
Rick Moranis
Known for acting · Born 18 April 1953 · 73 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
65 credits
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.
Known for

Spaceballs
1987

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989

The Flintstones
1994

Little Shop of Horrors
1986

Ghostbusters
1984

Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992

Brother Bear
2003

Ghostbusters II
1989

Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves
1997

Streets of Fire
1984

Little Giants
1994

Brother Bear 2
2006