Rick Moranis

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-04-18 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Rick Moranis

Biography

Frederick Allan Moranis (/məˈrænɪs/; 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 ...

Acting

1994

The Flintstones

as Barney Rubble

1987

Spaceballs

as Dark Helmet

1984

Ghostbusters

as Louis Tully

1989

Parenthood

as Nathan Huffner

2003

Brother Bear

as Rutt (voice)

2006

Brother Bear 2

as Rutt (voice)

1986

Little Shop of Horrors

as Seymour Krelborn

1989

Ghostbusters II

as Louis Tully

1993

Splitting Heirs

as Henry Bullock

1992

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as Wayne Szalinski

1994

Little Giants

as Danny O'Shea

1997

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

as Wayne Szalinski

1986

Club Paradise

as Barry Nye

1983

Strange Brew

as Bob McKenzie

1989

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

as Wayne Szalinski

2003

1985

Head Office

as Howard Gross

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

1984

Streets of Fire

as Billy Fish

1996

Big Bully

as David Leary

2001

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

as Toy Taker / Mr. Cuddles the Teddy Bear (voice)

1990

My Blue Heaven

as Barney Coopersmith

1984

1984

Hockey Night

as Coach

1985

The Last Polka

as Linsk Minyk

2018

Howard

as Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)

1979

1985

Brewster's Millions

as Morty King

1991

L.A. Story

as Gravedigger (uncredited)

1990

The Earth Day Special

as Vic's Buddy

1989

The Rocket Boy

as Automatic Safety System

-

Shrunk

as Wayne Szalinski

-

Spaceballs 2

as Dark Helmet

Production

1983

Strange Brew

as Writer

1983

Strange Brew

as Director

1988

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