The retired actor — currently battling frontotemporal dementia — was seen in a rare video speaking with LA wildfire first responders.

Bruce Willis made a rare public appearance to thank first responders tackling the ongoing Los Angeles fires. In a video posted by his wife, Emma Heming (46), the Die Hard star, who is battling dementia, was filmed shaking hands with LAPD responders and posing for a photo with them.

The retired actor, 69, who has brain disorder aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD), was filmed warmly greeting LAPD officers in a clip shared by his proud wife Emma Heming, 46 on Thursday.

Retired actor Bruce Willis was filmed warmly greeting LAPD officers on Thursday as he continues to battle dementia.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emma Heming Willis (@emmahemingwillis) Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 after he was diagnosed with aphasia and then frontotemporal dementia.

Bruce Willis and his wife, Emma Heming Willis, took a rare public step Thursday to go out and thank first responders battling the wildfires in L.A. that have destroyed entire neighborhoods across the city.

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In an Instagram post shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer.

Bruce Willis made a rare outing, taking time to thank first responders. Willis, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2023, was photographed shaking hands with Los Angeles Police Department officers, CNN reported.

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) – Amid the devastating wildfires in Southern California, Bruce Willis took time to thank first responders. The actor’s wife, Emma Heming Willis, posted a heartwarming video on Instagram on Thursday showing him shaking hands with members of the Los Angeles Police Department.

If that doesn’t warm your heart, I don’t know what will.