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Rick Moranis

リック・モラニス　/　りっく・もらにす

Film actor from Canada

April 18, 1953 (age 73)　・　Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Ontario
film actor
actor
screenwriter

My Take

Rick Moranis is, to me, the rare comedian whose gentleness was the engine of the joke rather than its victim. From SCTV to Ghostbusters and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, he played the meek guy in glasses yet somehow walked away with every scene. The detail I keep returning to is that his Emmy came for writing, not acting — proof that the bumbling persona was built by a sharp architectural mind. And his quiet withdrawal from the spotlight only deepens my respect: here is a performer who treated fame as a tool, not an identity. Few careers feel this complete while leaving you wanting more.

Overview

Frederick Allan Moranis (; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian comedian and actor, famous for roles in several feature films in the 1980s. He appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Rick Moranis
Name (Japanese): リック・モラニス
Reading: りっく・もらにす
Born: April 18, 1953 (age 73)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Snake
Origin: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film actor / actor / screenwriter / film director / voice actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: York University

Awards & achievements

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series
1995 Earle Grey Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Ghostbusters	—
Notable work	Honey, I Shrunk the Kids	—

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.rickmoranis.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8B%E3%82%B9

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