William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor. He is famous for being one of the first Not Ready For Prime Time Actors- alongside Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, and Laraine Newman- on the long-running late-night show Saturday Night Live. He is best known for his comedic roles in movies such as Meatballs, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Groundhog Day. His numerous other notable film credentials include Stripes, Scrooged, What About Bob?, Space Jam, Rushmore, Lost in Translation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Coffee and Cigarettes, Broken Flowers, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Little Shop of Horrors, and Moonrise Kingdom.
Murray was a two-time MC for the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007 and 2010; at one point he performed "Gloria" with festival founder Eric Clapton.
Garfield: The Movie
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
- Garfield
Trivia
- Murray played the live version of Peter Venkman in the Ghostbusters movies while Lorenzo Music, the cartoon show voice of Garfield, did the voice of Peter Venkman in the animated show The Real Ghostbusters for the first two seasons.
- Murray has claimed that he took part in the first Garfield film under the false impression that the screenplay was co-written by Joel Coen (of the Coen Brothers fame), when it was actually Joel Cohen. In the film Zombieland, when asked if he had any regrets, Murray answered "Garfield, maybe".
External Link
- Bill Murray at Wikipedia