Rick 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.
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Movies (37)
Howard
as Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)
2018
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary
as Bob McKenzie
2007
Brother Bear 2
as Rutt (voice)
2006
Christmas with SCTV
2006
Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way
as Rutt (voice)
2003
Brother Bear
as Rutt (voice)
2003
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids
as Holley (voice)
2003
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Toy Taker / Mr. Cuddles the Teddy Bear (voice)
2001
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
as Wayne Szalinski
1997
Big Bully
as David Leary
1996
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience!
as Wayne Szalinski
1994
Little Giants
as Danny O'Shea
1994
The Flintstones
as Barney Rubble
1994
Splitting Heirs
as Henry Bullock
1993
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
as Wayne Szalinski
1992
L.A. Story
as Gravedigger (uncredited)
1991
My Blue Heaven
as Barney Coopersmith
1990
The Earth Day Special
as Vic's Buddy
1990
Parenthood
as Nathan Huffner
1989
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
as Wayne Szalinski
1989
Ghostbusters II
as Louis Tully
1989
The Making of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
as Self - Host
1989
The Rocket Boy
as Automatic Safety System
1989
The Best of SCTV
1988
Spaceballs
as Dark Helmet
1987
Little Shop of Horrors
as Seymour Krelborn
1986
Club Paradise
as Barry Nye
1986
Head Office
as Howard Gross
1985
Brewster's Millions
as Morty King
1985
The Last Polka
as Linsk Minyk
1985
Hockey Night
as Coach
1984
The Wild Life
as Harry
1984
Ghostbusters
as Louis Tully
1984
Streets of Fire
as Billy Fish
1984
Strange Brew
as Bob McKenzie
1983
Twilight Theatre
1982
TV Shows (13)
The Movies That Made Us
as Louis Tully (archive footage)
2019
The Goldbergs
as Dark Helmet (voice)
2013
Bob & Doug
as Bob McKenzie
2009
Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
as Holley Spider
2004
Muppets Tonight
as Self
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Gravedale High
as Max Schneider (voice)
1990
Stay Tooned!
as (voice)
1990
Going Live!
1987
Wogan
as Guest
1982
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
as Himself
1982
SCTV Network 90
as Various
1981