Rick Moranis
Profession: Acting
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.
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.
Born on: Sat Apr 18 1953 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Saturday Night Live
19756.9/10
Sesame Street
19697.1/10
The Goldbergs
20137.5/10
Wogan
19825.3/10
Ghostbusters
19847.5/10
The Movies That Made Us
20197.3/10
Brother Bear
20037.3/10
Going Live!
19878/10
Spaceballs
19876.9/10
Ghostbusters II
19896.6/10
Brother Bear 2
20066.7/10
The Flintstones
19945.4/10
Little Shop of Horrors
19867/10
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
19896.3/10
Gravedale High
19907/10
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
19929.5/10
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
19925.3/10
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
20046.7/10
Little Giants
19946.5/10
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
19975.4/10
Streets of Fire
19846.9/10
Parenthood
19896.7/10
Brewster's Millions
19856.6/10
L.A. Story
19916.5/10
SCTV Network 90
19818.3/10
Spaceballs: The New One
20270/10
Strange Brew
19836/10
Howard
20186.8/10
Big Bully
19964.7/10
The Wild Life
19846.2/10
My Blue Heaven
19906.1/10
Bob & Doug
20093.8/10
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
20015.9/10
Club Paradise
19865.2/10
The Earth Day Special
19906.5/10
Head Office
19855.4/10
Splitting Heirs
19935.2/10
Twilight Theatre
19820/10
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
20038/10
The Rocket Boy
19894.5/10
Hockey Night
19846.3/10Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
20076/10
The Last Polka
19855.3/10
The Best of SCTV
19888/10
1980
19790/10
Christmas with SCTV
20060/10Stay Tooned!
19900/10
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
19849.5/10Custard Pie
19777/10
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
20038/10