bruce willis s career started in television. in moonlighting, he starred opposite cybill shepherd and won his first emmy as david addison, the wisecracking head of a los angeles detective agency. all the newspapers, all over the tv. what case has meryl streep practising an american accent? got me! hopeless. as a movie star, bruce willis has been hugely prolific. there have been some flops but plenty of blockbusters, like quentin tarantino s black comedy, pulp fiction. how you going to beat them, butch? they keep underestimating me. as an actor and pop culture icon, bruce willis has been a familiar face on the red carpet circuit for decades. his marriage to demi moore ended in divorce but they are still good friends. many fans have turned up to pay their own tributes. selfies on the actor s a star on the hollywood walk of fame and posts on social media to honour willis s career.