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Rick Moranis
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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 fi…
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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.
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Spaceballs: The New One
as Dark Helmet
SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of
as Self
Marty, Life Is Short
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage)
Howard
as Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
as Bob McKenzie
Brother Bear 2
as Rutt (voice)
Christmas with SCTV
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
as Rutt (voice)
Brother Bear
as Rutt (voice)
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
as Holley (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Toy Taker / Mr. Cuddles the Teddy Bear (voice)
Discovering Bedrock
as Self
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
as Wayne Szalinski
Big Bully
as David Leary
Little Giants
as Danny O'Shea
The Flintstones
as Barney Rubble
Splitting Heirs
as Henry Bullock
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Wayne Szalinski
L.A. Story
as Gravedigger (uncredited)
My Blue Heaven
as Barney Coopersmith
The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy
Parenthood
as Nathan Huffner
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
as Wayne Szalinski
Ghostbusters II
as Louis Tully
The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
as Self - Host
The Rocket Boy
as Automatic Safety System
The Best of SCTV
Spaceballs
as Dark Helmet
Little Shop of Horrors
as Seymour Krelborn
Club Paradise
as Barry Nye
Head Office
as Howard Gross
Brewster's Millions
as Morty King
The Last Polka
as Linsk Minyk
Hockey Night
as Coach
On the Scene with the Ghostbusters
The Wild Life
as Harry
Ghostbusters
as Louis Tully
Streets of Fire
as Billy Fish
Strange Brew
as Bob McKenzie
Twilight Theater II
as Self- Guest
Twilight Theatre
1980
as Various Roles