The Bill Murray Handbook - Everything you need to know about Bill Murray

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William James 'Bill' Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live in which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, including Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). Murray gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), that gave him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).

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Contents

Articles Bill Murray Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle Next Stop, Greenwich Village Saturday Night Live All You Need Is Cash Meatballs (film) Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Where the Buffalo Roam Caddyshack Stripes (film) Tootsie Ghostbusters Nothing Lasts Forever (film) The Razor's Edge (1984 film) Little Shop of Horrors (film) She's Having a Baby Scrooged Ghostbusters II Quick Change What About Bob? Groundhog Day (film) Mad Dog and Glory Ed Wood (film) Kingpin (film) Larger than Life (film) Space Jam The Man Who Knew Too Little Wild Things Rushmore (film) Cradle Will Rock Charlie's Angels (film) Hamlet (2000 film) Osmosis Jones The Royal Tenenbaums

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Lost in Translation (film) Coffee and Cigarettes Garfield: The Movie The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Broken Flowers The Lost City (2005 film) Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties The Darjeeling Limited Get Smart (film) City of Ember The Limits of Control Fantastic Mr. Fox (film) Zombieland Get Low (film) Passion Play (film) Moonrise Kingdom

References Article Sources and Contributors Image Sources, Licenses and Contributors

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Murray at the premiere ofGet Lowat the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

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William James Murray September 21, 1950 Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.

Actor, comedian, screenwriter

1973–present

Margaret Kelly (1981–1996) Jennifer Butler (1997–2008)

William James"Bill"Murray(born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure onSaturday Night Livein which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, includingCaddyshack(1980),Ghostbusters(1984), and Groundhog Day(1993). Murray gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring inLost in Translation (2003), that gave him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination, and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, includingRushmore(1998),The Royal Tenenbaums(2001) andThe Life Aquatic(2004).

Early life Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, the son of Lucille (n e Collins), a [1] [2] mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman. Murray's father died in 1967 from [3] [4] complications of diabetes when Bill was 17 years old. Murray, along with his eight siblings, was raised in an [5] Irish Catholic family. Three of his siblings are actors: John Murray, Joel Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican nun in Michigan, who has traveled the United States in a one-woman [6] programme, portraying St. Catherine of Siena. As a youth, Murray read children's biographies of American heroes like Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok and Davy [7] Crockett. He attended St. Joseph grade school and Loyola Academy. During his teen years, he worked as a golf [7] [8] caddy to fund his education at the Jesuit high school. One of his sisters had polio and his mother suffered [7] several miscarriages. 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 theatre.

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After graduating, Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, taking premedical courses. However, he [9] quickly dropped out, returning to Illinois. In 2007, however, Regis awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humanities [10] degree. Around 1971, police arrested Murray at Chicago's O'Hare Airport for trying to smuggle 9 pounds of marijuana which [8] [9] he had allegedly intended to sell.

Career

Second City With an invitation from his older brother, Brian, Murray got his start at Second City Chicago, an improvisational [11] comedy troupe, studying under Del Close. In 1974, he moved to New York City and was recruited by John [12] Belushi as a featured player onThe National Lampoon Radio Hour, which aired on some 600 stations from 1973 [11] to 1974.

Saturday Night Live In 1975, an Off Broadway version of aLampoonshow led to his first television role as a cast member of the ABC [11] variety showSaturday Night Live with Howard Cosellthat featured animal acts and little kids with loud voices. That same season, another variety show titledNBC's Saturday Nightpremiered. Cosell's show lasted just one season, canceled 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. He joined the cast of NBC'sSaturday Night Livefor the show's second season, following the [13] departure of Chevy Chase. ARutland Weekend Televisionsketch Eric Idle brought for his appearance onSNLdeveloped into the 1978 mockumentaryAll You Need Is Cashwith Murray (alongside otherSNLcast members) appearing as "Bill Murray the K", a send-up of New York radio host Murray the K, in a segment of the film that is an obvious parody of the Maysles Brothers's documentaryThe Beatles: The First U.S. Visit. During the first few seasons ofSNL, Murray was in a serious, romantic relationship with fellow cast member Gilda [14] Radner.

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Film career

Murray landed his first starring role with the filmMeatballsin 1979. He followed this up with his portrayal of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1980'sWhere the Buffalo Roam. In the early 1980s, he starred in a string of box-office hits includingCaddyshack,Stripes, and Tootsie.

Murray became the first guest on NBC'sLate Night with David Lettermanon February 1, 1982. He would later appear on the first episode ofThe Late Show with David Lettermanin August 1993, when the show moved to CBS.

Murray began work on a film adaptation of the novelThe Razor's Edge. The film, which Murray also co-wrote, was his first starring role in a dramatic film. He later agreed to star inGhostbusters, in a role originally written for John Belushi. This was a deal Murray made with [15] Columbia Pictures in order to gain financing for his film. Ghostbustersbecame the highest-grossing film of 1984. ButThe Razor's Edge, which was filmed beforeGhostbustersbut not released until after, was a box-office flop.

Murray at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

Upset over the failure ofRazor'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 [12] [7] home. During that time, his second son, Luke, was born. With the exception of a cameo appearance in the 1986 movieLittle 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'sA [7] Man's A Man.

Murray returned to films in 1988 withScroogedand the sequelGhostbusters IIin 1989. In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-directedQuick Changewith producer Howard Franklin. His subsequent filmsWhat About Bob?(1991) andGroundhog Day(1993) were box-office hits and critically acclaimed. After a string of films that did not do well with audiences (one of the exceptions being his role in the 1996 comedy Kingpin), he received much critical acclaim for Wes Anderson'sRushmorefor which he won Best Supporting Actor awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (tying with Billy Bob Thornton). Murray decided to take a turn towards more dramatic roles. Murray then experienced a resurgence in his career as a dramatic actor, taking on roles inWild Things,Cradle Will Rock, Hamlet(as Polonius), andThe Royal Tenenbaums. In 2003, he garnered considerable acclaim for Sofia Coppola'sLost in Translation, and went on to earn a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Independent Spirit Award, as well as Best Actor awards from a number of [16] film critic organizations. He was considered a favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, although Sean Penn ultimately won the award for his performance inMystic River. In an interview included on theLost in TranslationDVD, Murray states that this is his favorite movie in which he has appeared. Also in 2003, he appeared in a short cameo for the movieCoffee and Cigarettes, in which he played himself "hiding out" in a local coffee shop. During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such asCharlie's AngelsandOsmosis Jones. In 2004, he provided the voice of Garfield inGarfield: The Movie, and again in 2006 forGarfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. In 2004, he made his third collaboration with Wes Anderson inThe Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His dramatic role in Jim Jarmusch'sBroken Flowerswas also well received. [17] In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting, as he had not had the time to relax since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s. He did return to the big screen, however, for brief cameos in Wes Anderson's

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The Darjeeling Limitedand inGet Smartas Agent 13, the agent in the tree. In 2008, he played an important role in the post-apocalyptic filmCity of Ember, and in 2009, played himself in a cameo role in the zombie comedy Zombieland. Murray provided the voice for the character Mr. Badger for the 2009 animated filmFantastic Mr. Fox. Though there [18] [19] was speculation that he might return to the Ghostbusters franchise for the rumoredGhostbusters 3, he dispelled such speculation in a recent interview with GQ. In March 2010, Bill Murray appeared onLate Show with David Lettermanand talked about his return toGhostbusters III, stating "I'd do it only if my character was killed off [20] in the first reel". In an interview with Coming Soon, Murray said: "You know, maybe I should just do it. Maybe it'd be fun to do." In the interview, when asked "Is the third Ghostbusters movie happening? What's the story with [21] [22] that?", Bill Murray replied, "It's all a bunch of crock." Despite this comment, later reports by Dan Aykroyd [23] and Stefano Paginini suggest the movie is well underway, and the script has already been approved.

Golf-related work

Murray is an avid golfer who often plays in celebrity tournaments. His 1999 bookCinderella Story: My Life in Golf, part autobiography and part essay, expounds on his love of the game. In 2002, he and his brothers starred in the Comedy Central series,The Sweet Spot, which chronicled their adventures playing golf.Caddyshack, one of Murray's earliest film roles, has him playing assistant greens-keeper Carl Spackler who lives in the golf course's tool shed. The title of his book is derived from a scene he played inCaddyshack, narrating his own golf fantasy (which was listed as #92 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes list).

Murray's love for golf is displayed inSpace Jam,Lost in Translation, and Zombieland.

On February 13, 2011, Murray, playing with tournament champion D.A. Points, won the Pro-Am championship at theAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Outside of show business

He is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant [24] located near St. Augustine. Bill Murray golfing He is a part-owner of the St. Paul Saints independent minor-league baseball [25] team and occasionally travels to Saint Paul, Minnesota to watch the team's games. He also owns part of the Charleston RiverDogs, Hudson Valley Renegades, and the Brockton Rox. He invested in a number of other minor league teams in the past, including the Utica Blue Sox, Fort Myers Miracle, Salt Lake Sting (APSL) and Salt Lake City Trappers. He was also a part-owner of the Auburn Astros (now the Auburn Doubledays) in Auburn, New York.

Being 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 [26] infrequently. 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 inMonsters, Inc., Bernard Berkman inThe Squid and the [27] Whale, Frank Ginsburg inLittle Miss Sunshineand Willy Wonka inCharlie and the Chocolate Factory.He also regretted losing the chance to play Eddie Valiant inWho Framed Roger Rabbitwhen he heard that he was [28] considered for the role, which he says he would have definitely accepted.

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Personal life

During the filming ofStripes, Murray married Margaret Kelly on [11] [7] Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas on January 25, 1981. Later, [11] they re-married in Chicago for their families. Margaret gave birth to two sons, Homer (born 1982) and Luke (born 1985). In April 2011, Luke was named an Assistant Coach at Towson University, located outside of Baltimore, MD. Following Murray's affair with Jennifer Butler, the couple divorced in 1996. In 1997, he married Butler. Together, they have four sons: Caleb (born January 11, 1993), Jackson (born October 6, 1995), Cooper (born January 27, 1997), and Lincoln (born May 30, 2001). Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008, accusing Murray of domestic violence, infidelity, and sex, drug and [29] alcohol addiction. Their divorce was finalized on June 13, 2008. Eric Clapton and Murray kicking off the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007 Murray has homes in Los Angeles, California; Martha's Vineyard, [30] Massachusetts; Charleston, South Carolina;Hemet,CA and [31] [32] Rockland County, New York, just outside of New York City. He enjoys a warm glass of 2% milk before bed. [33] During the 2000 presidential campaign, Murray supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader. Murray is a fan of Chicago pro sports teams, especially the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears and the Chicago Bulls. (He [34] was once a guest color commentator for a Cubs game during the 1980s.) He also is a Michael Jordan fan and has made cameo appearances inSpace Jamand Jordan documentaries. Murray is an avid Quinnipiac University basketball fan, where his son served as head of basketball operations. Murray is a regular fixture at home games. He cheered courtside for the Illinois Fighting Illini's game against the University of North Carolina in the NCAA Basketball Tournament's championship game in 2005. 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 [35] slugger Aramis Ramarez he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live), he was invited to the champagne party in the Cubs' clubhouse when the team clinched the NL Central in late September 2007, along with fellow actors John Cusack, Bernie Mac, James Belushi, and former Cubs legend Ron Santo. Murray appeared in Santo's documentary,This Old Cub. As a Chicago native, Murray appeared at the 50th annual Chicago Air & Water Show in August 2008. He performed [36] a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights. He was the M.C. for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival on July 28, 2007, where he dressed in various guises of Clapton as he appeared through the years. He was MC again in 2010. Also because of his roots in the Chicago area, the founders of Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (H.O.M.E.) Michael and Lilo Salmon, were able to contact him through his former sister-in-law for support. In 1987 he made a sizeable donation to assist in the development and building of the Nathalie Salmon House. This home has been able to provide affordable housing for low-income seniors. Michael and Lilo Salmon credited him as performing "miracles" for them.

Filmography

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1984

Ghostbusters

Nominatedb—Golden Globe Award for Best Actorb–Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

1988

Nick Kessel

Parody of radio host Murray the K

Voice Only: English Language Version

1978

1976

Dr. Peter Venkman

Next Stop, Greenwich Village

All You Need Is Cash

"Bill Murray the K"

Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross

Wallace Ritchie

1991

Nominatedb—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

Bob Wiley

Bunny Breckinridge

What About Bob?

Nominatedb—Saturn Award for Best Actor

Uncredited

Arthur Denton

Role

Also Writer

Also Director/Producer

Cameo

Nominatedb—Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominatedb—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

1981

Stripes

1979

Meatballs

Caddyshack

1980

Where the Buffalo Roam

Mr. Mike's Mondo Video

Tootsie

1982

1986

Nothing Lasts Forever

The Razor's Edge

Ghostbusters II

1989

Quick Change

1990

Scrooged

Various

Frank Milo

1994

1997

1996

Larry Darrell

Bus Conductor

1975

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Year

Little Shop of Horrors

Himself

She's Having a Baby

Jeff Slater

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Larger than Life

Kingpin

Reporter

1977–1980Saturday Night Live

Space Jam

Tripper Harrison

Nominatedb—Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor

Film

Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle

Ed Wood

John Winger

Carl Spackler

The Man Who Knew Too Little

Ernie McCracken

Himself

Jack Corcoran

Dr. Peter Venkman

Mad Dog and Glory

Phil Connors

1993

Man on the street

(73 episodes) Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Nominatedb—Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

Notes

Groundhog Day

Grimm

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1998

1999

2000

2001

Wild Things

Rushmore

Cradle Will Rock

Charlie's Angels

Hamlet

Osmosis Jones

The Royal Tenenbaums

Kenneth Bowden

Herman Blume

Tommy Crickshaw

John Bosley

Polonius

Frank Detorre

Raleigh St. Clair

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actoralso forRushmore

American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor also forWild Things National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominatedb—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominatedb—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor also forCradle Will Rock Nominatedb—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actorb–Motion Picture

Nominatedb—Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor also forRushmore Nominatedb—Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture

Nominatedb—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast

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