This paper discusses the life of Bruce Willis. From the moment Willis appeared on television screens across America as the irreverent and likable private detective, David Addison, opposite Cybil Shepherd in the hit show Moonlighting, there was little doubt that he was destined for stardom. As popular as Willis and the show had become however, he was becoming just as well known as a brash Hollywood bad-boy and pet subject of supermarket tabloids for his on-set run-ins with Shepherd. Luckily for Willis the quality of his work was high enough that his questionable reputation did not damage his appeal. Willis' first lead film roles would come two years into his Moonlighting tenure, when he made a pair of films with famed director Blake Edwards, the poorly received Blind Date (1987) and an awkward turn as screen cowboy Tom Mix in Sunset (1988).
