Bruce Willis Latest: Beloved ‘Die Hard’ Actor Actually Isn’t Aware That He Has Dementia, According To His Wife

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im Spellman/WireImageBruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis has shared an update on her condition that’s simultaneously harrowing and reassuring. According to Heming, the legendary action star does not know that he has dementia. Willis, now 70 years old, retired from acting in 2022 due to a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), which is a brain disorder that affects the parts controlling personality, behavior, and language. Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming says that the actor does not know that he has dementia and still recognizes his family despite his illness“They think this is their normal. I’m really happy he doesn’t know about it,” his wife wife Emma Heming Willis explained on The Unexpected Journey podcast.