EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Celebrating Bruce Willis as frontotemporal dementia forces a permanent farewell to his iconic career and public presence.
Bruce Willis changed the shape of the modern movie hero. He could be tough without seeming invincible, funny without weakening the danger, and vulnerable without surrendering authority. As frontotemporal dementia has taken him away from public life and ended his acting career, fans have responded by returning to the performances that made him feel familiar across generations. This is not an announcement of his death, but a farewell to the career and public presence illness forced him to leave behind.
Willis first became a major star through Moonlighting, where his quick delivery