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Rick Moranis

Acting 73 years old Toronto, Ontario, Canada ★ 2.6
Born: April 18, 1953

Biography

Frederick Allan Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, producer, songwriter and writer.

Moranis appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s and starred afterwards in several Hollywood films, including Strange Brew (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequel 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. He has not appeared in a live-action film for over 28 years. However, 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 reprise his role of Wayne Szalinski in a new sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, called Shrunk, before the project was put on hold.

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Known For

Brother Bear
Brother Bear Rutt (voice) 2003
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters Louis Tully 1984
Spaceballs
Spaceballs Dark Helmet 1987
Brother Bear 2
Brother Bear 2 Rutt (voice) 2006
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II Louis Tully 1989

Filmography

Acting Credits (64)

Spaceballs: The New One
Spaceballs: The New One Dark Helmet 2027
Marty, Life Is Short
Marty, Life Is Short Self (archive footage) 2026
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage) 2025
The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us Louis Tully (archive footage) 2019
Howard
Howard Seymour Krelborn (archive footage) 2018
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs Dark Helmet (voice) 2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise Self (archive footage) 2013
Bob & Doug
Bob & Doug Bob McKenzie 2009
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary Bob McKenzie 2007
Brother Bear 2
Brother Bear 2 Rutt (voice) 2006
Christmas with SCTV
Christmas with SCTV 2006
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends Holley Spider 2004
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way Rutt (voice) 2003
Brother Bear
Brother Bear Rutt (voice) 2003
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids Holley (voice) 2003
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys Toy Taker / Mr. Cuddles the Teddy Bear (voice) 2001
Discovering Bedrock
Discovering Bedrock Self 1999
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Wayne Szalinski 1997
Muppets Tonight
Muppets Tonight Self 1996
Big Bully
Big Bully David Leary 1996
Little Giants
Little Giants Danny O'Shea 1994
The Flintstones
The Flintstones Barney Rubble 1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self - Guest 1993
Splitting Heirs
Splitting Heirs Henry Bullock 1993
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid Wayne Szalinski 1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories Narrator (voice) 1992
L.A. Story
L.A. Story Gravedigger (uncredited) 1991
Gravedale High
Gravedale High Max Schneider (voice) 1990
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven Barney Coopersmith 1990
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special Vic's Buddy 1990
Stay Tooned!
Stay Tooned! (voice) 1990
Parenthood
Parenthood Nathan Huffner 1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Wayne Szalinski 1989
Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II Louis Tully 1989
The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Self - Host 1989
The Rocket Boy
The Rocket Boy Automatic Safety System 1989
The Best of SCTV
The Best of SCTV 1988
Going Live!
Going Live! 1987
Spaceballs
Spaceballs Dark Helmet 1987
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors Seymour Krelborn 1986
Club Paradise
Club Paradise Barry Nye 1986
Head Office
Head Office Howard Gross 1985
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions Morty King 1985
The Last Polka
The Last Polka Linsk Minyk 1985
Hockey Night
Hockey Night Coach 1984
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters 1984
The Wild Life
The Wild Life Harry 1984
Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters Louis Tully 1984
Streets of Fire
Streets of Fire Billy Fish 1984
Strange Brew
Strange Brew Bob McKenzie 1983
Twilight Theater II
Twilight Theater II Self- Guest 1982
Wogan
Wogan Guest 1982
Twilight Theatre
Twilight Theatre 1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour Himself 1982
SCTV Network 90
SCTV Network 90 Various 1981
1980
1980 Various Roles 1979
Custard Pie
Custard Pie Disc Jockey 1977
Second City Television
Second City Television Self - Various Characters 1976
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Co-Host 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Bob McKenzie (uncredited) 1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live Self - Host 1975
Sesame Street
Sesame Street Self 1969
Sesame Street
Sesame Street Minnesota Shorts 1969
The Oscars
The Oscars Self 1953

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (3)

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