Known for Acting
Birthday
April 18, 1953
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography
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 afterwards 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. However, he provided voice-over work for a few animated films, including Disney's Brother Bear (2003). He also released comedy albums and made appearances at fan conventions. In 2020, after a hiatus of nearly 23 years from live-action films, Moranis signed to reprise his role of Wayne Szalinski in a new sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, called Shrunk, before the project was put on hold.

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

Sesame Street

Sesame Street

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Goldbergs

The Oscars

Wogan

The Movies That Made Us

Second City Television

Going Live!

Muppets Tonight

SCTV Network 90

Gravedale High

Bob & Doug

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
Custard Pie