While it’s common for future movie stars to get their start in fringe theatre, small stage roles and television, the days when a career in radio led to the silver screen almost belongs to the distant past, to the time Before Television. Yet, the tradition continues and one such example is Toronto’s Rick Moranis. But it wasn’t exactly a straight line.
Learn more about Rick Moranis.
Features & TV Movies:
VR indicates Direct-to-Video Release
Strange Brew (1983)
The Wild Life (1984)
The Last Polka (TV-1984)
Hockey Night (1984)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Brewster’s Millions (1985)
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Head Office (1986)
Club Paradise (1986)
The Rocket Boy (1987)
Spaceballs (1987)
Honey I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Parenthood (1989)
My Blue Heaven (1990)
L.A. Story (uncredited, 1991)
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
Splitting Heirs (1993)
The Flintstones (1994)
Little Giants (1994)
Honey, I Shrunk the Audience (1995)
Big Bully (1996)
Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997-VR)
Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Kids (voice, TV-2003)
Brother Bear (voice, 2003)
Brother Bear II (voice, VR-2006)
Bob & Doug McKenzie’s Two-Four Anniversary (TV-2007)
TV Series – Cast:
Second City TV (1980-1981)
SCTV Network 90 (1981-1982)
Gravedale High (voice, 1990)
The Animated Adventures of Bob and Doug McKenzie (voice, 2003)
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