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Known for some of the best action movies, Bruce Willis will be retiring due to aphasia. Aphasia affects a person's cognitive abilities when it comes to processing language. A Day to Die will be his last film.

Bruce Willis, the star of the "Die Hard" franchise and dozens of other action movies, will retire from acting after being diagnosed with aphasia, a disease that has hampered his "cognitive abilities," his family said on Wednesday.

Willis, 67, rose to fame in the 1980s comedy-drama TV series "Moonlighting," and has appeared in about 100 films across his four-decade career, garnering acclaim for his roles in "Pulp Fiction" and "The Sixth Sense," and winning a Golden Globe Award and two Emmys.

But Willis is perhaps best known for playing the tough-as-nails New York cop who pursued bad guys in the five "Die Hard" movies, released from 1988 to 2013.

"This is a really challenging time for our family and we are so appreciative of your continued love, compassion and support," his family said in a statement.

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