March 19
Walter Bruce Willis's Birthday
 

Walter Bruce Willis, more commonly known as Bruce Willis, has developed a career as Hollywood’s most recognizable action hero. Born March 19, 1955, Bruce became serious about acting in high school after he discovered that being onstage helped him combat his stuttering.  His career began in earnest in 1986 with a leading role opposite Cybil Shepherd in Moonlighting, where he played fast-talking private detective David Addison.  Show creator Glen Gordon Caron reportedly knew immediately that Bruce  “was the guy,” but he had to fight ABC execs, who didn’t believe there would be any realistic chemistry between Willis and Shepherd.  Bruce’s deft handling of show’s comedic and dramatic moments proved them wrong, and he earned both a People’s Choice and an Emmy award for his work.  Moonlighting was television’s first true dramedy – a blend of comedy and drama, and this balance between comedy and action would become a hallmark of Willis’ career. In 1988 Bruce Willis became an action movie legend with his star turn in the original Die Hard. Oft cited as the archetypical action movie, it was a financial and critical blockbuster and spawned three sequels.  Bruce  was catapulted to superstar status and a string of high-octane movies followed, following a cyclical pattern.  His career slumped in the early 90s, and was resurrected with his acclaimed role in 1994’s Pulp Fiction. After several more highly successful films like Twelve Monkeys (1995) and The Fifth Element (1997), he starred in several less well-regarded movies until 1999’s Armageddon jump-started his career yet again. Through all the ups and downs, however,  Bruce  has remained in the spotlight and has never lacked for work. In fact, Bruce Willis is the ninth highest-grossing leading actor ever. In addition to his high-profile career as America's favorite action hero,  Bruce experienced brief success as a recording artist in the late 1980s with his hit single "Respect Yourself." More recently, he's become known for his comedic appearances on television and other media, including multiple appearances as a fill-in host for Dave Letterman.

One of the most appropriate ways of celebrating Bruce's birthday is to rent out a copy of  Live Free or Die Hard ( 2007) and, at the end of the film when Bruce Willis's character John McClane fires through his own shoulder to kill the bad guy and shouts out the most memorable line in the film - 'Yippee-ki-yay mother fucker,'  toast Bruce with an Adios Motherfucker cocktail.

Adios Motherfucker Cocktail

Ingredients

1/2 oz vodka 1/2 oz rum 1/2 oz Tequila 1/2 oz gin	1/2 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 2 oz sweet and sour mix 2 oz 7-Up
Instructions

Pour all ingredients except the 7-Up into a chilled glass filled with ice cubes. Top with 7-Up and stir gently.