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Rick Moranis

1953 - Today

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Frederick Allan Moranis (; born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, songwriter, writer, and producer. Moranis appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s and starred afterward in several Hollywood films, including Strange Brew (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), Ghostbusters (1984) and 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rick Moranis has received more than 11,621,504 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Rick Moranis is the 1,509th most popular actor (down from 1,040th in 2019), the 116th most popular biography from Canada (down from 78th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Canadian Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rick Moranis ranks 1,509 out of 13,578. Before him are Rachel Félix, Barbara Bain, Madeleine Béjart, William Dieterle, Guy Marchand, and Sean Young. After him are Jean-Gaspard Deburau, Gloria Grahame, Edward Herrmann, James Remar, Philippe Leroy, and Kaspar Capparoni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Rick Moranis ranks 104. Before him are Teresa Orlowski, Danny Elfman, Ulrich Mühe, Jeb Bush, Aleksandr Akimov, and Nan Goldin. After him are James Remar, David Hurley, Laurentino Cortizo, Periko Alonso, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, and Robert Davi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Rick Moranis ranks 116 out of 1,622. Before him are Hubert Reeves (1932), Deanna Durbin (1921), Walter Huston (1883), Myron Scholes (1941), Reginald Fessenden (1866), and Paul Martin (1938). After him are Linda Evangelista (1965), Bruce Greenwood (1956), Graham Greene (1952), Florence Lawrence (1886), Loreena McKennitt (1957), and Eric McCormack (1963).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Rick Moranis ranks 33. Before him are Norma Shearer (1902), Nathan Fillion (1971), Rachel McAdams (1978), Margot Kidder (1948), Deanna Durbin (1921), and Walter Huston (1883). After him are Bruce Greenwood (1956), Graham Greene (1952), Florence Lawrence (1886), Eric McCormack (1963), Lorne Greene (1915), and Evangeline Lilly (1979).

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Television and Movie Roles

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Wayne Szalinski
The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood teens to the size of insects. Now the teens must fight diminutive dangers as the father searches for them.
Jun 23o 19896.3 / 10
Ghostbusters
Louis Tully
After losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a knockout cellist hires the squad to purge her swanky digs of demons that appear to be living in her refrigerator.
Jun 8o 19847.486 / 10
Little Shop of Horrors
Seymour Krelborn
Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for his supper.
Dec 19o 19866.911 / 10