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 Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show. He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the film, Strange Brew (1983), which he co-wrote, co-directed and made his film acting debut. The character he played in Ghostbusters (1984) was based on a similar character he played on SCTV (1976).
Bio:
Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show. He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob McKenzie, which became the basis for the film, Strange Brew (1983), which he co-wrote, co-directed and made his film acting debut. The character he played in Ghostbusters (1984) was based on a similar character he played on SCTV (1976).
Tivia:
Following the death of his wife in 1991, the difficulty of raising their two children on his own, and his increasing disenchantment with Hollywood, Moranis retired from acting in 1997. He had intended the retirement to be a sabbatical of a couple of years, but later realized that he did not miss the pressure. He still does occasional voice work, e.g. Brother Bear (2003).He is notoriously private about his children; so much so that in interviews he won't give out their names.Was invited to the party Steve Martin was throwing that turned out to be his wedding.Along with Dave Thomas, scored a Billboard Top 40 hit in 1982, called "Take Off", as Bob and Doug MacKenzie, in a duet with Rush lead singer Geddy Lee.Is coming out of retirement in 2021 to reprise the role of Wayne Szalinski in an upcoming 3rd sequel to the Honey I Shrunk the Kids movie series.Was widowed in 1991 when his wife died of breast cancer. Has two children from that marriage.His impersonation of George Carlin on SCTV (1976) was not done with the intention of mocking the comedy legend, but rather as an affectionate tribute. However, due partially to his being in a difficult period at the time, both personally and professionally, Carlin was hurt by the imitation. Moranis had no idea that Carlin had taken issue with the impersonation until his daughter, Kelly Carlin, contacted him while researching her 2015 memoir and spent nearly an hour on the phone apologizing, which she greatly appreciated.His character in Ghostbusters (1984), Louis Tully, was originally written for John Candy. Moranis was brought in as a last-minute replacement when Candy dropped out. Moranis, Candy and Ghostbusters co-star Harold Ramis are all alumni of SCTV (1976).Moranis and Dave Thomas originally created the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in protest against government requirements for "identifiable Canadian content" in domestically produced television programming. The skits, as an "SCTV" (198) program "The Great White North" featured two dimwitted brothers who combined as many negative Canadian stereotypes as possible. Despite this, they became so popular that the skits were included in the American version of the program, and Moranis and Thomas were made members of the Order of Canada for their contribution to Canadian culture.On October 1, 2020, he was walking down the street in New York's Upper East Side near Central Park when he was knocked down to the ground by a complete stranger who then walked off and flashed a peace sign to a surveillance camera. Over a month later the perpetrator who was revealed to be 30-year-old Marquis Ventura was charged with second-degree assault. Rick suffered injuries to his head, back, and hip. He managed to take himself to the police station to file a police report and then he took himself to the hospital to get checked out. A trauma team from the Manhattan Police Precinct went to check on him and they said he was fine, he was grateful for everyone's concern, and he just wanted the perpetrator to be caught.Was cast as Phil in City Slickers (1991), but his wife became terminally ill before filming began and he chose to pull out. Daniel Stern replaced him in the role at the last minute.Has appeared with Bill Murray in three films: Ghostbusters (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Ghostbusters II (1989).Has appeared with Steve Martin in four films: Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), L.A. Story (1991).Was the only SCTV (1976) cast member who did not come from the Second City theatre.He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Ghostbusters (1984).Made the cover of the first issue of "Disney Adventures" magazine in 1990.Attended Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School in Toronto, Canada with Geddy Lee, from the rock band Rush.Had a letter published (as Ricky Moranis) in "Mad" magazine, issue #120 (July 1968). The subject was "Don Martin Looks at Frogs".Is the only actor to appear in all three "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" films: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! (1997).Has appeared with John Candy in four films: Brewster's Millions (1985), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987) and The Rocket Boy (1989).While working for CHUM radio in Toronto, wrote and provided voices for the locally famous "Al Palladini" car dealership radio commercials.Using the on-air name of "Rick Allen" he was the overnight deejay on Toronto radio station CFTR-AM in the early 1970s after that station switched formats from Beautiful Music to Top 40.His paternal grandparents, Jacob and Lena Moranis, were Russian Jewish immigrants who moved to Philadelphia, PS, and later to Canada. His mother is of Polish Jewish ancestry.Was the afternoon deejay on Toronto radio station CHUM-FM in the 1970s.Was considered for the role of Gov. Lewis in Evolution (2001), which went to Dan Aykroyd.Attended the funeral of his good friend John Candy.Was the producer's first choice to play Sherman Klump/Buddy Love in the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor and although he loved the script he was forced to decline because he was busy with other projects and raising his children as a single parent. The part was then re-written for Eddie Murphy whose career was in a huge decline at that point and it was considered to be the comeback movie for Murphy by critics and audiences.Has played a character named Barney in two movies: Barney Coopersmith in My Blue Heaven (1990) and Barney Rubble in The Flintstones (1994).Mentioned in Death of a Shoe Salesman (1992).Went to elementary school with Rush lead singer, bass player, and keyboardist Geddy Lee.Worked with his good friend Steve Martin several times before retiring.Was offered the role of social worker Arthur Brooks in Big Daddy (1999) but began his long hiatus from acting two years prior and declined to continue raising his children. The role instead went to Josh Mostel.Director Dennis Dugan whom co-starred with Moranis in Parenthood (1999) offered him the role of Arthur Brooks a social worker in his film Big Daddy (1999) with Adam Sandler. Moranis had to respectfully decline as he started his acting hiatus two years prior to raise his children as a single parent after his wife's passing in 1991. |
| Name: |
Rick Moranis |
Type: |
Actor,Writer,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Writer,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Writer,Producer |
| Model rank: |
488 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 04:01:37 |
| Height: |
5' 6' (1.68 m) |
| Biography: |
Rick began his career as a radio DJ while he was still at high school which led to him writing, producing and being on air in his own show. He joined the Canadian TV series, SCTV (1976), winning an Emmy for writing and portraying the character, Bob M |
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Following the death of his wife in 1991, the difficulty of raising their two children on his own, and his increasing disenchantment with Hollywood, Moranis retired from acting in 1997. He had intended the retirement to be a sabbatical of a couple of years, but later realized that he did not miss the pressure. He still does occasional voice work, e.g. Brother Bear (2003).He is notoriously private about his children; so much so that in interviews he won't give out their names.Was invited to the party Steve Martin was throwing that turned out to be his wedding.Along with Dave Thomas, scored a Billboard Top 40 hit in 1982, called "Take Off", as Bob and Doug MacKenzie, in a duet with Rush lead singer Geddy Lee.Is coming out of retirement in 2021 to reprise the role of Wayne Szalinski in an upcoming 3rd sequel to the Honey I Shrunk the Kids movie series.Was widowed in 1991 when his wife died of breast cancer. Has two children from that marriage.His impersonation of George Carlin on SCTV (1976) was not done with the intention of mocking the comedy legend, but rather as an affectionate tribute. However, due partially to his being in a difficult period at the time, both personally and professionally, Carlin was hurt by the imitation. Moranis had no idea that Carlin had taken issue with the impersonation until his daughter, Kelly Carlin, contacted him while researching her 2015 memoir and spent nearly an hour on the phone apologizing, which she greatly appreciated.His character in Ghostbusters (1984), Louis Tully, was originally written for John Candy. Moranis was brought in as a last-minute replacement when Candy dropped out. Moranis, Candy and Ghostbusters co-star Harold Ramis are all alumni of SCTV (1976).Moranis and Dave Thomas originally created the characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in protest against government requirements for "identifiable Canadian content" in domestically produced television programming. The skits, as an "SCTV" (198) program "The Great White North" featured two dimwitted brothers who combined as many negative Canadian stereotypes as possible. Despite this, they became so popular that the skits were included in the American version of the program, and Moranis and Thomas were made members of the Order of Canada for their contribution to Canadian culture.On October 1, 2020, he was walking down the street in New York's Upper East Side near Central Park when he was knocked down to the ground by a complete stranger who then walked off and flashed a peace sign to a surveillance camera. Over a month later the perpetrator who was revealed to be 30-year-old Marquis Ventura was charged with second-degree assault. Rick suffered injuries to his head, back, and hip. He managed to take himself to the police station to file a police report and then he took himself to the hospital to get checked out. A trauma team from the Manhattan Police Precinct went to check on him and they said he was fine, he was grateful for everyone's concern, and he just wanted the perpetrator to be caught.Was cast as Phil in City Slickers (1991), but his wife became terminally ill before filming began and he chose to pull out. Daniel Stern replaced him in the role at the last minute.Has appeared with Bill Murray in three films: Ghostbusters (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986) and Ghostbusters II (1989).Has appeared with Steve Martin in four films: Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), L.A. Story (1991).Was the only SCTV (1976) cast member who did not come from the Second City theatre.He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Ghostbusters (1984).Made the cover of the first issue of "Disney Adventures" magazine in 1990.Attended Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School in Toronto, Canada with Geddy Lee, from the rock band Rush.Had a letter published (as Ricky Moranis) in "Mad" magazine, issue #120 (July 1968). The subject was "Don Martin Looks at Frogs".Is the only actor to appear in all three "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" films: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! (1997).Has appeared with John Candy in four films: Brewster's Millions (1985), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987) and The Rocket Boy (1989).While working for CHUM radio in Toronto, wrote and provided voices for the locally famous "Al Palladini" car dealership radio commercials.Using the on-air name of "Rick Allen" he was the overnight deejay on Toronto radio station CFTR-AM in the early 1970s after that station switched formats from Beautiful Music to Top 40.His paternal grandparents, Jacob and Lena Moranis, were Russian Jewish immigrants who moved to Philadelphia, PS, and later to Canada. His mother is of Polish Jewish ancestry.Was the afternoon deejay on Toronto radio station CHUM-FM in the 1970s.Was considered for the role of Gov. Lewis in Evolution (2001), which went to Dan Aykroyd.Attended the funeral of his good friend John Candy.Was the producer's first choice to play Sherman Klump/Buddy Love in the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor and although he loved the script he was forced to decline because he was busy with other projects and raising his children as a single parent. The part was then re-written for Eddie Murphy whose career was in a huge decline at that point and it was considered to be the comeback movie for Murphy by critics and audiences.Has played a character named Barney in two movies: Barney Coopersmith in My Blue Heaven (1990) and Barney Rubble in The Flintstones (1994).Mentioned in Death of a Shoe Salesman (1992).Went to elementary school with Rush lead singer, bass player, and keyboardist Geddy Lee.Worked with his good friend Steve Martin several times before retiring.Was offered the role of social worker Arthur Brooks in Big Daddy (1999) but began his long hiatus from acting two years prior and declined to continue raising his children. The role instead went to Josh Mostel.Director Dennis Dugan whom co-starred with Moranis in Parenthood (1999) offered him the role of Arthur Brooks a social worker in his film Big Daddy (1999) with Adam Sandler. Moranis had to respectfully decline as he started his acting hiatus two years prior to raise his children as a single parent after his wife's passing in 1991. |
| Trademarks: |
Nerdy characters
Large glasses
Short stature |
| Quotes: |
Until 1982, Canada Day was known as Dominion Day. I always thought that had more of a ring to it. Beyond the zippy alliteration, it reminded us citizens that our domain of orderly domesticity was graced by the dominant power of our "Dominus." And the rights granted therein to us by the glorious English crown through her colonial appointee, the right honorable governor general.<br />
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There was another problem with Dominion Day. Dominion was the name of a national grocery store chain. It would be like calling the Fourth of July D'Agostino's Day.<br />
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Independence (now there's a great name for a day!) came slowly to our country. In 1965, we dumped the old, staid British ensign for our own new flag. It's the one with the big red maple leaf in the middle. A simple, sweet leaf! We also have moose and beavers on our coins. And we call our dollars loonies because the coin has an image of a loon. Another old bird, the Queen of England, is on the other side of the coin.<br />
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'I remember singing "God Save the Queen" every morning in school. "Long live our noble Queen!" we belted, thousands of us tubby little obedient Canadians. I guess it worked. She's still alive. Now they sing "O Canada" in schools and at most sporting events; usually in French and English. Around the time we were changing anthems, dumping ensigns and renaming holidays, the official use of both languages became mandatory, except in Quebec where the required use of English is a bit fuzzy.<br />
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Canada Day comes and goes modestly every year. Sure, there are retail sales promotions and a long weekend. But there isn't bluster or commodity in Canadian celebration. Canada isn't big on bunting. Or jet flyovers, fireworks, marching bands or military pomp.<br />
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Canadians defer. We save our loonies and we don't jaywalk. It's illegal, eh. We drive safe. We stand on guard at red lights, even when there is no traffic. We wait for clear, green governing lights to signal our turn and lead us on. Then we tuck our heads down, under woolly toques and worn-out scarves, one eye barely open, squinting headlong into the harsh prairie wind, cautiously, quietly, demurely Canadian.
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I'm a single parent and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn't miss it.
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On the last couple of movies I made - big-budget Hollywood movies - I really missed being able to create my own material. In the early movies I did, I was brought in to basically rewrite my stuff, whether it was Ghostbusters (1984) or Spaceballs (1987). By the time I got to the point where I was "starring" in movies, and I had executives telling me what lines to say, that wasn't for me. I'm really not an actor. I'm a guy who comes out of comedy, and my impetus was always to rewrite the line to make it funnier, not to try to make somebody's precious words work.
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[on refusing a cameo in Ghostbusters (2016)]: I wish them well, I hope it's terrific. But it just makes no sense to me. Why would I do just one day of shooting on something I did 30 years ago? |
| Job title: |
Actor,Writer,Producer |
| Others works: |
Comedy album released in 1989, "You, Me, The Music And Me" on IRS records.
Music video from album: "The Girl From Ipanema"
Starred in music video for Donald Fagen's "Tomorrow's Girls"
He appeared in Bobby Brown&# |
| Spouse: |
Ann Belsky (1986 - February 4, 1991) (her death, 2 children) |
| Children: |
Rachel MoranisMitchell MoranisChild |
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