People | April 22, 2015 12:52 AM EDT
35 fun facts about Rumer Willis - the hot contender on 'Dancing With The Stars'
Rumer Willis is the daughter of former Hollywood power couple, Demi Moore and Bruce Willis. She is currently showing off her killer dance moves on "Dancing With The Stars" season 20. With the support of her family as well as her pro dance partner and friend Val Chmerkovskiy, she is shining bright and has a strong chance of winning. Here are some interesting facts about the up and coming actress.
- Her full name is Rumer Glenn Willis.
- She was named after famed British author, Rumer Godden.
- She is said to have received her middle name from Bruce's close friend and Moonlighting executive producer Glenn Gordon Caron.
- She was born on August 16, 1988 in Paducah, Ky.
- Her parents are the former Hollywood power couple Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. She is their first born.
- She has two younger sisters, Scout LaRue (1991) and Tallulah Belle (1994).
- Rumer is known for having some of her parents distinguishing features - she has her mom's eyes and dad's chin.
- She was raised in the small town of Hailey, Idaho because her parents wanted to give their children a normal upbringing. Rumer Willis said she felt isolated growing up, which greatly bonded her with her two sisters.
- She also felt she had an easier time relating to adults rather than other kids. Being the child of two A-list celebrities wasn't as easy as one would think. Willis told People: I've traveled to some really incredible places, but my basic math skills are horrendous. It's an interesting trade-off.
- She attended the Interlochen Arts Academy, Wildwood Secondary School, and USC.
- After nearly 11 years of marriage, Rumer's parents announce that they're divorcing. "We are a family, and we'll always be a family. In - just a different form," Moore tells Vogue in 2003. Bruce purchases a separate $1.1 million house in Hailey.
- Despite not being in Hollywood, she did take some roles in the showbiz industry while she was still young. She has small roles in her mom's Striptease and dad's Hostage).
- After reading the script for Bruce's movie Hostage, Rumer Willis suggested herself for the role of her dad's kidnapped daughter. "I told her, 'Honey, I'm not just gonna give you the part even though I'm a producer on the film," Bruce told the Chicago Sun-Times in 2005. Rumer eventually auditioned and won the role.
- She moved to Hollywood with her mom and sisters. Demi Moore returns to acting and makes a stellar return with her role in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and begins dating Ashton Kutcher who is 16-years-younger than her.
- In a funny twist, Rumer has admitted that she used to have posters of her future (and now former) stepfather, Ashton Kutcher, on her bedroom walls while she was a teenager.
- Bruce hits it off with Kutcher, who marries Moore in 2005. Rumer and her sisters affectionately call Kutcher "M.O.D." (My Other Dad).
- In 2007, landed her first onscreen roles not associated with her parents in the indie flick From Withinand the comedy House Bunny with Emma Stone.
- Rumer Willis says she was shocked to be named one of PEOPLE's 100 Most Beautiful in 2008. "After being compared to Jay Leno for so long, you don't think of yourself in that way," she told theNew York Post's Page Six Magazine.
- She is 1.67 metres (5.48 feet) tall.
- Rumer Willis celebrated her sweet 16 with a Moulin Rouge-themed bash at future stepdad Ashton Kutcher's place. Paris Hilton, David Spade and Christina Applegate were among her 200 guests.
- Rumer Willis has a personal bodyguard against boys - her dad. "I say, 'If anything happens to one of my daughters, I'm coming to you first - and then I'm going to kill all your friends right in front of you,'" Bruce told PEOPLE.
- Rumer recently opened up about her struggles with bullying over the years, believing that she was ugly and something was wrong with her. Her sister Tallulah had similar struggles and even went to rehab for it. Rumer explained that bullies would call her names like "potato head", revealing to In Touch that: "My mom is a stunning woman, and everyone compared me to her. They said I looked like a man and called me 'potato head.' People were nasty. I was awkward. I didn't feel comfortable with how I looked."
- She had a brief stint on the 90210 TV series.
- Rumer befriends paparazzi-stalked Lindsay Lohan after the two are introduced by Bruce, who produced Lohan's Just My Luck. Rumer finds herself defending her friend during Lohan's struggle with substance abuse. "I think sometimes people don't realize the amount of pressure that can come," she tells PEOPLE in 2007.
- In 2008, she dated actor Micah Alberti.
- In 2009, Rumer performed stage and trophies duty as "Miss Golden Globe" for the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. During the ceremony, mom Demi says, "Ru, I'm very proud of you and I love you. And don't hunch. Shoulders back!" And her parents' colleague Alec Baldwin mentions during his acceptance speech for 30 Rock, "I feel so old. I remember when I used to bring Rumer Willis a juice box on the set of the movie."
- Rumer landed a guest-starring spot on Pretty Little Liars as Zoe, a charity organizer! The funny thing is that PLL is created by the same mastermind behind Now and Then, Marlene King
- She has two half-sisters from Bruce and model Emma Heming; Mabel Ray Willis and Evelyn Penn Willis.
- Shortly after splitting from boyfriend Micah Alberti, Rumer is linked to Glee star Chord Overstreet in 2010. "Chord was flirtatious with Rumer," a source tells PEOPLE of the duo who were spotted holding hands and kissing at a Beverly Hills party. "They had a lot of fun."
- Rumer has also stayed close to Ashton Kutcher, who was married to her mother Demi from 2005 to 2013.
- There has been speculation that Rumer may have already gone under the knife due to her changing appearance. It probably doesn't help that her mother has a reputation of undergoing numerous cosmetic surgeries especially after she got married to the young actor Ashton Kutcher.
- In 2011, Willis is picked to front Badgley Mischka, starring in a high-fashion ad campaign shot in Malibu by photographer Tony Duran. "Rumer is a great muse for the season," designers Mark Badgley and James Mischka say in a statement. "She has a vivacious spirit to her; she is young and modern, which is representative of our spring collection."
- Her net worth is $3 million.
- Her favorite color is blue.
- She practices hot yoga, pilates and loves jogging.
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