
Bill Murray
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Biography
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. He has frequently collaborated with directors Ivan Reitman, Harold Ramis, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, and Jim Jarmusch. He has earned numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Independent Spirit Awards, as well as a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille (1921–1988), a mail-room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II (1921–1967), a lumber salesman. He was raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago. Murray and his eight siblings grew up in an Irish Catholic family. His paternal grandfather was from County Cork, while his maternal ancestors were from County Galway. Three of his siblings, John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray, are also actors.
Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, where he studied pre-med for a year. He dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. In 1973, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in comedy. He joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour, and later appeared in the National Lampoon stage show Lemmings.
In 1977, Murray joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. He quickly became one of the show's most popular cast members, known for his deadpan delivery and his ability to improvise. He left the show in 1980 to pursue a film career.
Murray's first major film role was in the 1979 comedy Meatballs. He went on to star in a number of successful comedies, including Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He has also starred in a number of critically acclaimed dramas, such as Lost in Translation (2003) and Broken Flowers (2005).
Murray is known for his eccentric and unpredictable behavior. He has been known to disappear from sets and film projects, and he has often been quoted as saying that he doesn't like to work. However, he is also known for his generosity and his willingness to help out his fellow actors.
Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Graham Norton Show

E! True Hollywood Story

The Movies That Made Us

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Vice Principals

Alpha House

Saturday Night Live

She's Having a Baby

Air

Zombieland: Double Tap

Entertainment Tonight

Ghostbusters

Dumb and Dumber To

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd

Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday

Little Shop of Horrors

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

The French Dispatch

Olive Kitteridge

Space Jam

Caddyshack: The 19th Hole

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Riff Raff

The Lost City

Get Smart

The Royal Tenenbaums

The Oscars

Tootsie

Wild Things

Ed Wood

Zombieland

Moonrise Kingdom

Isle of Dogs

Charlie's Angels

Caddyshack

Aloha

Kingpin

The Sweet Spot

HBO First Look

City of Ember

Passion Play

Mad Dog and Glory

Later with Bob Costas

On the Set: 'The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'

The Jungle Book

The Now

Ghostbusters II

Scrooged

On the Rocks

Lost in Translation

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Super Bowl

A Very Murray Christmas

Groundhog Day

Quick Change

Ghostbusters

Broken Flowers

Stripes

The Dead Don't Die
Production Credits
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