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 Bill Murray, in 2005, at an Illinois Fighting Illini basketball game. The Fighting Illini (also known as The Illini) are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. |
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| Birth name | William James Murray |
| Born | September 21, 1950 Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
| Influences | George Carlin |
| Influenced | Wes Anderson, Jason Lee, Vince Vaughn, Garrett Clark |
| Spouse | Margaret Kelley (1980-1994) Jennifer Butler (1997-2008) |
| Emmy Awards | |
| Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series 1977 Saturday Night Live |
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| Golden Globe Awards | |
| Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2003 Lost in Translation |
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| BAFTA Awards | |
| Best Actor 2003 Lost in Translation |
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| American Comedy Awards | |
| Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 1999 Rushmore |
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William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Academy Award-nominated, Emmy-, Golden Globe-, and BAFTA-winning American comedian and actor. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12 1937 – June 22 2008 was an American stand-up comedian, often considered one of the best of all time Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Jason Michael Lee (born April 25, 1970) is an American Actor and former professional skateboarder. Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American Film actor. Jennifer Butler is an award-nominated Costume designer. Career Butler has worked as a Costume designer for films such as The Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The American Comedy Awards were a group of awards presented annually in the United States from 1987 to 2001 recognizing performances and performers in the field of Comedy, with Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works
He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live, following that with roles in films such as Stripes, Caddyshack, The Razor's Edge, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Space Jam, Rushmore and What About Bob?. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and Caddyshack is a 1980 American Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and For other uses of The Razor's Edge see The Razor's Edge (disambiguation The Razor's Edge is a Novel by W Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is Groundhog Day is a 1993 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Rushmore is a 1998 Comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer ( Jason Schwartzman) and What About Bob? is a 1991 Comedy movie directed by Frank Oz which stars Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss He has gained acclaim for recent dramatic roles, in films such as Lost in Translation, The Lost City, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Broken Flowers and The Royal Tenenbaums. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The Lost City is a 2005 Film directed by Andy García. Plot Fico Fellove ( Andy Garcia) is the owner of El Tropico The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson 's fourth feature length Film, released in the U Broken Flowers is a 2005 Comedy-drama Film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 dramatic Dark comedy directed by Wes Anderson about three Gifted siblings who experience
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Personal life
Early years
Murray, the fifth of nine children, was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois (surburban Chicago), the son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Wilmette is a village in New Trier Township, Cook County, Illinois, United States. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Murray II, a lumber salesman. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or [1][2] Murray and his family are Irish Catholic Americans. Irish Catholics is a term used to describe people of Roman Catholic background who are Irish or of Irish descent. Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. [3] Three of Murray's siblings are also actors: John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray. John Murray (born June 22, 1958 in Wilmette Illinois, USA) is an American Actor. Not to be confused with Joe Murray animator and Joe Murray UK boxer Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter and Character actor. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican Sister in Michigan who travels around the country portraying St. Catherine of Siena. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Saint Catherine of Siena, OP ( March 25 1347 – April 29 1380) was a Tertiary of the Dominican Order,
Growing up, Murray's family had little money and his mother pressured her children to get jobs. [4] As a child, Murray read biographies for children of American heroes like Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok and Davy Crockett. Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson ( December 24, 1809 &ndash May 23, 1868) was an American Frontiersman James Butler Hickok ( May 27, 1837 &ndash August 2, 1876) better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old Colonel David Stern Crockett ( August 17, 1786 March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th-century American Folk hero, [5] He attended Loyola Academy. Loyola Academy is a private co-educational college preparatory high school located in Wilmette Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. As a teenager, he worked alongside his brothers as a caddy to pay for his tuition in a Roman Catholic High School. In Golf, a caddy (or caddie) is the person who carries a player's bag and gives insightful advice and moral support [5][6] The 1960s were tough on Murray and his family. His father had diabetes, one of his sisters had polio and his mother had several miscarriages. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc Poliomyelitis, often called polio or infantile paralysis, is an acute viral Infectious disease spread from person to person primarily via [5] During his teen years he was the lead singer of a rock band called the Dutch Masters and took part in high school and community theater. [5]
After graduation, he attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado where he took pre-med courses. Regis University is a private co-educational Roman Catholic, Jesuit University in the United States. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States Pre-medical (often shortened to pre-med) is a term used to describe a track an undergraduate student in the United States pursues prior to becoming a medical student He later dropped out after being arrested for possession of marijuana at Chicago's O'Hare Airport. Drug possession is the Crime of having one or more Illegal drugs in one's possession either for personal use distribution sale or otherwise Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a [6][5] He worked numerous jobs including a stint at a Little Caesar's alongside future chef Kerry Simon. Little Caesars is a Pizza restaurant chain in the United States. Kerry Simon is a celebrity chef and the proprietor of Simon Palms Place at Palms Place in Las Vegas Nevada, Cathouse at Luxor in Las Vegas NV and Simon
Marriage and children
During the filming of Stripes, Murray wed Margaret "Mickey" Kelly on Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas on January 24, 1981. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 [4][5] They married again in Chicago in a church for their families. [4] They had two sons, Homer (born 1982) and Luke (born 1985), before divorcing in 1994. In 1997, he married Jennifer Butler. Jennifer Butler is an award-nominated Costume designer. Career Butler has worked as a Costume designer for films such as The They have four sons together: Caleb (born 1993), Jackson (born 1995), Cooper (born 1996), and Lincoln (born 2001). Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008, citing spousal abuse along with drug and alcohol addiction.
Very detached from the Hollywood scene, Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox that he checks infrequently. [7] This practice has the downside of sometimes preventing him from taking parts that he had auditioned for and was interested in, such as that of Sulley in Monsters, Inc, Bernard Berkman in The Squid and the Whale, Frank Ginsburg in Little Miss Sunshine and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Monsters Inc is a 2001 Computer animated Comedy film and the fourth feature-length film produced by Pixar Animation Studios. The Squid and the Whale is a 2005 Dramatic Film written and directed by Noah Baumbach. Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American Comedy-drama film and the directorial film debut of the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 Film directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp. [8]
Murray has homes in Los Angeles, Martha's Vineyard, MA[9] , Charleston, SC, and Rockland County, New York, just outside of New York City. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Martha's Vineyard (adjoining the smaller Chappaquiddick Island) is an Island off the US east coast to the south of Cape Cod, both Charleston is a city in Charleston county in the US state of South Carolina. Rockland County is a County located in the US state of New York, 12 miles north-northwest of New York City. [10]
During the 2000 presidential campaign, Murray stumped for Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. One of the Political parties in the United States, and similar in mission to many of the worldwide Green Parties, the Greens have been active as a third party Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President [11]
Murray is a huge fan of Chicago pro sports teams, especially the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. [12] He also is a big Michael Jordan fan and has made cameo appearances in Space Jam and Jordan documentaries. Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by He also cheered courtside for the Illinois Fighting Illini's game versus the University of North Carolina in the NCAA Basketball Tournament's championship game in 2005. The Fighting Illini (also known as The Illini) are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research He is a fixture at home games of those teams when in his native Chicago. After traveling to Florida during the Cubs playoff run to help "inspire" the team (Murray told Cubs slugger Aramis Ramirez he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live)[13], he was invited to the champagne party in the Cubs' clubhouse when the team clinched the NL Central in late September of 2007, along with fellow actors John Cusack, Bernie Mac, James Belushi, and former Cubs legend Ron Santo. Aramis Nin Ramírez (ʌrˈɑːmɪs or /ərˈɑːmɪs/ born June 25, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is an all-star Major League John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American Film actor and Screenwriter. Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5 1957 &ndash August 9 2008 better known by the stage name Bernie Mac, was an American Actor and Comedian James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother Ronald Edward Santo (born February 25 1940 in Seattle Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost Murray also appeared in Santo's documentary, This Old Cub. This Old Cub is a Documentary film which was released in 2004.
Career
With an invitation from his older brother, Brian, Murray got his start at Second City Chicago studying under Del Close. Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter and Character actor. Del Close ( March 9, 1934 – March 4, 1999) along with Keith Johnstone, Paul Sills, Dudley Riggs and Viola [4] The improvisational comedy troupe was a perfect fit for Murray's clever, dry humor and ad libbing. Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of Theatre in which the Actors use Improvisational acting techniques In 1975, he moved to New York City and was recruited by John Belushi[14] as a featured player on The National Lampoon Radio Hour, which aired on some 600 stations from 1973 to 1974. The City of New York John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician The National Lampoon Radio Hour was a comedy Radio show which was created produced and initially written by people from National Lampoon magazine. [4]
Saturday Night Live
In 1975, an Off Broadway version of a Lampoon show led to his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell that featured animal acts and little kids with loud voices. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell was a program that ran on ABC from September 1975 to January 1976, hosted by Howard Cosell. [4] That same season, another variety show titled NBC's Saturday Night premiered. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Cosell's show lasted just one season, cancelled in early 1976.
After working in Los Angeles with the "guerrilla video" commune TVTV on a number of projects, Murray rose to prominence in 1976. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West TVTV (short for Top Value Television) was a San Francisco -based pioneering video collective founded in 1972 by Allen Rucker, Michael Shamberg He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live for the show's second season, following the departure of Chevy Chase. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Cornelius Crane “Chevy” Chase (born October 8 1943 is an American Emmy Award-winning Comedian, Writer, and television and film
Films
Murray landed his first starring role with the film Meatballs in 1979. Meatballs is a 1979 Canadian Comedy film. It was the first film appearance of Bill Murray in a starring role and though not He followed this up with his portrayal of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1980's Where the Buffalo Roam. Hunter Stockton Thompson ( July 18, 1937 &ndash February 20, 2005) was an American Journalist and Author, most Where the Buffalo Roam is a 1980 Comedy film based on a number of semi-biographical stories written by author Hunter S In the early 1980s, he starred in a string of box-office hits including Caddyshack, Stripes and Tootsie. Caddyshack is a 1980 American Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis and Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and Tootsie is a 1982 Comedy film that tells the story of a talented but volatile Actor whose reputation for being difficult forces him to go to
Murray began work on a film adaptation of the novel The Razor's Edge. The Razor's Edge is the second film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel. For other uses of The Razor's Edge see The Razor's Edge (disambiguation The Razor's Edge is a Novel by W The film, which Murray also co-wrote, was his first starring role in a dramatic film. A drama film is a Film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes He later agreed to star in Ghostbusters in a role originally written for John Belushi. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is John Adam Belushi ( January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American Comedian, Actor and Musician This was a deal Murray made with Columbia Pictures in order to gain financing for his film. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Ghostbusters became the highest-grossing film of 1984. But The Razor's Edge, which was filmed before Ghostbusters but not released until after, was a box-office flop. The Razor's Edge is the second film version of W Somerset Maugham 's 1944 novel.
Upset over the failure of Razor's Edge, Murray took four years off from acting to study philosophy and history at the Sorbonne, frequent the Cinematheque in Paris, and spend time with his family in their Hudson River Valley home. The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century For the Magazine, see Hudson Valley (magazine [14] During that time, his second son, Luke, was born. [5] With the exception of a cameo appearance in the 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors, he did not make any appearances in films, though he did participate in several public readings in Manhattan organized by playwright/director Timothy Mayer and in a production of Bertolt Brecht's A Man's Man. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Events April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries Little Shop of Horrors is the 1986 musical Film adaptation of the Off-Broadway musical comedy of the same name Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. [5]
Murray returned to films in 1988 with Scrooged and the sequel Ghostbusters II in 1989. Scrooged is a 1988 Comedy film, a modernization of Charles Dickens 's Novella, A Christmas Carol. Ghostbusters II is the 1989 Sequel to Ghostbusters (1984 produced and directed by Ivan Reitman. In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-helmed Quick Change with producer Howard Franklin. Quick Change is a 1990 comedy film starring Bill Murray, who also co-directed with the film's screenwriter Howard Franklin. Howard Franklin is an American Screenwriter and director. He wrote and directed the (now-cult '90's comedy Quick Change, starring Bill His subsequent films What About Bob? (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993) were box-office hits and critically acclaimed. What About Bob? is a 1991 Comedy movie directed by Frank Oz which stars Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss Groundhog Day is a 1993 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.
After a string of films that did not do well with audiences, he received much critical acclaim for Wes Anderson's Rushmore for which he won several awards. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Rushmore is a 1998 Comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer ( Jason Schwartzman) and Murray then experienced a resurgence in his career as a dramatic actor. After dramatic roles in Wild Things, Cradle Will Rock, Hamlet (as Polonius), and The Royal Tenenbaums, he garnered considerable acclaim for the 2003 film Lost in Translation. Wild Things is a 1998 Neo-noir erotic - Crime film starring Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards For the original 1937 musical see The Cradle Will Rock For the 1980 Van Halen hit see And the Cradle Will Rock Hamlet, also referred to as Hamlet 2000, is an American Film by Michael Almereyda, released in 2000, set in contemporary Polonius is a character from William Shakespeare 's Hamlet. The character is best known for uttering the immortal words "To thine own self be true" The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 dramatic Dark comedy directed by Wes Anderson about three Gifted siblings who experience The year 2003 in film involved some significant events Releases of sequels took place with movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious, The Lord of the Rings The Return Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. He received a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA award. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, in what was considered to be a two-horse race between him and Sean Penn for Mystic River, who eventually prevailed. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor In an interview included on the Lost in Translation DVD, Murray states that this is his favorite movie in which he has appeared.
During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such as Charlie's Angels and Osmosis Jones. This article is about the original 2000 film For the 2003 sequel see Charlie's Angels Full Throttle Charlie's Angels is a 2000 Osmosis Jones ( 2001) is a part animated, part Live action Film whose title character is Osmosis Jones an anthropomorphic In 2004, he provided the voice of Garfield in Garfield: The Movie, again for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties in 2006 (it should be noted that there's a common link between Murray and Lorenzo Music, the former voice of Garfield, and the voice of Dr. Garfield is a daily-syndicated Comic strip created by Jim Davis. Garfield The Movie is a 2004 live-action movie based on the Jim Davis Comic strip Garfield. Garfield A Tail of Two Kitties (also known as Garfield 2 The Prince and the Paw-per in the UK, Garfield The Movie 2 Peter Venkman in the TV series, The Real Ghostbusters). This article is about the animated spin-off of the 1984 film Ghostbusters. and marked his third collaboration with Wes Anderson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson 's fourth feature length Film, released in the U His dramatic role in Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers was also well received. Jim Jarmusch (born January 22 1953 in Akron Ohio; ˈdʒɑrməʃ is an American independent Film director. Broken Flowers is a 2005 Comedy-drama Film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith
In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting[15] , as he had not had the time since his new breakthrough in the late-1990s. He did return to the big screen, however, in a small role in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited. The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 Drama-comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody
Murray will also lend his voice for the upcoming game Ghostbusters: The Video Game, due out Fall 08. Ghostbusters The Video Game is a video game based on the Ghostbusters film franchise in development for the Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation
Golf-related work
Murray is an avid golfer who often plays in celebrity tournaments. His 1999 book Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf, part autobiography and part essay, expounds on his love of golf. The year 1999 in literature involved some significant events and new books An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" An essay is usually a short piece of writing It is often written from an author's personal point of view. In 2002, he and his brothers starred in the Comedy Central series, The Sweet Spot, which chronicled their adventures playing golf. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming
While at a golf tournament with British golfer Ian Poulter in St Andrews, Scotland, Murray was invited by a student of the university to a house party. Career Born in Hitchin, Poulter's first professional win was the Open de Côte d'Ivoire on the European Tour's second tier Challenge Tour in 1999 and he won St Andrews (Cill Rìmhinn is a Town and former Royal burgh on the east coast of Fife, Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Murray went with him and the student reported in Scottish papers that he acted just like he had in the karaoke scene of Lost in Translation, being incredibly fun and energetic. Upon realizing that there were no clean glasses in the house for him to have a drink from, Murray volunteered to do the dishes and was said to be very amiable and unpretentious. [16] In Space Jam Bill Murray plays himself and plays upon his love for golf. Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by
Outside of show business
He is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant chain with locations near Jacksonville and in Myrtle Beach and St. Augustine. St Augustine is the County seat of St Johns County, Florida, in the United States. [17]
He is a part-owner of the St. Paul Saints independent minor-league baseball team and occasionally travels to Saint Paul, Minnesota to watch the team's games. The St Paul Saints are a professional baseball team based in Saint Paul Minnesota, in the United States. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U [18] He also owns part of the Charleston RiverDogs, Hudson Valley Renegades, and the Brockton Rox. The Charleston RiverDogs are a Minor League Baseball team based in Charleston South Carolina. The Hudson Valley Renegades are a Minor league baseball team affiliated with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Brockton Rox are a professional baseball team based in Brockton Massachusetts, in the United States. He invested in a number of other minor league teams in the past, including the Utica Blue Sox, Fort Myers Miracle, and Salt Lake Trappers. The Utica Blue Sox were a Minor league baseball team based in Utica New York. He was also a part-owner of the Auburn Astros (now the Auburn Doubledays) in Auburn, NY. The Auburn Doubledays are a Minor league baseball team in Auburn New York, USA.
Film awards and nominations
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| Year | Result | Award | Category |
| 2004 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Actor for Lost in Translation |
| BAFTA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
| 2004 | Won | BAFTA | Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lost in Translation |
| Golden Globe Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
| 1985 | Nominated | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Ghostbusters |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Rushmore |
| 2004 | Won | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Lost in Translation |
| MTV Movie Awards | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category |
| 1992 | Nominated | Golden Popcorn | Best Comedic Performance for What About Bob? |
| 1993 | Nominated | Golden Popcorn | Best Comedic Performance for Groundhog Day |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Popcorn | Best Male Performance for Lost in Translation |
Cultural references
- The band Gorillaz have a song entitled "Bill Murray". "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA is a British charity that hosts annual awards shows for film television television craft video games and forms of animation Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is Rushmore is a 1998 Comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer ( Jason Schwartzman) and Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television) What About Bob? is a 1991 Comedy movie directed by Frank Oz which stars Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss Groundhog Day is a 1993 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, starring Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic D-Sides is a 2007 Compilation album by Gorillaz. The album contains B-sides and Remixes from singles and Bonus
- The Escapist's Zero Punctuation by Ben Croshaw frequently references him. Benjamin "Yahtzee" Richard Croshaw (born May 24, 1983, Rugby, Warwickshire, England) is a video game journalist and author
Filmography
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Upcoming
- Get Smart (2008)
- City of Ember (2008) [19]
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2008) (voice)
- The Fantastic Mr. Fox (film) (2009)
- The Limits of Control (2009)
References
- ^ "Bill Murray Biography (1950-)", Film Reference. The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 Drama-comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody This article is about the 2008 remake film For the 1989 reunion movie see Get Smart Again! Get Smart is a 2008 City of Ember is a film by Walden Media based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau. Ghostbusters The Video Game is a video game based on the Ghostbusters film franchise in development for the Nintendo DS, PC, PlayStation Jim Jarmusch (born January 22 1953 in Akron Ohio; ˈdʒɑrməʃ is an American independent Film director. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
- ^ "Bill Murray Family Tree", Ancestry. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
- ^ Elder, Sean. "Brilliant Careers: Bill Murray", Salon. com. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
- ^ a b c d e f Chase, Chris. "Bill Murray, A Black Sheep Now in Stripes", New York Times, July 3, 1981. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
- ^ a b c d e f g h White, Timothy. "The Rumpled Anarchy of Bill Murray", New York Times, November 20, 1988. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
- ^ a b Murray, Bill; George Peper (1999). Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf. Doubleday. The Doubleday Publishing Group is the fifth largest Book Publishing company in the world ISBN 0385495714.
- ^ How we work: Bill Murray, actor. rodcorp. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ MSN Hotlist. Microsoft. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ Under (one) Hot Tin Roof. Martha's Vineyard Magazine. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ Bill Murray: Funny, crazy and sweet. MondoStars. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE GREEN PARTY; In Nader Supporters' Math, Gore Equals Bush. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ Wine, Steven. "Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood — at least briefly", Yahoo! Sports, September 27, 2007. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-09-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt.
- ^ Keller, Tom. "Murray visits with Cubs prior to finale", MLB. com, September 27, 2007. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 2007-11-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days
- ^ a b Carr, Jay. "Bill Murray's Somber Side", Boston Globe, November 20, 1988. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily Newspaper in Boston and in New England, Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
- ^ IMDb bio. IMDb. Retrieved on 2008-01-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.
- ^ Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes (CNN)
- ^ Murray Bros. Caddyshack Restaurant
- ^ St. Paul Saints ownership
- ^ Murray elects to lead Kenan's 'City' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety
External links
- Bill Murray at the Internet Movie Database
- Bill Murray on Funny or Die!
- Track Bill Murray at the NNDB
- Interview with Wes Anderson (director)
- Streaming audio interview from 1988 (18 minutes)
- USA Today Article detailing Murray's house party crashing
- Maxim Rated Top SNL performer
- FCU with Bill Murray (Youtube)
| Preceded by Jane Curtin with Dan Aykroyd |
Weekend Update (with Jane Curtin) 1978–1980 |
Succeeded by Charles Rocket |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Daniel Day-Lewis for Gangs of New York |
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lost in Translation 2003 |
Succeeded by Jamie Foxx for Ray |
| Preceded by Richard Gere for Chicago |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Lost in Translation 2004 |
Succeeded by Jamie Foxx for Ray |
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| NAME | Murray, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murray, William James |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning American comedian and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 21, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilmette, Illinois, U.S. |
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