Bill Murray
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer. Known for his deadpan delivery, he first rose to fame on Saturday Night Live, a series of performances that earned him his first Emmy Award, and later starred in comedy films—including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989), What About Bob? (1991), Groundhog Day (1993), and Kingpin (1996). His only director credit is Quick Change (1990), co-directed with Howard Franklin.
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| Full name at birth | William James Murray
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| Claim to fame | Meatballs, Saturday Night Live
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| Date of birth | 21 September 1950
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| Place of birth | Wilmette, Illinois, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Comic
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S.Rancho Santa Fe, California, U.S.Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, U.S.Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.Palisades, New York, U.S.,Lower Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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| Net worth | $140,000,000 USD
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| High school | Loyola Academy, Wilmette IL (1968)
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- Father, with Jennifer Butler, of sons Jackson (b. 1993), Cal (b. 1995) and Cooper (b. 1996) and Lincoln (b. 2001).
- Has appeared with both Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie (1982) and Dustin's brother Todd Hoffman in Meatballs (1979).
- His performance as Carl Spackler in Caddyshack (1980) is ranked #18 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.
- In 2001, he starred with Sigourney Weaver 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.
- Turned down Steve Carell's role in Little Miss Sunshine (2006), which became one of the few choices in his career that he regretted.
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