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- Born: September 21, 1950
- Oscar Nominations: 1
- Emmys: 1
- Golden Globes: 1
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Bill Murray is an award-winning American actor and comedian who started his career on the NBC sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live.
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Notable Roles
- "Dr. Peter Venkman" in Ghostbusters
- "Carl Spackler" in Caddyshack
- "Bob Harris" in Lost in Translation
- "John Winger" in Stripes
- "Phil Connors" in Groundhog Day
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Personal Life
In May of 2008, Murray's wife Jennifer Butler Murray, filed for a divorce. She alleged that he was abusive, adulterous, and was addicted to drugs. Murray commented on the divorce in an October 2008 interview, saying, "I was just dead, just broken... [It] was the worst thing that ever happened to me in my entire life."CNN.com: Bill Murray looks for renewal after 'devastating' divorce (October 8, 2008) The former couple have four children together.Film Career
Murray broke into films in 1979, when he starred in Meatballs. Shortly after that, he appeared in other classic comedy films, such as Caddyshack in 1980, Stripes in 1981, and Tootsie in 1982.In 1984, Murray starred as "Dr. Peter Venkman" in Ghostbusters, alongside Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis and Sigourney Weaver.
In 1988, Murray played a grumpy television producer who is visited by the three ghosts of Christmas Past in the revamped version of A Christmas Carol, Scrooged. In '91, Murray made the sequel to Ghostbusters, and in 1993 appeared in the comedy Groundhog Day, about a man who keeps repeating the same day over and over again in time.
In 1998, Murray connected with the quirky director, Wes Anderson, and made the film Rushmore. The pair worked together on subsequent films, such as The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou and The Darjeeling Limited.
In 2004, Murray received a Best Actor Oscar Nomination for his dramatic turn in the Sofia Coppola film, Lost in Translation.
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Do you worry about paying your bills? 1 AnswerSurprisingly I don't worry about paying our bills even though our income is low. Since we've paid off all our credit cards, we have enough to pay all our bills,... read more
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Bill Murray Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- September 21, 1950: Born
- 1977-1999: Saturday Night Live
- 1980: Caddyshack
- 1981: Stripes
- 1982: Tootsie
- 1984: Ghost Busters
- 1988: Scrooged
- 1989: Ghostbusters II
- 1990: Quick Change
- 1991: What About Bob?
- 1993: Groundhog Day
- 1994: Ed Wood
- 1998: Rushmore
- 2001: The Royal Tenenbaums
- 2003: Lost in Translation
- 2004: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
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bill murray in charlie's angels = the best
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@antonvowl Yes, Adam. And Zombieland for Bill Murray.
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Bill Murray in Zombieland is SO DAMN funny. His scene is just too classic for me as far as zombie movies.
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Lo mejor de ZOMBIELAND: Bill murray y la cara psicópata de Woody Harrelson, el resto, cámara lenta excesiva
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http://twitpic.com/qbsok - Bill Murray on the Philipino dollar?
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