If you’re a child of the eighties, you’ll remember Rick Moranis. He was one of the biggest comic stars of the era, with iconic roles in Ghostbusters I & II, Honey I Shrunk the Kids and many more. But, somewhere around the mid-nineties, Moranis seemed to drop off the map, vanishing from sight, only returning for the occasional voice role in things like Disney’s Brother Bear. So where is Rick Moranis now?
In our latest edition of WTF Happened to this Celebrity, we try to figure out why Moranis seemingly abandoned his thriving Hollywood career. It turns out that Moranis simply decided to focus on things that were more important to him (family). We wig into this as well his his career origins on SCTV, where him and co-star Dave Thomas famously created the beer swilling Canucks, Bob & Doug McKenzie, before hitting the big time with a feature film (Strange Brew) that remains a cult classic. From there, Moranis’ career was on fire, with him taking over for John Candy as Louis Tully in Ghostbusters, before becoming an unlikely (and popular) leading man in his own comedies, including Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (and its sequel Honey, I Blew Up the Kid), Little Giants, Parenthood, and more.
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WTF Happened to this Celebrity is narrated, produced and co-written by Taylor James Johnson. Brad Hamerly is the co-writer and researcher, and Berge Garabedian is the executive producer. Check out other episodes below!
WTF Happened to this Celebrity is narrated, and produced by Taylor James Johnson, who also co-wrote the script with Brad Hamerly. Berge Garabedian in the executive producer. Check out some of our latest episodes below.
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