Bill Murray

Bill Murray

Biography: William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has frequently collaborated with directors Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, and Jim Jarmusch. He has earned numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille (1921–1988), a mail-room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), a lumber salesman. He was raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Murray and his eight siblings grew up in an Irish Catholic family. His paternal grandfather was from County Cork, while his maternal ancestors were from County Galway. Three of his siblings, John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray, are also actors. Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, where he studied pre-med for a year. He dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. In 1973, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. He joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour, and later appeared in the National Lampoon stage show Lemmings. In 1977, Murray joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He quickly became one of the show's most popular cast members, known for his deadpan delivery and his ability to improvise. He left the show in 1980 to pursue a film career. Murray's first major film role was in the 1979 comedy Meatballs. He went on to star in a number of successful comedies, including Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He has also starred in a number of critically acclaimed dramas, such as Lost in Translation (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005). Murray is known for his eccentric and unpredictable behavior. He has been known to disappear from sets and film projects, and he has often been quoted as saying that he doesn't like to work. However, he is also known for his generosity and his willingness to help out his fellow actors.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: September 21, 1950

Deathday: N/A

Popularity:

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Known For

Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day

1993-02-11

Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation

2003-09-18

Broken Flowers
Broken Flowers

2005-07-31

Coffee and Cigarettes
Coffee and Cigarettes

2004-03-12

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

2004-12-10

Ed Wood
Ed Wood

1994-09-28

Wild Things
Wild Things

1998-03-20

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters

1984-06-08

Space Jam
Space Jam

1996-11-15

What About Bob?
What About Bob?

1991-05-17

Fantastic Mr. Fox
Fantastic Mr. Fox

2009-10-23

Hamlet
Hamlet

2000-05-12

Quick Change
Quick Change

1990-07-13

Mad Dog and Glory
Mad Dog and Glory

1993-03-05

The Darjeeling Limited
The Darjeeling Limited

2007-09-07

Stripes
Stripes

1981-06-26

Ghostbusters II
Ghostbusters II

1989-06-16

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors

1986-12-19

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels

2000-11-02

Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time
Groundhog Day: The Weight of Time

2002-01-29

Kingpin
Kingpin

1996-07-04

Rushmore
Rushmore

1998-12-11

TVTV: Video Revolutionaries
TVTV: Video Revolutionaries

2018-10-19

Get Smart
Get Smart

2008-06-19

Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Next Stop, Greenwich Village

1976-02-04

Super Bowl
Super Bowl

1976-03-01

The Razor's Edge
The Razor's Edge

1984-10-19

Caddyshack
Caddyshack

1980-07-25

The Limits of Control
The Limits of Control

2009-05-01

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

2023-02-15

Garfield
Garfield

2004-06-10

Cradle Will Rock
Cradle Will Rock

1999-12-10

The Man Who Knew Too Little
The Man Who Knew Too Little

1997-11-14

The Royal Tenenbaums
The Royal Tenenbaums

2001-10-05

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006-06-15

Osmosis Jones
Osmosis Jones

2001-08-10

Tootsie
Tootsie

1982-12-17

Where the Buffalo Roam
Where the Buffalo Roam

1980-04-25

Scrooged
Scrooged

1988-11-22

Larger Than Life
Larger Than Life

1996-07-26

The Lost City
The Lost City

2005-09-03

TVTV Looks at the Oscars
TVTV Looks at the Oscars

1976-03-30

City of Ember
City of Ember

2008-10-07

Meatballs
Meatballs

1979-06-28

Live at Mister Kelly's
Live at Mister Kelly's

2021-09-17

Get Low
Get Low

2010-07-30

Loose Shoes
Loose Shoes

1978-09-01

The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me
The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me

1982-05-12

Speaking of Sex
Speaking of Sex

2001-10-18

The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

1978-03-22

Passion Play
Passion Play

2011-01-10

The Missing Link
The Missing Link

1980-05-21

Zombieland
Zombieland

2009-10-02

Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Bill Murray Live from the Second City

1980-01-01

Nothing Lasts Forever
Nothing Lasts Forever

1984-09-06

With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson
With the Filmmaker: Wes Anderson

2001-12-17

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

2012-02-04

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

2024-03-20

Being Mortal
Being Mortal

Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson

2012-12-07

Ballhawks
Ballhawks

2010-10-01

Always at The Carlyle
Always at The Carlyle

2018-05-11

The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel

2014-02-26

With Friends Like These
With Friends Like These

1998-09-10

A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

2013-02-08

The Monuments Men
The Monuments Men

2014-01-24

Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'
Lost on Location: Behind the Scenes of 'Lost in Translation'

2004-02-03

Spirit of Golf
Spirit of Golf

2023-07-23

Twilight Theatre
Twilight Theatre

1982-02-13

David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
David Letterman: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

2017-10-22

Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special

2015-02-15

Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal
Matthew Gray Gubler's Life Aquatic Intern Journal

2005-05-09

St. Vincent
St. Vincent

2014-10-09

Moonrise Kingdom
Moonrise Kingdom

2012-05-16

The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'
The Making of 'The Darjeeling Limited'

2010-10-12

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

1979-09-20

Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Bill Murray: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize

2016-10-28

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

1999-09-25

Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!

1975-09-04

Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life
Garfield: Bringing the Cat to Life

2004-10-19

The Best of John Belushi
The Best of John Belushi

1985-08-03

Rock the Kasbah
Rock the Kasbah

2015-10-22

Dumb and Dumber To
Dumb and Dumber To

2014-11-12

Ghostbusters 1999
Ghostbusters 1999

1999-10-29

The Phoenician Scheme
The Phoenician Scheme

The Jungle Book
The Jungle Book

2016-04-07

Steve Martin's Best Show Ever
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever

1981-11-25

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

2005-09-06

Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70
Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70

2023-12-03

Aloha
Aloha

2015-05-29

Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'
Exploring the Set of 'Moonrise Kingdom'

2015-09-22

The Friend
The Friend

2024-08-30

A Very Murray Christmas
A Very Murray Christmas

2015-12-04

Behind Jim Jarmusch
Behind Jim Jarmusch

2010-09-01

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

2015-10-13

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

2015-01-25

The King of Counterfeit
The King of Counterfeit

Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs

2018-03-23

Michael Jordan to the Max
Michael Jordan to the Max

2000-05-05

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters

2016-07-14

Riff Raff
Riff Raff

2025-02-27

The Dogs
The Dogs

1978-10-02

The Bill Murray Experience
The Bill Murray Experience

2017-12-19

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

2016-10-01

Twilight Park
Twilight Park

2025-12-25

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

1989-09-24

She's Having a Baby
She's Having a Baby

1988-02-05

Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood
Fear and Loathing on the Road to Hollywood

1978-11-02

This Is an Adventure
This Is an Adventure

2005-05-10

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

2008-02-05

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride
Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

2006-12-12

The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch

2003-08-16

FCU: Fact Checkers Unit
FCU: Fact Checkers Unit

2007-09-09

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary

1986-01-14

Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live

2005-02-20

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole
Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

1999-05-05

The Dead Don't Die
The Dead Don't Die

2019-05-15

The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man

2018-05-02

The French Dispatch
The French Dispatch

2021-10-21

On the Rocks
On the Rocks

2020-10-02

Cut Flowers
Cut Flowers

1981-03-07

Love, Gilda
Love, Gilda

2018-04-18

Zombieland: Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap

2019-10-09

This Old Cub
This Old Cub

2004-08-25

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'
On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

2005-01-15

Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk
Loopers: The Caddie's Long Walk

2019-06-07

Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021-11-18

Fantastic Mr. Murray
Fantastic Mr. Murray

2019-10-20

R.E.M.: Rough Cut
R.E.M.: Rough Cut

1995-10-24

The Women of SNL
The Women of SNL

2010-11-01

The Making of 'Rushmore'
The Making of 'Rushmore'

2000-01-25

"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'

2015-02-17

For The Fun Of The Game
For The Fun Of The Game

2018-10-17

Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters

2020-01-07

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

2020-06-11

Bum's Rush
Bum's Rush

The Things We Did Last Summer
The Things We Did Last Summer

1978-10-28

Belushi
Belushi

2020-10-14

Studio 54
Studio 54

2018-06-15

The Greatest Beer Run Ever
The Greatest Beer Run Ever

2022-09-23

New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization
New Worlds, The Cradle of Civilization

2021-07-16

Perchance to Dream
Perchance to Dream

1979-03-10

The Ploughmen
The Ploughmen

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