‘Die Hard’ Star Reginald VelJohnson Reveals That Bruce Willis ‘Gave Me the Job’

Actor Reginald VelJohnson is best known as an action star and a family man! He starred as Sargent Al Powell in the now-celebrated Christmas film Die Hard and co-starred with Bruce Willis. He then went on to TV fatherhood fame playing Carl Winslow in the hit TV show Family Matters, which ran for nine seasons.

ReMIND Magazine sat down with Reginald at the recent Hollywood Show held in May 2026 at the Marriott Hotel in Burbank, California. He chatted about his work on Die Hard, his favorite Family Matters episode, and Twinkies!