Bruce Willis has been spotted making a rare public appearance in Los Angeles, where the 69-year-old actor was seen being driven around the San Fernando Valley neighbourhood to survey wildfire damage.

Die Hard actor, 69, retired from acting in 2022 after being diagnosed with aphasia, which affects language abilities.

Bruce Willis' daughter, Tallulah Willis, has opened up about the early signs of her dad's aphasia, a speech disorder that is linked to dementia, and how she initially thought he was losing interest in

Bruce Willis' stuttering was dismissed by health professionals as an early symptom of his dementia. The 'Die Hard' star suffered with the language disorder as a child and when he was being assessed doctors didn't think it was a sign he was suffering from the neurocognitive disorder,

Die Hard star Bruce Willis was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2023 and the Hollywood actor has since retired and is being cared for by his family and kids

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.

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 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.

Last month, Bruce's ex-wife, Demi Moore, gave an update on his well-being amid his battle with dementia. In an interview with CNN, the 62-year-old actress explained that the actor is "in a very stable place," but it hasn't been easy watching him struggle.

Die Hard actor Bruce Willis' daughter Tallulah Willis started to notice her famous father was behaving differently long before he received a diagnosis for aphasis

Bruce Willis was seen in public for what appeared to be the first time since his 2023 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis in a video his wife Emma Heming Willis shared that showed Willis speaking with and thanking Los Angeles police officers as wildfires continue throughout Los Angeles county.

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.