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Rick Moranis

Acting

Born April 18, 1953 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also known as 릭 모라니스 · ریک مورانیس · Frederick Allan 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.

Awards & recognition

  • Earle Grey Award · 1995
  • Primetime Emmy Award

Filmography31 titles

Marty, Life Is Short

2026as Self (archive footage)

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

2013as Self (archive footage)

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

2003as Holley (voice)

John Candy: I Like Me

2025as Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage)

The Goldbergs

2013as Dark Helmet (voice)

Ghostbusters

1984as Louis Tully

The Movies That Made Us

2019as Louis Tully (archive footage)

Brother Bear

2003as Rutt (voice)

Sesame Street

1969as Minnesota Shorts

Little Shop of Horrors

1986as Seymour Krelborn

Spaceballs

1987as Dark Helmet

Streets of Fire

1984as Billy Fish

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Host

Howard

2018as Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)

Brother Bear 2

2006as Rutt (voice)

Parenthood

1989as Nathan Huffner

Ghostbusters II

1989as Louis Tully

Brewster's Millions

1985as Morty King

Little Giants

1994as Danny O'Shea

L.A. Story

1991as Gravedigger (uncredited)

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

1989as Wayne Szalinski

Hockey Night

1984as Coach

My Blue Heaven

1990as Barney Coopersmith

Strange Brew

1983as Bob McKenzie

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

1997as Wayne Szalinski

The Flintstones

1994as Barney Rubble

Head Office

1985as Howard Gross

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

1992as Wayne Szalinski

Splitting Heirs

1993as Henry Bullock

Club Paradise

1986as Barry Nye

Big Bully

1996as David Leary