Rick Moranis
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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Full filmography
- Sesame Street (1969) as Self
- Sesame Street (1969) as Minnesota Shorts
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Co-Host
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Bob McKenzie (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Goldbergs (2013) as Dark Helmet (voice)
- Wogan (1982) as Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Brother Bear (2003) as Rutt (voice)
- The Flintstones (1994) as Barney Rubble
- Second City Television (1976) as Self - Various Characters
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Louis Tully (archive footage)
- Ghostbusters (1984) as Louis Tully
- Spaceballs (1987) as Dark Helmet
- Going Live! (1987)
- Muppets Tonight (1996) as Self
- Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) as Wayne Szalinski
- Ghostbusters II (1989) as Louis Tully
- Brother Bear 2 (2006) as Rutt (voice)
- Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (2004) as Holley Spider
- SCTV Network 90 (1981) as Various
- Gravedale High (1990) as Max Schneider (voice)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986) as Seymour Krelborn