Who's who in Bruce Willis' family: Inside a loving circle that has captured our hearts
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Bruce Willis has a beautiful blended family that is sticking by him in his time of need. The ultimate girl dad has a total of five daughters -- three with ex-wife Demi Moore and two with his current wife Emma Heming. Despite Willis and Moore parting ways in 1998, it didn't spell the end of their parenting journey together.
The 'Die Hard' star, 67, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia on February 16. The tragic update came after it was revealed that the actor had aphasia, a language disorder that affects a person's ability to communicate. He was forced to step away from acting in March 2022 due to his condition, which typically occurs after a brain injury or stroke.
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Willis's family has continued to rally around him since his health announcement. Here's a look at who's who in his precious inner circle.
Rumer Glenn Willis, 34
Willis and Moore welcomed Rumer Glenn Willis, their eldest daughter, on August 16, 1988, in Paducah, Kentucky. The star couple decided to raise their eldest daughter outside of Hollywood, and Rumer spent much of her childhood in Hailey, Idaho, at the family's $2.5 million mansion.
Rumer was raised in a small town but also got a taste of being in the spotlight at a young age. She made her onscreen debut at the age of 5 in her mom's coming-of-age movie 'Now and Then'. A couple of years later, she returned to the big screen in 'Striptease', where she played Moore's onscreen daughter.
Rumer has appeared in several other films since. Her film credits include 'There's Always Woodstock', 'Hello Again' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'. She also appeared in TV shows like 'The Secret Life of the American Teenager', 'Pretty Little Liars' and 'Empire'. In December, she announced that she was expecting her first child with boyfriend Derek Richard Thomas.
Scout LaRue Willis, 31
Scout LaRue Willis was born to the former couple on July 20, 1991, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Just like her older sister, Scout spent her younger years away from the spotlight. However, she did appear in Moore's 1995 film 'The Scarlet Letter' and Willis' 1999 film 'Breakfast of Champions'.
Scout moved to Los Angeles with her family when she was a teenager and eventually enrolled at Brown University. She graduated in 2013 and then turned her focus to more artistic endeavors such as a London exhibition that featured her self-portraits, as well as sharing topless photos of herself online as a protest against the censorship of women's bodies on the internet.
Scout has lately been focusing on music. She released an EP in 2012 as part of the duo Gus + Scout but didn't wholeheartedly pursue music for another decade. In 2021, she released her debut single 'Love Without Possession'. She then put out another track titled 'Woman at Best' in 2022 and in June of that year, she released her eponymous full-length album.
Tallulah Belle Willis, 29
On February 3, 1994, Willis and Moore welcomed Tallulah Belle Willis into the world in Los Angeles. The couple's youngest child spent her early years on the family's ranch in Idaho, like her older sisters. She told Teen Vogue that she had no inkling of her family's fame until they moved to California when she was in the third grade.
However, Tallulah struggled with life under the spotlight as a teenager. Her "depression became overwhelming" by the time she was in college and she began regularly using drugs to cope. Her sisters eventually convinced her to seek professional help, and she voluntarily entered a treatment center shortly after. Following a brief stint in rehab, she repaired her strained relationship with the rest of her family.
In 2021, Tallulah announced she was engaged to director Dillon Buss, with whom she had gone Instagram official the previous year. She is now focusing on a career in the fashion industry and even launched her own clothing brand, Wyllis, during the pandemic. "Basically my dream is to have wild success with my clothing line, heal the world with mental health, and then move somewhere on a ranch and get 15 dogs of all shapes and sizes. And just be a Willy Wonka sort of like hounds," she told People.
Mabel Ray Willis, 10
Willis and his second wife Emma Heming welcomed their first child together, Mabel Ray Willis, on April 1, 2012. She was born in Los Angeles but spent her first few years at the family's Bedford Hills property in New York. Heming apparently wanted a peaceful life for their family, away from the limelight and paparazzi.
Mabel, now 10, is in elementary school and hopes to become a "shark" on Shark Tank someday. She reportedly loves spending time with her parents and older sisters, even giving her Hollywood legend father a dance lesson once in a while.
Evelyn Penn Willis, 8
Willis and Heming expanded their family by welcoming their younger daughter, Evelyn Penn Willis, into the world on May 5, 2014. A spokesperson for the couple announced shortly after her birth that both the mother and daughter were "healthy and doing beautifully" and that Mabel was "delighted to have a new baby sister."
Heming said welcoming another baby into the family caused their home to be "filled with joy and the laughter and chatter of little girls being themselves" in a place they "created with them in mind."
Demi Moore, 60
Moore and Willis used to be one of Hollywood's golden couples -- and are now regarded as Tinseltown's friendliest exes since their divorce in 2000. The 'Blind' actress tied the knot with the 'Pulp Fiction' star in 1987 after a whirlwind romance of four months. The pair welcomed their daughters Rumer, Scout, and Tallulah in the years to come.
Willis and Moore notably worked together for the first time in 1991 when they both starred in the thriller 'Mortal Thoughts'. The pair ultimately parted ways in 2000, but immediately proved that their family bond was above all else, traveling together across the globe and attending film premieres together. The former couple even isolated together during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.
Emma Heming, 44
Willis met Emma Heming in 2005 and the pair eventually took the holy vows in 2009. The couple has now been together for 13 years and is rather private, but the model does share rare glimpses of their family life on Instagram.
The Malta-born model has walked the runway for Victoria’s Secret, Dior, and Ralph Lauren, among several other big brands. She has also worked as an actress and producer and is known for her roles in 'Perfect Stranger', 'The Comebacks', and 'Red 2'. Heming starred alongside her husband in the latter film, which is a sequel to 2010's 'Red'.