Rick Moranis
Acting
- Born:
- 1953-04-18
- Place of birth:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
Known For
Filmography
Spaceballs: The New One
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
Marty, Life Is Short
John Candy: I Like Me
The Movies That Made Us
Howard
The Goldbergs
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Bob & Doug
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
Brother Bear 2
Christmas with SCTV
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
Brother Bear
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Discovering Bedrock
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Muppets Tonight
Big Bully
Little Giants
The Flintstones
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Splitting Heirs
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
L.A. Story
Gravedale High
My Blue Heaven
The Earth Day Special
Stay Tooned!
Parenthood
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Ghostbusters II
The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
The Rocket Boy
The Best of SCTV
Going Live!
Spaceballs
Little Shop of Horrors
Club Paradise
Head Office
Brewster's Millions
The Last Polka
Hockey Night
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
The Wild Life
Ghostbusters
Streets of Fire
Strange Brew
Twilight Theater II
Wogan
Twilight Theatre
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
SCTV Network 90
1980
Custard Pie
Second City Television
Saturday Night Live
Sesame Street
The Oscars