Bruce Willis, known for his iconic role in the late-1980s ABC series Moonlighting, has been battling frontotemporal dementia, which has significantly impacted his ability to communicate. Willis, who retired from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, celebrated his 68th birthday with ex-wife Demi Moore, their three children, and current wife Emma Heming Willis with their two daughters.
Moonlighting, now streaming on Hulu, was a project dear to Willis, and its creator, Glenn Gordon Caron, managed to discuss its release with him before his condition worsened. Caron, who keeps in touch with Willis’s family, reflects on the profound change in Willis, once full of “joie de vivre,” as his disease progresses.