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Rick Moranis

Canadian actor, comedian and musician (born 1953)

Person

Born: 1953-04-18

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Film & TV

Acting · 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…

Known for

Spaceballs: The New One — Dark Helmet2027
Marty, Life Is Short — Self (archive footage)2026
John Candy: I Like Me — Self - Actor SCTV (archive footage)2025
The Movies That Made Us — Louis Tully (archive footage)2019
Howard — Seymour Krelborn (archive footage)2018
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise — Self (archive footage)2013
The Goldbergs — Dark Helmet (voice)2013
Bob & Doug — Bob McKenzie2009
Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary — Bob McKenzie2007
Brother Bear 2 — Rutt (voice)2006

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: CA
Active from: 1953-04-18

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 52,658
Total plays: 537,555

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Electron affinities of the first-row atoms revisited. Systematic basis sets and wave functions
· 1992 · cited 14,770x
The RAST Server: Rapid Annotations using Subsystems Technology
· 2008 · cited 10,629x
Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
· 2021 · cited 9,770x
De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis
· 2013 · cited 7,770x
Genome-wide atlas of gene expression in the adult mouse brain
· 2006 · cited 5,212x

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Key facts

Born: Frederick Allan Moranis , ( 1953-04-18 ) April 18, 1953 (age 73) , Toronto , Ontario , Canada
Occupations: Actor comedian musician producer songwriter writer
Years active: 1976–present
Spouse: Ann Belsky ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1986 ; died February 1991</span>"}]]}'>1991 )

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Key dates

Born: 18 April 1953

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Rick
Gender: male
Citizenship: Canada
Place of birth: Toronto
Occupation: musician
Educated at: York University
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Official website: www.rickmoranis.com

Article

Frederick Allan Moranis (/məˈrænɪs/; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian comedian and actor, famous for roles in several feature films in the 1980s. He appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s. He then 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).

Following the death of his wife in 1991, Moranis reduced his work in the entertainment industry, and beginning in 1997 he dedicated his time to their two children. During this period he performed occasionally, such as a voice role in Disney's Brother Bear (2003), comedy albums, and appearances at fan conventions. In 2020, he signed to reprise his role from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, in a sequel, but the project was shelved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. His first on-camera role in this period, he will reprise the role of Dark Helmet in Spaceballs: The New One, scheduled for release in 2027.