![]() ![]() Two years later, he followed the album up with his sophomore effort, If It Don’t Kill You, It Just Makes You Stronger. ![]() The album was also accompanied by an HBO mockumentary of the same name, in which Willis leans fully into his blues alter-ego Bruno Radolini. 14 on the Billboard 200 and spawned a Hot 100 top five hit with “Respect Yourself,” a duet with June Pointer. Jones, The Pointer Sisters and The Temptations - but it peaked at No. Not only did the soulful Motown Records’ release feature an all-star roster of backing musicians - including Booker T. In 1987, Willis released his debut album, The Return of Bruno. His co-star Cybill Shepherd also performed on a pair tracks on the album: the late ’40s jazz tune “I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out!” and Rodgers and Hart’s 1934 ballad “Blue Moon.” While starring in the ABC TV series Moonlighting from 1985 to 1989, Willis contributed to the show’s official 1987 soundtrack by covering “Good Lovin’,” the Young Rascals’ Billboard Hot 100 No. Scroll through Willis’ most memorable musical moments below. In the birthday video, Willis sings vigorously along with his family, reminding fans of the vocal chops hiding behind his action-star persona.īillboard has rounded up seven of Willis’ best musical moments - from soundtrack contributions and collaborations to the stage of Saturday Night Live and the Motown album you might not remember he released in the late ’80s. As a result, the Willis family shared a public statement last month that the prolific actor would be stepping away from his career, as the disease had begun affecting his cognition and ability to work on a film set. The moment was made all the more precious by the fact that Willis is battling frontotemporal dementia, a progression from his earlier diagnosis of aphasia. Thank you to everyone for the love and warm wishes – we all feel them,” the actress - who was married to Willis from 1987 to 2000 - wrote alongside the song. “Happy birthday, BW! So glad we could celebrate you today. ![]() On Sunday (March 19), Demi Moore shared a heartwarming video of the star’s family celebrating his 68th birthday with an enthusiastic rendition of “Happy Birthday.” But many casual fans may not know the actor is also quite the accomplished musician, too. He is fondly referred to as Robbie V by friends and colleagues.Bruce Willis is known for many classic movie roles: reluctant hero John McClane in Die Hard an on-the-run boxer in Pulp Fiction a ( spoiler alert) dead therapist in The Sixth Sense heck, he’s even the voice of a baby in Look Who’s Talking. He was also in the camera department for This is SF. Like these ones, he also produces This is Dallas and This is Denver, both in 2019. Though he celebrates Christmas.Īsides hosting This is LA and This is SF, he also produced these shows. Robert’s religious beliefs have not been made public information by him. He also has a brother Thomas Parks and sister Brittany Parks. ![]() He is however a younger half-brother to model and actress, Amber Valletta and an uncle to her son, Auden. His parents are Lorri Parks and Robert Valletta. Scheana revealed that Robert was too successful to be featured on her reality series. Even after their breakup in August that same year, their relationship continued to be subject of discussion on Vanderpump. In February of 2017, he began dating reality TV star, Scheana Marie. He is also known to star in the film, Dutch Hollow in 2015. He had recurring roles in Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, both in 2007 before going on to host This is LA in 2017 and This is SF in 2018. He was 24 when he made his screen debut in the 2005 short film, He Set the Trend before going on to appear in an episode each of Ugly Betty and CSI: NY, both in 2006. The actor and philanthropist is also a TV host and producer. Robert Parks-Valletta is a multitalented person. ![]()
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