Tallulah Willis, the actor's daughter, wrote that a video clip of the moment made her "heart so freaking full."

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.

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,

In what’s believed to be his first public sighting since retiring from acting, Bruce Willis made sure to thank first responders battling the blazes in Los Angeles.

"Bruce never missed a chance to show his gratitude with a heartfelt handshake," the actor's wife Emma Heming says.

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

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.

The actor — who is battling dementia — was seen shaking hands and chatting with police officers in an Instagram video posted Thursday by his wife, Emma Heming.

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

Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 and was then diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. He's rarely been seen in public since then.

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’ wife, Emma, shared video of the iconic actor thanking first responders as they work to protect the public from deadly Los Angeles area wildfires.