Rick Moranis

Born

April 18, 1953

From

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Also:
Writer
Producer

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In short · Acting since 1981, 5 decades active, 34 credits.

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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 later starred 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 focus on 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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