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Rick Moranis actor
Born: 4/18/1954
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario
Moranis's comic talent suits a variety of roles; he is particularly known for portrayals of the wacky eccentric and the definitive nerd. A veteran of Canada's Second City comedy troupe, he gained fame in the United States as the loopy accountant in Ghostbusters (1984). He played a memorable Barney Rubble in the movie The Flintstones (1994), and his other film credits include frequent appearances with Steve Martin, such as Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Parenthood (1989), and My Blue Heaven (1990). He also starred in the Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989–1997) series of films, and in Spaceballs (1987).
Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. More on Rick Moranis from Infoplease:
- Spaceballs - Starring Mel Brooks, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga
- Ghostbusters - Starring Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis
- Little Shop of Horrors - Starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Tichina Arnold
- Brother Bear - Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jeremy Suarez, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Joan Copeland
- Shakespeare on Film - Film adaptations of Shakespeare: Best in Show
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