The place there’s a Willis, there’s a approach.
Invoice Murray has recalled the “insane” chore actor Bruce Willis was tasked with on “Saturday Night Live” earlier than he secured his large break and have become a Hollywood icon.
Throughout an look on “Watch What Happens Live” Monday, Murray recalled a time when the “Die Hard” actor labored behind the scenes of the NBC sketch comedy collection.
“Bruce Willis was a page at NBC when I was on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ This sounds like insane s–t, [but] his job was to come and go to the dressing rooms and refill the M&Ms and pretzels in the actors’ rooms,” Murray mentioned of Willis’ humble beginnings.
“I remember when I met him after he was already a successful guy, he said you and Gilda [Radner] were nice to me,” the “Ghostbusters” star advised host Andy Cohen.
After touchdown his large break in Hollywood, Willis went on to host “SNL” in 1989 and 2013.
Throughout a “Plead the Fifth” phase on the present, Murray was requested to checklist a few of Wes Anderson’s movies from most to least favourite, given his longtime collaboration with the director.
“Well, ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ was really all the professional, technical aspects of it– really incredible,” mentioned Murray, who has appeared in a complete of 9 Wes Anderson movies.
“For me, ‘Life Aquatic’ [with Steve Zissou] was the most challenging, hard job that I ever had. It almost cost me my life and my personal life.”
“‘Moonrise Kingdom’ was a really beautiful, lovely film. And I got to work with and have a wonderful time with [him],” the comic gushed, showing visibly emotional.
Murray, 74, starred alongside Willis, 70, within the 2012 movie.
“Bruce Willis is a good guy, a good f–king guy. He was a good friend,” Murray added.
The actor’s variety phrases in regards to the “Pulp Fiction” actor come almost two weeks after he celebrated his seventieth birthday.
On March 19, his daughter Rumer Willis gave followers a welcome replace on her father’s well being following his diagnoses with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.
Throughout an impromptu Q&A with followers on social media, Rumer, 36, opened up about her father’s ongoing bout with frontotemporal dementia.
In an Instagram Story, the “House Bunny” alum was requested how her well-known dad is doing, to which she responded, “He’s doing great, thank you for asking.”
“It is actually his 70th birthday tomorrow so please wish my papa a big happy birthday,” she mentioned on Tuesday.
The Emmy winner shares three daughters — Rumer, Talluleh and Scout Willis — together with his ex-wife, Demi Moore, to whom he was married from 1987 to 2000.
He and his present spouse, Emma Heming, additionally share two daughters: Mabel, 12, and Evelyn, 10.
