 2002, Willis's then 8-year-old daughter, Tallulah, suggested that he purchase Girl Scout cookies to send to troops. Willis purchased 12,000 boxes of cookies, and they were distributed to sailors aboard [[USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)|USS ''John&nbsp;F. Kennedy'']] and other troops stationed throughout the Middle East at the time.<ref name="FindAr">{{cite news|last=Smith |first=Leah N. |title=Bruce Willis Moonlights as Off-Screen Hero with Cookie Donation |publisher=USS John F. Kennedy Public Affairs |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=1808 |access-date=January 12, 2013 |date=May 29, 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118171431/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200205/ai_2244019612 |archive-date=November 18, 2007 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

In 2003, Willis visited [[Iraq]] as part of the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] tour, singing to the troops with his band, The Accelerators.<ref name="CBSnews">{{cite news|last=Neal|first=Rome|title=Bruce Willis Sings for the Troops|work=[[CBS News]]|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bruce-willis-sings-for-the-troops/|date=September 26, 2003|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=May 11, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511142609/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/09/26/entertainment/main575209.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Willis considered joining the military to help fight the second [[Iraq War]], but was deterred by his age.<ref name="RightOld">{{cite news|title=Hollywood's right reluctant to join Iraq debate|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/iraq.celebs.reut/|date=March 7, 2003|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=March 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310122018/http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/03/07/iraq.celebs.reut/|url-status=live}}</ref> It was believed he offered US$1&nbsp;million to any noncombatant who turned in terrorist leaders [[Osama bin Laden]], [[Ayman al-Zawahiri]], or [[Abu Musab al-Zarqawi]]; in the June 2007 issue of ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', however, he clarified that the statement was made hypothetically and not meant to be taken literally. Willis has also criticized the media for its coverage of the war, complaining that the press was more likely to focus on the negative aspects of the war:

{{cquote|I went to Iraq because what I saw when I was over there was soldiers—young kids for the most part—helping people in Iraq; helping getting the power turned back on, helping get hospitals open, helping get the water turned back on and you don't hear any of that on the news. You hear, "X number of people were killed today," which I think does a huge disservice. It's like spitting on these young men and women who are over there fighting to help this country.<ref name="Holly">{{cite news |title=Willis Fights for Iraqi Troops |work=Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Bruce_Willis_Fights_for_Iraqi_Troops_/2436202 |date=March 9, 2005 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-date=June 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120628224543/http://www.hollywood.com/news/Bruce_Willis_Fights_for_Iraqi_Troops_/2436202 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} <!--Willis stated in 2005 that he wanted to "make a pro-war film in which American soldiers will be depicted as brave fighters for freedom and democracy."<ref name="TimesOnline">{{cite news|last=Baxter|first=Sarah|title=Bruce Willis comes out fighting for Iraq's forgotten GI heroes|work=The Times |location=London |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article597133.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221065840/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article597133.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 21, 2007 |date=November 27, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2009 }}</ref> The film would follow members of [[1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment|Deuce Four, the 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry]], who spent considerable time in [[Mosul]] and were decorated heavily for it. The film is to be based on the writings of blogger [[Michael Yon]], a former [[United States Army Special Forces]] soldier who was [[Embedded journalism|embedded]] with Deuce Four and sent regular dispatches about their activities. Willis described the plot of the film as "these guys who do what they are asked for very little money to defend and fight for what they consider to be freedom."<ref name="Holly3">{{cite news|title=Willis to Make Movie Honoring U.S. Troops in Iraq |work=Hollywood.com |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/Willis_to_Make_Movie_Honoring_US_Troops_in_Iraq/3469589 |date=November 28, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>-->

=== Religious beliefs ===
Willis was a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hope-elca.com/famous/ |title=Famous Lutherans |publisher=Hope-elca.com |access-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619052058/http://hope-elca.com/famous/ |archive-date=June 19, 2010 }}</ref> but says he no longer practices. In a July 1998 interview with ''[[George (magazine)|George]]'' magazine, he said, "Organized religions in general, in my opinion, are dying forms. They were all very important when we didn't know why the sun moved, why weather changed, why hurricanes occurred, or volcanoes happened. Modern religion is the end trail of modern mythology. But there are people who interpret the Bible literally. Literally! I choose not to believe that's the way. And that's what makes America cool, you know?"<ref>{{cite magazine|last = Tom|first = Dunkel|date = July 1998|title = Bruce Willis Kicks Asteroid|magazine = [[George (magazine)|George]]|publisher = [[Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S.|HFM U.S.]]|url = http://www.tomdunkel.com/_bruce_willis_kicks_asteroid__122728.htm|access-date = September 30, 2018|archive-url = https://archive.today/20180930202722/http://www.tomdunkel.com/_bruce_willis_kicks_asteroid__122728.htm|archive-date = September 30, 2018|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}</ref>

When asked by a ''Hollywood.tv'' reporter how he stays grounded in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], Willis said, "I just thank God every day for...everything great that's come my way."<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce Willis Spiritual Side of Hollywood |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-ON6OLOF4 |website=youtube.com |publisher=Hollywood.tv|format=video |date=June 18, 2007 |access-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426103208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d-ON6OLOF4 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Political views ===
In 1988, Willis and then-wife Demi Moore campaigned for then [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Governor of Massachusetts|Massachusetts governor]] [[Michael Dukakis]]'s presidential campaign in the [[1988 United States presidential election|1988 presidential elections]]. In the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], however, he supported President [[George H. W. Bush]] for reelection and was an outspoken critic of [[Bill Clinton]]. In 1996, he declined to endorse Clinton's [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent [[Bob Dole]] because Dole criticized [[Demi Moore]] for her role in the film ''[[Striptease (film)|Striptease]]''.<ref name="DoleNo">{{cite news|last=Vincent|first=Mal|title=Playing the bad boy is a natural for Bruce Willis|publisher=HamptonRoads.com|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2006/03/playing-bad-boy-natural-bruce-willis|date=March 3, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-date=May 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522161828/http://hamptonroads.com/2006/03/playing-bad-boy-natural-bruce-willis|url-status=dead}}</ref> Willis was an invited speaker at the [[2000 Republican National Convention]],<ref name="CNNarchives">{{cite news|title=Bush and Cheney head toward Philadelphia as party vanguard makes preparations |publisher=CNN |url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/28/convention.wrap/index.html |date=July 28, 2000 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210132929/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/07/28/convention.wrap/index.html |archive-date=February 10, 2009 }}</ref> and supported [[George W. Bush]] that year.<ref name="WillisCool" />

In 2006, Willis said that the United States should intervene more extensively in [[Colombia]] to end drug trafficking from that nation.<ref name="MSNBC1">{{cite news|last=Walls|first=Jeannette|title=Bruce Willis blasts Colombian drug trade|publisher=[[Today.com]]|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/bruce-willis-blasts-colombian-drug-trade-wbna11701188|date=March 14, 2006|access-date=March 30, 2022|archive-date=September 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911025124/https://www.today.com/popculture/bruce-willis-blasts-colombian-drug-trade-wbna11701188|url-status=live}}</ref> In several interviews Willis has said that he supports increased salaries for teachers and police officers, and that he is disappointed in the United States [[foster care]] system and its treatment of [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]].<ref name="DoleNo" /><ref name="USAWeek1">{{cite news |last=West |first=Kevin |title=A Big Ride of a Life |work=[[USA Weekend]] |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070624/070624bruce_willis.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100118151833/http://www.usaweekend.com/07_issues/070624/070624bruce_willis.html |archive-date=January 18, 2010 |date=June 24, 2007 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Willis has supported [[Right to keep and bear arms in the United States|gun rights]], saying, "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."<ref name="USAWeek2">{{cite news |last=Roach |first=Mary |title=Being Bruce Willis |work=[[USA Weekend]] |url=http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000213/000213willis.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100118151833/http://www.usaweekend.com/00_issues/000213/000213willis.html |archive-date=January 18, 2010 |date=February 13, 2000 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In February 2006, when Willis was in [[Manhattan]] to promote his film ''[[16 Blocks]]'', he was asked his opinion on the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush administration]]. Willis responded: "I'm sick of answering this fucking question. I'm a Republican only as far as I want a [[Limited government|smaller government]], I want less government intrusion. I want them to stop shitting on my money and your money and tax dollars that we give 50 percent of every year. I want them to be fiscally responsible and I want these goddamn lobbyists out of Washington. Do that and I'll say I'm a Republican. I hate the government, OK? I'm [[Apoliticism|apolitical]]. Write that down. I'm not a Republican."<ref name="MSN Movies">{{cite web|title=Willis Is Mad As Hell...|publisher=MSN Movies|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/2-24-06?GT1=100|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060425123801/http://movies.msn.com/movies/hitlist/2-24-06?GT1=100|archive-date=April 25, 2006|date=February 24, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> Willis did not make any contributions or public endorsements in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 presidential campaign]]. In several June 2007 interviews, he noted that he maintains some beliefs aligned with Republican ideas.<ref name="WillisCool" />

On August 17, 2006, Willis was named in a ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' advertisement that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported [[Israel]] in the [[2006 Lebanon War|2006 Israel-Lebanon war]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ |title=Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism |website=Hollywood Grind |date=August 18, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907174835/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ |archivedate=September 7, 2014}}</ref> In the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 presidential election]], Willis said that he had a negative opinion of [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mcdevitt |first=Caitlin |title=Bruce Willis trash-talks Mitt Romney |url=https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/05/bruce-willis-trash-talks-mitt-romney-124181 |date=May 22, 2012 |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=[[Politico]] |archive-date=November 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125003620/https://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/05/bruce-willis-trash-talks-mitt-romney-124181 |url-status=live }}</ref>