Last March, Hollywood movie star
Multiple family members of Bruce Willis
Issue a joint statement,
Calling the tough guy actor unfortunate to suffer from aphasia,
Affected his cognitive abilities,
I can only say goodbye to the entertainment industry.
Less than a year later,
According to foreign media reports,
Bruce Willis' family
He again posted that his condition had deteriorated
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The family released a joint statement saying they had received incredible love and support since revealing last year that Bruce Willis was suffering from aphasia, and would like to update you on his situation.
"Since we announced Bruce's diagnosis of aphasia in the spring of 2022, Bruce's condition has now progressed, and we now have a more specific diagnosis: frontal lobe brain atrophy. Unfortunately, communication challenges are just one symptom of Bruce's face. While it's sad, it's reassuring that we finally have a clear diagnosis. ”
In a statement, they said, "Today, there is no cure for this disease, and we hope this can change in the coming years." As Bruce's disease progresses, we hope that media attention will be focused on the disease, which needs more awareness and research. ”
Bruce's family also shared
Photo of him by the sea ↓
It is understood that frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is caused by atrophic lesions in the temporal lobe and frontal lobe, resulting in personality changes, behavioral disorders, and loss of speech ability. Frontotemporal lobe lesions account for about one to two percent of patients with dementia, but unlike the well-known Alzheimer's disease (Alzheimer's disease), frontotemporal lobe atrophy mainly affects the personality and language/behavioral ability of patients, and the impact on memory is relatively small, and the onset time is much earlier, and patients are mostly in the 40-65 age group.
Patients become progressively incapacitated, unable to eat, and eventually become another person who dies in silence, causing great suffering to the family.
In 1985, Bruce Willis, who debuted from Broadway, received the opportunity to star in the TV series "Blue Moonlight", playing a supreme and capable detective in the play, and became popular.
But the most important turning point in his career was his participation in the classic action movie "Die Hard" released in 1988. He successfully portrayed the role of "undead lone detective" John McAllen in this movie, and he was in the limelight, successfully entered the Hollywood A-list Male Star Club, and was popular for 30 years.
Die Hard poster
In addition to the "Die Hard" series, Bruce Willis' masterpieces also include the high-scoring suspense movie "The Sixth Sense", the sci-fi thriller movie "12 Monkeys", the classic sci-fi film "The Fifth Element", the disaster movie "Armageddon" and the "Expendables" series.
Bruce is 68 years old and is expected to be his last work, "Soul Assassination Order", which will be released in March.
The film and television industry noticed three years ago that Bruce Willis was no longer what he used to be, and he needed a personal assistant to take care of him on the set to maintain his image in front of the camera. When filming, it is necessary to hire a full-time actor to speak for him through hidden headphones to avoid frequently forgetting words.
"Hard Kill", released in 2020, reduced Bruce Willis's scene to seven minutes, and there was a vicious incident of gun misfire on the set, so that when Willis had a gun in his hand, no one dared to stand on the opposite side. "Out of Death", released in 2021, significantly cuts shots and dialogue involving Bruce Willis and ensures that he does not have to read any monologues. Willis could only last two days on set and could not work more than four hours a day.
In this regard, many netizens sighed:
Tough guys get old too...
What of Bruce's works have you seen?
Source: Red Star News, Orange Persimmon Interactive, Fast Technology, Netizen Comments
Editor: Li Zhen