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Bill Murray Biography (1950-)

Full name, William James Murray; born September 21, 1950, in Evanston (some sources cite Wilmette), IL; son of Edward J. (in lumber sales) and Lucille (amail room clerk) Murray; brother of Brian Doyle-Murray (an actor), John Murray (an actor), and Joel Murray (an actor and comedy writer); married Margaret"Mickey" Kelly, January 24, 1980 (divorced, 1994); married Jennifer Butler, July 4, 1997; children: (first marriage) Homer, Luke; (second marriage) Jackson, Caleb, Cooper. Addresses: Agent: Jessica Tuchinsky, Creative Artists Agency Inc., 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, comedian, writer, director, producer

Birth Details

September 21, 1950

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Voice, Jungle Burger (also known as Shame of the Jungle, Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle, La honte de la jungle, and Tarzoon, la honte de la jungle), SND Valista Films, 1975
• (Uncredited) Man in bar, Next Stop, Greenwich Village, 1976
• Tripper Harrison, Meatballs (also known as Summer Camp), Paramount, 1977
• The Dogs, 1978
• A Bird for All Seasons, 1979
• First Love, 1979
• Man on the street, Mr. Mike's Mondo Video, 1979
• Carl Spackler, Caddyshack, Warner Bros., 1980
• Lefty Schwartz, Loose Shoes (also known as Coming Attractions and Quackers), Atlantic Releasing, 1980
• Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Where the Buffalo Roam, Universal, 1980
• John Winger, Stripes, Columbia, 1981
• Jeff, Tootsie (also known as Would I Lie to You?), Columbia, 1982
• Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters, Columbia, 1984
• Ted Breughel, Nothing Lasts Forever, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
• Larry Darrell, The Razor's Edge, Columbia, 1984
• Arthur Denton, Little Shop of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1986
• Frank Xavier Cross, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
• (Uncredited) She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
• Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
• Grimm, Quick Change, Warner Bros., 1990
• Bob "Bobby" Wiley, What about Bob?, Buena Vista, 1991
• Shepherd, Maniac Warriors, North American Pictures, 1992
• Phil Connors, Groundhog Day, Columbia, 1993
• Frank Milo, Mad Dog and Glory, Universal, 1993
• "4 x 4" driver, Knights, 1993
• John "Bunny" Breckenridge, Ed Wood, Buena Vista, 1994
• Ernie McCracken, Kingpin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
• Jack Corcoran, Larger than Life (also known as Large as Life and Nickel and Dime), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
• Himself, Space Jam, Warner Bros., 1996
• Wallace "Wally" Ritchie, The Man Who Knew Too Little (also known as Agent Null Null Nix and Watch That Man), Warner Bros., 1997
• Maurice Melnick, With Friends Like These (also known as Mom's on the Roof), Miramax, 1999
• Herman J. Blume, Rushmore, Buena Vista, 1998
• Kenneth Bowden, Wild Things (also known as Sex Crimes), Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
• Jack Vardell, Scout's Honor, 1999
• Tommy Crickshaw, Cradle Will Rock, Buena Vista, 1999
• Dr. Peter Venkman, Ghostbusters 1999, 1999
• Polonius, Hamlet, Miramax, 2000
• Himself, Michael Jordan to the Max, Giant Screen Sports, 2000
• John Bosley (J. D. Range), Charlie's Angels (also known as 3 Engel fuer Charlie), Columbia, 2000
• Frank, Osmosis Jones, Warner Bros., 2001
• Raleigh St. Clair, The Royal Tenenbaums, Buena Vista, 2001
• Ezri Stovall, Speaking of Sex, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
• Lounge singer, Ocean's Eleven, 2001
• Film Work
• Performer of theme song, "The Best Thing (Love Song)," Polyester,New Line Cinema, 1981
• (With Robert Greenhut) Producer and (with Howard Franklin) director, Quick Change, Warner Bros., 1990
• Executive producer, Confessions of a Hit Man, Hemdale, 1994
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell, ABC, 1976
• Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1977-1980
• Miniseries
• Bill, The Sweet Spot, Comedy Central, 2002
• Episodic
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1981
• Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1982
• "The Days of the Week/Street Beef," SCTV Network 90, 1982
• Mr. McNulty, "No Substitutions," Square Pegs, CBS, 1983
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1987
• Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1993
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1993
• Voice of Geppeto, "Pinocchio and the Golden Key," Stories from My Childhood (also known as Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood), PBS, 1997
• Guest, The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, CBS, 1997
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1997
• Guest, The Daily Show, 1997
• Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997
• Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1998
• Specials
• Bill Murray the K, All You Need Is Cash (also known as The Rutles), NBC, 1978
• Things We Did Last Summer, NBC, 1978
• Bill Murray Live from the Second City, 1980
• The Rodney Dangerfield Show, ABC, 1980
• Steve Martin's Best Show Ever, NBC, 1981
• The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me, ABC, 1982
• Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary, CBS, 1986
• Premiere: Inside the Summer Blockbusters, Fox, 1989
• Late Night with David Letterman Eighth Anniversary Special, NBC, 1990
• Walter Cronkite, Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash, NBC, 1992
• Late Night with David Letterman: 10th Anniversary, NBC, 1992
• The 2nd Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special, NBC, 1993
• Gilda Radner: In Her Own Words, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
• Oops! The World's Funniest Outtakes 4, Fox, 1996
• John Belushi: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin, NBC, 1999
• Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (also known as Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special), NBC, 1999
• The Story Behind: Caddyshack, NBC, 2001
• Also appeared in Second City--25 Years in Revue.
• Pilots
• The TV TV Show, NBC, 1977
• Twilight Theatre, NBC, 1982
• Television Work
• Theme song performer, Things We Did Last Summer (special), NBC, 1978
• Executive producer, Bill Murray Live from the Second City (special), 1980
• Creative producer, The Sweet Spot (miniseries), Comedy Central, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• The National Lampoon Show, New Palladium Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Nick, The Guys, Flea Theatre, New York City, 2002
• Appeared as Luther Billis, South Pacific, off-Broadway production.
• Radio Appearances
• National Lampoon Radio Hour, 1975
• Voices of Johnny Storm and the Human Torch, Marvel Comics's FantasticFour, 1975
• RECORDINGS
• Videos
• The Best of John Belushi, 1985
• The Best of Dan Aykroyd, 1986
• The Best of Gilda Radner, 1989
• Host of Spanish game show, Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC Studios, 1998
• Ghostbusters' SFX Team Featurette, 1999
• The Making of "Charlie's Angels," Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000
• Also appeared in the music videos "Hot, Hot, Hot" by Buster Poindexter and as Peter Venkman, "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker, Jr.
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With John Byrum) The Razor's Edge (based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham), Columbia, 1984
• Stage
• The National Lampoon Show, New Palladium Theatre, New York City, 1975
• Television Episodes
• Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, Saturday Night Live 80, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1977-1980
• Television Writing
• Other
• The TV TV Show (pilot), NBC, 1977
• Bill Murray Live from the Second City (special), 1980
• Radio Series
• National Lampoon Radio Hour, 1975
• Writing
• Other
• (With George Peper) A Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf, Doubleday(New York City), 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996
• Murray, Bill, and George Peper, A Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf, Doubleday (New York City), 1999
• St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, St. James Press, 2000

Periodicals

• Biography, September, 1999, pp. 16-17
• Empire, October, 1997, p. 200
• Entertainment Weekly, March 19, 1993, pp. 20-26; January 10, 1997,p. 66; November 21, 1997, p. 99
• Film Comment, November/December, 1993, pp. 5-8
• Interview, February, 1999, p. 50
• Newsweek, November 11, 1996, p. 78
• New York Times Magazine, November 20, 1988, pp. 39, 52-54, 94, 106; January 31, 1999
• Parade, February 21, 1999, pp. 4-6
• Premiere, August, 1990, pp. 57-64
• Sport, October, 1997, pp. 86-89
• Sports Illustrated, June 10, 2002, p. 25
• TV Guide, March 30, 2002, pp. 20-23
• USA Today, October 30, 1996
• Variety, September 14, 1998, pp. 33-35