Where Are They Now - Friday, June 10, 2016
Hello fans,
With the 'Ghostbusters' reboot hitting theaters soon I thought it was time to catch up with this week's celebrity, Rick Moranis.
This comic actor has been in some of my favorite movies, including Ghostbusters and Spaceballs. Let's see what the funny guy is up to these days...
Take care,
Steve
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Lon Chaney, Jr.: He appeared in a lot of horror movies including his most famous role as the star of the movie "The Wolf Man", he also appeared in "High Noon"
Miranda Richardson - She's appeared in "Tom & Viv", "Enchanted April", "The Hours", "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" and other film and TV roles
Barbara Hale - Played Della Street on the long-running TV series "Perry Mason" (also in the Perry Mason movies), starred in the movie "The Giant Spider Invasion"
(Answer at the bottom)
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Rick Moranis
Learn More About Rick Moranis on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: April 18, 1953, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
BIRTH NAME: Frederick Alan Moranis
CLAIM TO FAME: Moranis is known for films like Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, Little Shop of Horrors and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
FAMILY LIFE: He was married to his wife Anne until her death in 1991 from liver cancer. They had two children together.
INFO: Moranis started out as a radio disc jockey in the mid-1970s, and went by the on-air name of "Rick Alan" at three different Toronto radio stations. In the late 1970s, his career really took off when he appeared on the sketch comedy show Second City Television. This led to roles in big Hollywood films for which he became known. These include Strange Brew, Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, Little Shop of Horrors, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Little Giants, Parenthood, The Flintstones, and My Blue Heaven.
TRIVIA: Went to high school at the Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School.
Went to elementary school with Geddy Lee, frontman of the rock band Rush.
Made the cover of the first issue of Disney Adventures in 1990.
Was the only SCTV cast member who didn't come from the Second City theatre.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Moranis quit making movies in 1997 to concentrate on raising his kids after his wife passed away.
In 2005, Moranis released a comedy album titled The Agoraphobic Cowboy, featuring country songs with humorous lyrics. The album was nominated for the 2006 Grammy for Best Comedy Album.
His official website, http://www.rickmoranis.com/, features the lyrics to some of his songs and also allows viewers to listen to his new song America, My Truck.
In 2007, Moranis and comedian Dave Thomas released a 24th anniversary special of Bob and Doug McKenzie, titled Bob and Doug McKenzie's 2-4 Anniversary. Moranis continues to be involved with the animated series Bob & Doug as an executive producer.
WRITE TO RICK MORANIS:
Rick Moranis
c/o Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: RickMoranis.com
CREDITS:
2007 Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary (TV Movie documentary)...Bob McKenzie
2006 Brother Bear 2 (video)...Rutt
2003 Sing Along Songs: Brother Bear - On My Way (video short) (voice)
2003 Brother Bear...Rutt (voice)
2003 Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Kids (TV movie)...Holley (voice)
2003 The Animated Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie (TV series)...Bob McKenzie (voice)
2001 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (video)...Toy Taker/Mr. Cuddles the Teddy Bear (voice) (as Richard Moranis)
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (video)...Wayne Szalinski
1996 Big Bully...David Leary
1994 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (short)...Wayne Szalinski (uncredited)
1994 Little Giants...Danny O'Shea
1994 The Flintstones...Barney Rubble
1993 Splitting Heirs...Henry Bullock
1992 Honey I Blew Up the Kid...Wayne Szalinski
1991 L.A. Story...Gravedigger (uncredited)
1990 Gravedale High (TV series)...Max Schneider
1990/I My Blue Heaven ...Barney Coopersmith
1989 Parenthood...Nathan Huffner
1989 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids...Wayne Szalinski
1989 Ghostbusters II...Louis Tully
1989 The Rocket Boy (TV movie)...Automatic Safety System
1987 Spaceballs...Dark Helmet
1986 Little Shop of Horrors...Seymour Krelborn
1986 Club Paradise...Barry Nye
1985 Head Office...Howard Gross
1985 Brewster's Millions...Morty King
1985 The Last Polka (TV movie)...Linsk Minyk
1984 Hockey Night (TV movie)...Coach
1984 The Wild Life...Harry
1984 Ghost Busters...Louis Tully
1984 Streets of Fire...Billy Fish
1983 The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew...Bob McKenzie
1983 Saturday Night Live (TV series)...Bob McKenzie
1981-1982 SCTV Network (TV series)...Various / (Various)
1982 Twilight Theater (TV movie)...Various Characters
1980-1981 SCTV (TV series)...Various / Bob MacKenzie / Rabbi Karlov
1976 90 Minutes Live (TV series)...Regular
To see Then & Now pictures of Rick Moranis, visit: Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Lon Chaney, Jr - DEAD (Liver failure)
Born: 02/10/1906 Died: 07/12/1973
Miranda Richardson - ALIVE
Born: 03/03/1958
Barbara Hale - ALIVE
Born: 04/18/1921
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
6/9
Hamza Ali, 20, English cricketer (Hampshire), drowning.
6/8
Pierre Aubert, 89, Swiss politician, President (1983, 1987).
Evtim Evtimov (bg), 82, Bulgarian poet.
Terje Fjærn (no), 73, Norwegian orchestra conductor ("La det swinge").
Stephen Keshi, 55, Nigerian football player (Anderlecht, Strasbourg) and manager (national team), heart attack.
Sascha Lewandowski, 44, German football manager (Bayer Leverkusen, Union Berlin).
Qahhor Mahkamov, 84, Tajik politician, President (1990-1991).
Marina Malfatti, 76, Italian actress (The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave, The Red Queen Kills Seven Times).
Michael Manser, 87, British architect, complications from a stroke.
Vladislav Yankovsky, 64, Russian musician (Novosibirsk Youth Symphony Orchestra).
6/7
Børge Bach, 71, Danish footballer (AaB).
Johnny Brooks, 84, English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Brentford).
Tanju Gürsu, 77, Turkish actor and film director.
Amber Gurung, 78, Nepalese musician and composer (national anthem).
Frans Harjawiyata (id), 84, Indonesian Roman Catholic abbot.
Peter Jost, 95, British mechanical engineer.
Sir Graham Latimer, 90, New Zealand Maori leader and politician.
Marita Lindquist, 97, Finnish writer.
Anatoliy Polishchuk, 66, Soviet-Ukrainian volleyball player, Olympic silver medalist (1976).
Rubén Quevedo, 37, Venezuelan baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers), heart attack.
Juana la del Revuelo (es), 64, Spanish Flamenco singer.
Sean Rooks, 46, American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Lakers).
Isam Surentu (id), 46, Indonesian television presenter, pneumonia and heart disease.
Torcuato Di Tella (es), 86, Argentinian sociologist.
Nicholas Triandafyllidis (el), 49, Greek artist and filmmaker.
Didargylyç Urazow, 39, Turkmen footballer, stroke.
Bryan Wiedmeier, 56, American sports executive (Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, NFL Management Council), brain cancer.
Rod Zimmer, 73, Canadian politician, Senator for Manitoba (2005-2013), complications from esophageal cancer and pneumonia.
6/6
Al Ackerman, 90, American sportscaster (WDIV, WXYZ).
Szilárd Aigner (hu), 70, Hungarian meteorologist.
Stuart Anderson, 93, American businessman and entrepreneur, founder of Black Angus Steakhouse, lung cancer.
Theresa Poh Lin Chan, 72, Singaporean writer and actress, lung cancer.
Helen Fabela Chávez, 88, American labor unionist.
Ayaz Jani, 48, Pakistani poet and journalist.
Viktor Korchnoi, 85, Russian-born Swiss chess player.
Erich Linemayr, 83, Austrian football referee.
Federico José Pagura, 93, Argentinian Protestant minister, Bishop of the Evangelical Methodist Church of Argentina.
Theresa Saldana, 61, American actress (Raging Bull, The Commish, I Wanna Hold Your Hand), renal failure.
Rolf Schweizer, 80, German composer.
Sir Peter Shaffer, 90, British playwright (Amadeus, Equus, Black Comedy) and screenwriter, Tony (1975, 1981) and Oscar winner (1985).
Kimbo Slice, 42, Bahamian-born American mixed martial artist (Bellator, UFC), boxer and actor (Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh), heart failure.
Keith Smith, 87, New Zealand cricketer.
Tunga (pt), 64, Brazilian sculptor and performance artist.
Jimmy Williams, 90, Canadian baseball player and manager.
Héctor Zumbado, 84, Cuban writer and comedian.