Rick Moranis
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 seq
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.
Born
Apr 18, 1953
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Known For
Acting
Movies
42 acting
3 crew
Popularity
1.6
Known For
Ghostbusters
1984
as Louis Tully
Spaceballs
1987
as Dark Helmet
Brother Bear
2003
as Rutt (voice)
The Flintstones
1994
as Barney Rubble
Ghostbusters II
1989
as Louis Tully
Brother Bear 2
2006
as Rutt (voice)
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989
as Wayne Szalinski
Streets of Fire
1984
as Billy Fish
Little Shop of Horrors
1986
as Seymour Krelborn
Parenthood
1989
as Nathan Huffner
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