
Rick Moranis
Born April 18, 1953 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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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Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves

Brewster's Millions

Spaceballs: The New One

Parenthood

Little Giants

Club Paradise

The Earth Day Special

My Blue Heaven

Big Bully

L.A. Story

The Wild Life

Strange Brew

Splitting Heirs

Howard

Head Office

The Best of SCTV

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

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

The Last Polka

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids

On the Scene with the Ghostbusters

Discovering Bedrock

The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

Hockey Night

Twilight Theatre

Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary

SCTV: The Greatest Show You’ve Never Heard Of

The Rocket Boy

Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way

Twilight Theater II

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