Rick Moranis Biography (1954-)

Born April 18, 1954, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; widowed; children: two.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, writer, comedian
Birth Details: April 18, 1954; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Performer of comedy routines in nightclubs and cabarets in Canada.
Film Appearances
Bob McKenzie, Strange Brew (also known as The Adventures of Bob& Doug McKenzie), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Billy Fish, Streets of Fire, Universal/RKO Radio Pictures, 1984
Harry, The Wild Life, Universal, 1984
Louis Tully/Vinz Clortho (the Key Master), Ghostbusters, Columbia,1984
Howard Gross, Head Office, TriStar, 1985
Morty King, Brewster's Millions, Universal, 1985
Barry Nye, Club Paradise, Warner Bros., 1986
Seymour Krelborn, Little Shop of Horrors, Warner Bros., 1986
Lord Dark Helmet, Spaceballs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists,1987
Louis Tully, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
Nathan Merrick, Parenthood, Universal, 1989
Wayne Szalinski, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Buena Vista, 1989
Barney Coopersmith, My Blue Heaven, Warner Bros., 1990
Gravedigger, L.A. Story, TriStar, 1991
Wayne Szalinski, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, Buena Vista, 1992
Henry, Splitting Heirs, Universal, 1993
Barney Rubble, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
Danny L'Shea, Little Giants, Warner Bros., 1994
Wayne Szalinski, Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, Walt Disney Pictures, 1995
David Leary, Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996
Wayne Szalinski, Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves, Buena Vista Home Video, 1997
Voice characterization, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Islandof Misfit Toys (animated), Golden Books Family Entertainment, 2001
Film Work
Director
(With Dave Thomas) Strange Brew (also known as The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983

Television Appearances
Series
Regular performer, Second City TV (also known as SCTV), syndicated, 1980-1981 also aired on CBC.
Regular performer, SCTV Network 90 (also known as SCTV, SCTV Comedy Network, and SCTV Network), NBC, 1981-1983 also airedon CBC.
Voice of Max Schneider, Gravedale High (animated; also known as Rick Moranis in Gravedale High), NBC, 1990-1991
Specials
Linsk Menjuvic, The Last Polka, HBO, 1985
Coach Willi Liepert, "Hockey Night," Wonderworks, PBS, 1987
Doug McKenzie, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Olympics,CTV, 1988
The Best of John Candy on SCTV, 1992
Episodic
Himself, Clive Anderson Talks Back, 1993
Himself and song performer, Sesame Street, PBS, 1996
Himself, Muppets Tonight!, ABC, 1997
Voice performer for "Little Toot and the Loch Ness Monster," an episode of Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories, Showtime; also appeared in TheAlan Hamel Show and 90 Minutes Live.
Pilots
Twilight Theatre II, NBC, 1982
Other
Matthew Oliver, The Rocket Boy, 1989
Radio Appearances
Performer on his own radio show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; CHUM-FM Radio, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, afternoon disc jockey.
RECORDINGS
Albums; As Bob McKenzie; with Dave Thomas as Doug McKenzie
Great White North, Mercury, 1981
Strange Brew (original soundtrack), Mercury, 1983
Singles; As Bob McKenzie; with Dave Thomas as Doug McKenzie
"Take Off," Mercury, 1981
Other singles as Bob McKenzie include "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
Other Albums
You, Me, the Music, and Me, IRS, 1989
Music Videos
Appeared in music videos, including his own "The Girl from Ipanema"; alsoappeared in "Ghostbusters," by Ray Parker, Jr.; "On Our Own," by Bobby Brown; "Tomorrow's Girls," by Donald Fagen; and "We're the Flintstones," by the BC52s (the B52s).
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Dave Thomas and Steven DeJarnatt) Strange Brew (also known as The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie; based on a sketch originally on Second City TV), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
Teleplays
with Others; Series
Second City TV (also known as SCTV), syndicated, 1980-1981also aired on CBC.
SCTV Network 90 (also known as SCTV, SCTV Comedy Network, and SCTV Network), NBC, 1981-1983 also aired on CBC.
Specials
(With Dave Thomas) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Olympics, CTV, 1988

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