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Bill Murray

This article is about the American actor and comedian. For other people named Bill Murray, see William (Bill) Murray.

Bill Murray
Murray in 2018
Born
William James Murray

(1950-09-21) September 21, 1950 (age 74)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.[1]
EducationRegis University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1973–present
Spouses
  • Margaret Kelly
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    ​
    (m. 1981; div. 1996)​
  • Jennifer Butler
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    (m. 1997; div. 2008)​
Children6, including Luke
Relatives
AwardsFull list

William James Murray (born September 21, 1950)[2] is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas.[3]

Murray became a national presence on Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980, where he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He established his stardom by acting in a string of successful comedy films, including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Scrooged (1988), Quick Change (1990), What About Bob? (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993). He also had supporting roles in Tootsie (1982), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Ed Wood (1994), Kingpin (1996) and Osmosis Jones (2001). Murray also starred as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters (1984), and Ghostbusters II (1989) and has reprised his role in various projects within the Ghostbusters franchise.

Murray began his collaboration with director Wes Anderson with Rushmore (1998), which earned him an Independent Spirit Award. He would continue to appear in many of his films, including The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and The French Dispatch (2021). He starred in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003), earning him Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Other notable films roles include Broken Flowers (2005), City of Ember (2008), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), The Monuments Men (2014), Rock the Kasbah (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

For his role in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014), he earned his second Primetime Emmy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.[4]

  1. ^ "Bill Murray". Cook County Clerk. April 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Horoscope". TV Guide. December 20, 2021. p. 70.
  3. ^ "Chicago Cubs: Bill Murray shares fans' joy". BBC News. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  4. ^ McGlone, Peggy (October 23, 2016). "Bill Murray accepts Mark Twain Prize: 'As much as I dreaded this ... there's love'". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 3, 2016.

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