
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

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

John Candy: I Like Me

The Goldbergs

Ghostbusters

The Movies That Made Us

Brother Bear

Sesame Street

Little Shop of Horrors

Spaceballs

Streets of Fire

Saturday Night Live

Howard

Brother Bear 2

Parenthood

Ghostbusters II

Brewster's Millions

Little Giants

L.A. Story

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Hockey Night

My Blue Heaven

Strange Brew

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

The Flintstones

Head Office

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Splitting Heirs

Club Paradise

Big Bully