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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

64

Gender

Male

Birthday

1953-04-18 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also Known As

릭 모라니스

ریک مورانیس

Rick Moranis

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

Acting

The Flintstones

1994

The Flintstones

as

Barney Rubble

Spaceballs

1987

Spaceballs

as

Dark Helmet

Ghostbusters

1984

Ghostbusters

as

Louis Tully

Parenthood

1989

Parenthood

as

Nathan Huffner

Brother Bear

2003

Brother Bear

as

Rutt (voice)

Brother Bear 2

2006

Brother Bear 2

as

Rutt (voice)

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Little Shop of Horrors

as

Seymour Krelborn

Ghostbusters II

1989

Ghostbusters II

as

Louis Tully

Splitting Heirs

1993

Splitting Heirs

as

Henry Bullock

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

as

Wayne Szalinski

Little Giants

1994

Little Giants

as

Danny O'Shea

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

1997

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

as

Wayne Szalinski

Club Paradise

1986

Club Paradise

as

Barry Nye

Strange Brew

1983

Strange Brew

as

Bob McKenzie

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

1989

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

as

Wayne Szalinski

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

2003

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

as

Holley (voice)

Head Office

1985

Head Office

as

Howard Gross

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as

Self (archive footage)

Streets of Fire

1984

Streets of Fire

as

Billy Fish

Big Bully

1996

Big Bully

as

David Leary

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

2001

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

as

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

My Blue Heaven

1990

My Blue Heaven

as

Barney Coopersmith

The Wild Life

1984

The Wild Life

as

Harry

Hockey Night

1984

Hockey Night

as

Coach

The Last Polka

1985

The Last Polka

as

Linsk Minyk

Howard

2018

Howard

as

Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)

1980

1979

1980

as

Various Roles

Brewster's Millions

1985

Brewster's Millions

as

Morty King

L.A. Story

1991

L.A. Story

as

Gravedigger (uncredited)

The Earth Day Special

1990

The Earth Day Special

as

Vic's Buddy

The Rocket Boy

1989

The Rocket Boy

as

Automatic Safety System

Shrunk

Shrunk

as

Wayne Szalinski

Spaceballs 2

Spaceballs 2

as

Dark Helmet

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

1994

Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!

as

Wayne Szalinski

John Candy: I Like Me

2025

John Candy: I Like Me

as

Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage)

Second City Television

Second City Television

as

Self - Various Characters

Gravedale High

Gravedale High

as

Max Schneider (voice)

Bob & Doug

Bob & Doug

as

Bob McKenzie

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Co-Host

The Movies That Made Us

The Movies That Made Us

as

Louis Tully (archive footage)

The Goldbergs

The Goldbergs

as

Dark Helmet (voice)

Wogan

Wogan

as

Guest

Stay Tooned!

Stay Tooned!

as

(voice)

Custard Pie

Custard Pie

as

Disc Jockey

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

as

Minnesota Shorts

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Bob McKenzie (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing