Bill Murray's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Banzai (UK) Bill Murray… The Sweet Spot Bill Murray Later with Bob Costas Bill Murray

Main Movie Roles 2012 - Ghostbusters III 2010 - Get Low 2010 - Passion Play 2009 - Fantastic Mr. Fox 2009 - Zombieland 2009 - The Limits of Control 2008 - City of Ember 2008 - Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson 2008 - Get Smart 2007 - The Darjeeling Limited 2006 - Garfield 2: A Tail of Two Kitties 2005 - Broken Flowers 2004 - The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou 2004 - Coffee and Cigarettes 2004 - Garfield 2003 - Lost in Translation 2001 - Osmosis Jones 2001 - The Royal Tenenbaums 2000 - Michael Jordan to the Max 2000 - Charlie's Angels 2000 - Hamlet 1998 - Rushmore 1998 - Wild Things 1997 - The Man Who Knew Too Little 1996 - Larger Than Life 1996 - Kingpin 1996 - Space Jam 1994 - Ed Wood 1993 - Groundhog Day 1993 - Mad Dog and Glory 1991 - What About Bob? 1990 - Quick Change 1989 - Ghostbusters II 1988 - She's Having a Baby 1988 - Scrooged 1986 - Little Shop of Horrors 1984 - The Razor's Edge 1984 - Ghostbusters 1982 - Tootsie 1981 - Stripes 1980 - Caddyshack 1980 - Where The Buffalo Roam 1980 - Loose Shoes 1979 - Meatballs 1976 - Next Stop, Greenwich Village

BIOGRAPHY:

Bill is the fifth of nine children born to Edward and Lucille Murray. He and most of his siblings worked as caddies, which paid his tuition to Loyola Academy, a Jesuit school. He played sports and did some acting while in that school, but in his words, mostly "screwed off." He enrolled at Regis College in Denver to study pre-med but dropped out after being arrested for marijuana possession. He then joined the National Lampoon Radio Hour with fellow members Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, and John Belushi. However, while those three became the original members of "Saturday Night Live" (1975), he joined "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell" (1975), which premiered that same year. After that show failed, he later got the opportunity to join "Saturday Night Live" (1975).


TRIVIA:

• 'Dan Aykroyd' (qv) nicknamed him "The Murricane" for his notorious mood swings.
• He has rubbed some collaborators the wrong way because he has a tendency to re-write and improvise his way through scripts until many of his scenes barely resembles the original versions. Most collaborators ultimately find, though, it's to the improvement of the films.
• His pockmarked face is due to acne problems he experienced as a teenager.
• Attended Regis College in Denver. He dropped out his sophomore year.
• Has no agent, no business manager, no lawyer, or favorite hair and make-up artist. He travels without an entourage.
• Siblings include 'Brian Doyle-Murray' (qv), Nancy, Edward, Andy, 'John Murray (II)' (qv), 'Joel Murray' (qv), Peggy, and Laura.
• Has appeared with both 'Dustin Hoffman' (qv) in _Tootsie (1982)_ (qv) and Dustin's brother 'Todd Hoffman (II)' (qv) in _Meatballs (1979)_ (qv).
• In 2001, he starred with 'Sigourney Weaver' (qv) in an Off-Off-Broadway play called "The Guys," in which he played a fire captain who lost eight of his men on 9/11. In the movie version, Murray's role was played by 'Anthony LaPaglia' (qv).