Rick Moranis
Acting
Born: 1953-04-18 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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.
Known For
Sesame Street
Self
Sesame Street
Minnesota Shorts
Saturday Night Live
Self - Co-Host
Saturday Night Live
Bob McKenzie (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Goldbergs
Dark Helmet (voice)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Wogan
Guest
Ghostbusters
Louis Tully
Brother Bear
Rutt (voice)
Spaceballs
Dark Helmet
Ghostbusters II
Louis Tully
The Oscars
Self
Second City Television
Self - Various Characters
Going Live!
Muppets Tonight
Self
The Flintstones
Barney Rubble
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Wayne Szalinski
The Movies That Made Us
Louis Tully (archive footage)
Brother Bear 2
Rutt (voice)
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
Holley Spider
Howard
Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Little Shop of Horrors
Seymour Krelborn
Streets of Fire
Billy Fish
Brewster's Millions
Morty King
SCTV Network 90
Various
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Narrator (voice)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Wayne Szalinski
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
Wayne Szalinski
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage)
Marty, Life Is Short
Self (archive footage)
Big Bully
David Leary
Gravedale High
Max Schneider (voice)
L.A. Story
Gravedigger (uncredited)
Parenthood
Nathan Huffner
Little Giants
Danny O'Shea
Spaceballs: The New One
Dark Helmet
My Blue Heaven
Barney Coopersmith
Club Paradise
Barry Nye
Strange Brew
Bob McKenzie