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Bill Murray. This article is about the American actor and comedian. For other people named Bill Murray, see William (Bill) Murray. Bill Murray. Murray in 2018. Born. William James Murray.
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- Actor, Writer, Producer
- September 21, 1950
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Learn about the life and career of Bill Murray, an American actor, comedian, and writer who starred in comedy classics like Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, and Lost in Translation. Find out his family, awards, trivia, quotes, and more on IMDb.
- Actor, Writer, Producer
- September 21, 1950
- St Vincent
- The Grand Budapest Hotel
- Little Shop of Horrors
- Meatballs
- Hyde Park on Hudson
- Fantastic Mr Fox
- Ed Wood
- What About Bob?
- Stripes
- Kingpin
The film’s premise – crotchety single man learns from a child how to be a better person – reeks of cliche. But Murray, along with Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd and Naomi Watts, lift the film to something more, and Murray in particularly is deliciously enjoyable as the alcoholic military veteran next door.
A small but delightful turn as the gloriously mustachioed Monsieur Ivan, who swoops in to help Monsieur Gustave (Ralph Fiennes, of course) and Zero (Tony Revolori). As with The Life Aquatic, there is an enjoyable cartoonishness to his performance, which he and Wes Anderson keep on just the right side of camp.
It’s near impossible to choose between Murray’s many great cameos, from serving coffee to RZA and GZA in Coffee and Cigarettes to his walk-on role in Zombieland. But his performance as the masochistic patient of Steve Martin’s sadistic dentist is an eternal classic.
No one will give Meatballs plaudits for its sexual politics, but Murray’s kamikaze comedic energy still melts the screen. This early collaboration between Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis and Murray has all the jokes and joy you want from that trio, with Murray playing the summer-camp counsellor whose motto is: “It just doesn’t matter.”
Not the Oscars bait its makers probably hoped for, but still definitely worth your time, with Murray playing FDR, paralysed but still full of patrician Waspiness. You probably won’t feel you know Roosevelt better by the end, but you will be impressed by Murray’s bravery in the role.
Well, if you needed someone to voice a badger, why wouldn’t you call Murray? With his laconic low voice, he provides the perfect foil to George Clooney’s skittery and snappy Mr Fox. Probably the best of all Murray’s animated performances, beating even – dare I say it? – Garfield.
It’s a shame that Tim Burton and Murray haven’t worked together more, given their similarly left-field sensibility. Murray is very sweet in this, playing Bunny Breckinridge, Ed’s drag queen friend. His show-stopping performance of Que Sera Sera in a meat locker needs to be seen to be believed.
Murray and Richard Dreyfuss notoriously got along about as well as their warring characters in this movie. But perhaps the offscreen fights worked to the film’s advantage, as Murray is extremely funny in this film, as the neurotic patient who is stalking (or is he?) his therapist.
A classic early Murray role and clearly the rehearsal for Peter Venkman, not least because he was working alongside future Ghostbuster mastercrafters Reitman and Ramis. “Bill Murray joins the army” is pretty much the film’s entire plot, and his laconic sarcasm and carefully deployed eyebrows keep the non-stop jokes afloat.
For many, Mean Murray is Best Murray and he was never meaner than in Kingpin, cruelly bullying poor Woody Harrelson. Murray, bewigged to the max, camps it up with relish, and his character never really gets his comeuppance. Maybe the Farrelly brothers knew that, even at his worst, audiences just like Murray too much.
Apr 3, 2014 · Learn about Bill Murray, a comedy icon who starred in classics like 'Ghostbusters' and 'Lost in Translation'. Find out his early life, career highlights, Oscar nomination and more.
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4 days ago · Bill Murray is an American comedian and actor best known for his trademark deadpan humor on television’s Saturday Night Live and for his roles in films, including Ghostbusters (1984), Groundhog Day (1993), Rushmore (1998), and Lost in Translation (2003).
May 12, 2022 · The veteran actor is known for his quirky humor, improvisation and unpredictable behavior. He has faced allegations of inappropriate touching, fistfights, divorce and custody battles, but also collaborated with acclaimed directors.
