Famous American actor and comedian William James "Bill" Murray was born September 21, 1950. Bill Murray is well-known for the memorable roles in "Ghostbusters" (1984), "Groundhog Day" (1993), "Lost in Translation" (2003).
© East News/The Canadian PressFamous American actor and comedian William James "Bill" Murray was born September 21, 1950. Bill Murray is well-known for the memorable roles in "Ghostbusters" (1984), "Groundhog Day" (1993), "The Life Aquatic" (2004).
Above: Actor Bill Murray sings to the crowd at a screening of the original "Ghostbusters" film during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. The Toronto Film Festival has turned its second day into a very welcome new holiday: "Bill Murray Day," where three of Murray's classics, "Stripes," ''Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters," were to screen ahead of the premiere of Murray's latest, the next-door-neighbor comedy "St. Vincent."
Above: Actor Bill Murray sings to the crowd at a screening of the original "Ghostbusters" film during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. The Toronto Film Festival has turned its second day into a very welcome new holiday: "Bill Murray Day," where three of Murray's classics, "Stripes," ''Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters," were to screen ahead of the premiere of Murray's latest, the next-door-neighbor comedy "St. Vincent."
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Famous American actor and comedian William James "Bill" Murray was born September 21, 1950. Bill Murray is well-known for the memorable roles in "Ghostbusters" (1984), "Groundhog Day" (1993), "The Life Aquatic" (2004).
Above: Actor Bill Murray sings to the crowd at a screening of the original "Ghostbusters" film during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. The Toronto Film Festival has turned its second day into a very welcome new holiday: "Bill Murray Day," where three of Murray's classics, "Stripes," ''Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters," were to screen ahead of the premiere of Murray's latest, the next-door-neighbor comedy "St. Vincent."
Above: Actor Bill Murray sings to the crowd at a screening of the original "Ghostbusters" film during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. The Toronto Film Festival has turned its second day into a very welcome new holiday: "Bill Murray Day," where three of Murray's classics, "Stripes," ''Groundhog Day" and "Ghostbusters," were to screen ahead of the premiere of Murray's latest, the next-door-neighbor comedy "St. Vincent."
© East News/Everett CollectionMurray's first starring role was with the Canadian comedy film Meatballs (1979), directed by Ivan Reitman - the same man who later directed and produced Ghostbusters.
Above: Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, 1982 in film "Tootsie"
Above: Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, 1982 in film "Tootsie"
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Murray's first starring role was with the Canadian comedy film Meatballs (1979), directed by Ivan Reitman - the same man who later directed and produced Ghostbusters.
Above: Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, 1982 in film "Tootsie"
Above: Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman, 1982 in film "Tootsie"
© East News/CAP/NFSGhostbusters (1984), an American supernatural comedy film, starring Bill Murray (in a role originally written for James Belushi), Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The movie was the highest-grossing film of that year.
Above: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters (1984)
Above: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters (1984)
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Ghostbusters (1984), an American supernatural comedy film, starring Bill Murray (in a role originally written for James Belushi), Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The movie was the highest-grossing film of that year.
Above: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters (1984)
Above: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd in Ghostbusters (1984)
© East News/Album OnlineGhostbusters (1989) II is a sequel to the 1984 movie about the adventures of a team of parapsychologists dealing with paranormal threats. Despite raking in high box office earnings, it was not as successful as the original.
Above: Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Ghostbusters II (1989).
Above: Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Ghostbusters II (1989).
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Ghostbusters (1989) II is a sequel to the 1984 movie about the adventures of a team of parapsychologists dealing with paranormal threats. Despite raking in high box office earnings, it was not as successful as the original.
Above: Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Ghostbusters II (1989).
Above: Bill Murray, Sigourney Weaver, Ghostbusters II (1989).
© East News/Everett CollectionGroundhog Day (1993), a fantasy comedy film about a TV weatherman (Murray) who, after getting caught in a time loop, is forced to re-examine his life and priorities.
Above: Groundhog Day, Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, 1993. (c)Columbia Pictures/ courtesy Everett Collection
Above: Groundhog Day, Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, 1993. (c)Columbia Pictures/ courtesy Everett Collection
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Groundhog Day (1993), a fantasy comedy film about a TV weatherman (Murray) who, after getting caught in a time loop, is forced to re-examine his life and priorities.
Above: Groundhog Day, Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, 1993. (c)Columbia Pictures/ courtesy Everett Collection
Above: Groundhog Day, Andie MacDowell, Bill Murray, 1993. (c)Columbia Pictures/ courtesy Everett Collection
© EAST NEWS/Mary Evans Picture LibraryIn 1975 Murray received his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. After the show was cancelled, lasting only one season, he later joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Above: Bill Murray, STephen Tobolowsky, Groundhog Day, 1993.
Above: Bill Murray, STephen Tobolowsky, Groundhog Day, 1993.
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In 1975 Murray received his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. After the show was cancelled, lasting only one season, he later joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live.
Above: Bill Murray, STephen Tobolowsky, Groundhog Day, 1993.
Above: Bill Murray, STephen Tobolowsky, Groundhog Day, 1993.
© East News/Album OnlineLost in Translation (2003), a story of a chance meeting between an aging actor (Murray) and a college graduate (Scarlett Johansson), directed by Sofia Coppola, became a major critical success and was nominated for four Academy Awards. Both Murray and Johansson received a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role respectively.
Above: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation, 2003.
Above: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation, 2003.
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Lost in Translation (2003), a story of a chance meeting between an aging actor (Murray) and a college graduate (Scarlett Johansson), directed by Sofia Coppola, became a major critical success and was nominated for four Academy Awards. Both Murray and Johansson received a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and Best Actress in a Leading Role respectively.
Above: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation, 2003.
Above: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation, 2003.