In the late ‘80s, macho men like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone dominated action movies. Luckily, those men and a few others turned down the role of John McClane, paving the way for Bruce Willis to become the everyday, working man hero with a receding hairline who lacked an eight pack.
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Willis became a megastar practically overnight with his breakout role on the hit show Moonlighting. He has consistently surprised audiences with his diverse career choices by appearing in films like Pulp Fiction and Nobody’s Fool. But even “Die Hard” Bruce Willis fans don’t know these things about him.