Rick Moranis

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 afterward 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 25 years, although 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 appear in a new sequel to ''Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'', called ''Shrunk''. However, as of 2024, the project has yet to proceed to the filming stage. Provided by Wikipedia