Donnie Wahlberg Recalls Impact Bruce Willis Had On Him
Donnie Wahlberg Recalls Impact Bruce Willis Had On Him When They Worked Together On The Sixth Sense: ‘I Don’t Know That I Would Be Here Right Now’
Ever since veteran actor Bruce Willis retired from acting due to his debilitating health condition of frontotemporal dementia in March 2022, celebrities who’ve worked with him, like The Sixth Sense’s M. Night Shyamalan, couldn’t help but reminisce about the sweet memories they’ve had with him. One of Willis’ best movies was The Sixth Sense, with one of the film’s breakout stars being Donnie Wahlberg who gave a powerful performance as Vincent Grey. Over two decades later, Wahlberg recalls the impact the Die Hard star had on him during the making of the M. Night Shyamalan film.
Later this year, The Sixth Sense will be headed toward its 25th anniversary. At the beginning of the movie, we’re introduced to Vincent Grey, played by Donnie Wahlberg, who was a former patient of Bruce Willis’ Malcolm Crowe when he was a child who exacts his revenge on him as an adult for his hallucinations not going away. While speaking to ET, the 53-year-old actor recanted memories he had while filming his memorable role in The Sixth Sense with Willis.
It must have been such a comfort for Donnie Wahlberg to have Bruce Willis as a confidante taking on such a dramatic role. It absolutely was a very emotional scene to watch as we see the interaction of Vincent Grey in the nude holding a gun to the terrified Malcolm Crowe and his wife before ultimately shooting himself in the head with it. Wahlberg clearly gave his all toward his haunting performance. He expressed to ET that he went through a physical transformation “starving” himself for the role, leading to an eating disorder for two years after that. After going through a drastic physical transformation like that and saying it took him a year or two to get back to normal, the New Kids on the Block performer would prefer to never have to method act like that again.
Not only was Bruce Willis a great supporter of Donnie Wahlberg during The Sixth Sense’s filming but after as well for the film’s premiere. The Band of Brothers star continued to talk about what their loving exchange was like when M. Night Shyamalan’s breakthrough film would be shown to the world. Continued