For decades, Bruce Willis charmed audiences playing tough, heroic cops — from John McClane in Die Hard to John Hartigan in Sin City. But on January 15, as wildfires continued to burn in Los Angeles County following days of devastation,

Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.

The iconic actor, in the midst of a dementia diagnosis, took time to visit first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires in a rare new video.

Bruce Willis recently made his first public appearance since 2022 after being diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. In an Instagram post, his wife, Emma Heming Willis, shows the 69-year-old actor, who grew up in Salem County, shaking hands and greeting first responders battling the ongoing California wildfires.

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.

In a recent Instagram post shared by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis speaks with Los Angeles Police officers and shakes their hands.

Heming Willis celebrated her 17th wedding anniversary with the actor on Dec. 30, sharing a heartfelt message on Instagram about their "unconditional love." RELATED: Bruce Willis seen in ...

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 ...

Emma Heming shared a clip that featured Bruce Willis, wearing a New York Yankees cap, shaking hands with a police officer

Bruce Willis is making a rare public appearance to thank LA wildfire first responders. In an Instagram video, Willis' wife and businesswoman Emma Heming Willis took to Instagram to share a ...

Wife Emma Heming Willis on Thursday shared a black-and-white Instagram Reel of the 69-year-old “Die Hard” star shaking hands with emergency workers. “Spotting a first responder, Bruce never ...

Actor Bruce Willis, 69, has been photographed on an outing in Studio City, Los Angeles in a rare public appearance following his dementia diagnosis