Frederick Allan Moranis (/məˈrænɪs/; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, writer, and producer.
Moranis appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s and several Hollywood films, including Strange Brew (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989, and its 1992 and 1997 sequels), Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), and The Flintstones (1994).
In 1997, Moranis began a long break from acting to dedicate his time to his two children as a widower.[1] He has not appeared in a live-action film for over 25 years, although he provided voice-over work for a few animated films, including Disney's Brother Bear (2003). He also released comedy albums and made appearances at fan conventions.
In 2020, after a hiatus of nearly 23 years from live-action films, Moranis signed to appear in a new sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, called Shrunk. However, as of 2024, the project has yet to proceed to the filming stage.
^Parker, Ryan (October 6, 2015). "Rick Moranis Is Not Retired". The Hollywood Reporter.
Frederick Allan Moranis (/məˈrænɪs/; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, writer, and producer. Moranis appeared in the...
third season when it moved to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is played by RickMoranis and Doug is played by Dave Thomas. Although created originally as filler...
SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, portrayed by Dave Thomas and RickMoranis, who also served as co-directors. Co-stars include Max von Sydow, Paul...
Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, and RickMoranis, with the supporting cast including Daphne Zuniga, Dick Van Patten, George...
Gravedale High (also known as RickMoranis in Gravedale High) is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC Productions (the latter company owns...
Michael Goldberg from the story by Ferguson and Shallcross. The film stars RickMoranis and Ed O'Neill as Danny and Kevin O'Shea, two brothers living in a small...
to the cast (and writing room) were Tony Rosato, Robin Duke, and RickMoranis. Moranis, a friend of Dave Thomas, then known as a radio personality in Canada...
Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Ramis, RickMoranis, Ernie Hudson, and Annie Potts. It is the sequel to the 1984 film Ghostbusters...
Reitman had previously worked with RickMoranis and sent him the script. He accepted the role an hour later. Moranis developed many aspects of his character...
Friedman. The film stars the voices of Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, RickMoranis, Dave Thomas, Jason Raize (in his only film role), D.B. Sweeney, Joan...
of his SCTV co-stars — SCTV cast members, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, RickMoranis, Joe Flaherty and Robin Duke play supporting roles in the film, as does...
style and sociology of the 1980s. Starring Michael Paré, Diane Lane, RickMoranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, E.G. Daily, and...
Find the Lady (1976).In 1976, Candy played a supporting role (with RickMoranis) on Peter Gzowski's short-lived late-night television talk show 90 Minutes...
however, credits the creation of the VJ to comedian and former DJ himself RickMoranis, who would introduce music clips on television under his Gerry Todd persona...
someone that gained popularity and notoriety from the comedic skits by RickMoranis and Dave Thomas (playing the characters of Bob and Doug McKenzie) in...
August 2009. On the Canadian sketch comedy series Second City Television, RickMoranis performed a lounge-style version of the song as the character Tom Monroe...
British black comedy film directed by Robert Young and starring Eric Idle, RickMoranis, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cleese and Sadie Frost....
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