Bruce Willis' family has announced that the actor has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia.

Actor Bruce Willis, 67, has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, said in a statement his family . In March 2022, Willis' relatives announced that he was ending his acting career due to aphasia (speech impairment). Since then, the disease has progressed, but now doctors have a more accurate diagnosis, according to the actor's family.

Frontotemporal dementia is a brutal disease that many of us have never heard of and that can affect anyone. In people younger than 60, FTD is the most common form of dementia, and since it can take years to make a diagnosis, FTD is likely much more common than we know. Today, there is no cure for this disease, and we hope that this reality may change in the coming years. As Bruce's condition progresses, we hope that media attention will be focused on shedding light on this disease, which requires much more awareness and research.

• Bruce Willis has acted in over 150 films and was one of the highest paid actors in Hollywood. Among his most famous works are The Sixth Sense, The Fifth Element, 12 Monkeys, The Last Boy Scout, Armageddon, Pulp Fiction, Lucky Number Slevin and the Die Hard film series.