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Rick Moranis

1953 - Today

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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 afterward 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, although he provided voice-over work for a few animated films, including Disney's Brother Bear (2003). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rick Moranis is the 1,744th most popular actor (down from 1,508th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 116th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rick Moranis ranks 1,744 out of 13,578. Before him are Frederic Forrest, Téa Leoni, Jack Hawkins, Christina Applegate, Josef Abrhám, and Patricia Clarkson. After him are François Berléand, Bo Derek, Paolo Stoppa, Monica Potter, Irene Cara, and Diane Ladd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Rick Moranis ranks 127. Before him are Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Laurentino Cortizo, Sophie Calle, Teresa Orlowski, Massimo Troisi, and David Berkowitz. After him are Franz Klammer, Toshio Takabayashi, Tom Hulce, Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Bolton, and Toyohito Mochizuki.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rick Moranis ranks 152 out of 1,622. Before him are Brian Tracy (1944), Antonine Maillet (1929), Napoleon Sarony (1821), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Louis Nirenberg (1925), and Myron Scholes (1941). After him are Steven Pinker (1954), Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Maud Lewis (1903), and Tom Cavanagh (1963).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Rick Moranis ranks 38. Before him are Martin Short (1950), Joshua Jackson (1978), Walter Huston (1883), Bruce Greenwood (1956), Ryan Gosling (1980), and Rachel McAdams (1978). After him are Peter Cullen (1941), Nathan Fillion (1971), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Michael Ontkean (1946), Fay Wray (1907), and Deanna Durbin (1921).

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