What happened to Rick Moranis? The star of "Ghostbusters" is not completely retired
The actor did not play a role on the screen in 27 years.
If it was with SCTV ,, ghost hunters , THE Darling, I reduced children films, or one of his other projects, there is a good chance Rick Moranis You had laughed in the 80s and 90s. But, when he was once one of the most popular Hollywood actors, you may have noticed that Moranis did not appear on the screen for some time. The last time he was actually in a film - rather than lending his voice to one - 27 years ago in 1997 when he played in Darling, we have shrunk .
Moranis, now 70 years old, had a very important reason to retreat from the theater. And - as he explained in a rare interview - he must have a good reason to return to the screen too; Although he does not officially consider himself retired. Read the rest to know why Small horrors shop The actor made the career decision he made.
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He stopped acting to raise his children.
Moranis married his wife, makeup artist Ann Belsky , in 1986, and they welcomed two children together. Unfortunately, Belsky died of breast cancer in 1991 at 35. As Moranis explained in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter In 2015, he had not planned to move away By acting on the screen, but it happened naturally because he determined what his schedule should be to be there for his children.
"It was not an official decision," he said. "It started in an already busy year where I refused a film that was shot out of the city when the school year was starting. But I was lucky to be able to continue writing and voice work in Manhattan. "
He continued: "Things happen to people all the time, and people make adjustments, change their career, move to another city. Really, that's all I did."
He continued to work on other titles.
As Moranis mentioned in the THR Interview, just because fans no longer saw his face, that didn't mean that he did not work yet. He wrote and created the animated show Bob and Doug based on SCTV characters, published comedy albums and continued to assume vocal roles, including in the Brother bear movies and in Kids Sunny Patch by Miss Spider . He also has written for The New York Times .
Moranis said The Hollywood Reporter that he has no regrets to play less roles. "I worked with really interesting people, wonderful people," he said about the previous step in his career. "I have gone from that to be at home with a few small children, which is a very different lifestyle. But it was important for me. I have absolutely no regret. My life is wonderful."
He is "picky" on the jobs he takes.
When Moranis was interviewed by The Hollywood Reporter , he had recently refused a role in 2016 ghost hunters redo. "I hope it's great. But it makes no sense for me. Why would I just a day of shooting on something I did 30 years ago?" He said of his decision.
Moranis was also called "picky" and thought about the number of remakes and restarts produced these days. "I am surprised that Disney did not do Darling, I narrowed the grandchildren ", he said." But I am satisfied with the things I said yes, and I am very happy with the many things I said no. Yes, I am picky and I will continue to be picky. Picky worked for me. ""
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He may come back for one of these alarm clocks.
In 2020, Deadline reported that Moranis had to come back For another film in the Darling, I reduced children franchise entitled Shrink . The film would have focused on the son of the character of Moranis, who would be played by Moranis, who would be played by Josh Gad . And, as Moranis predicted, it is a question of shrinking his grandchildren. No other update on the film has yet been announced.
He made some rare appearances on the screen.
Moranis did not attend the role of the occasional voice during the 25th years, but he made an appearance on Disney + documentary Accessories in 2020. It appeared in an episode on the accessories used in Darling, I reduced children . As indicated by Weekly entertainment ,, He says on the doc , "If [ Darling, I reduced children ] were made today, it would be done very differently, probably just with the green screen and the computer generated by computer. "" AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
Also in 2020, Moranis played in a Mint mobile ad with Ryan Reynolds . The announcement itself concerns the way in which her career has changed since he was a major cinema presence.
The star was also part of a project by thinking back to his beginnings in comedy, which the public has not yet seen. He participated in a SCTV Reunion documentary entitled An afternoon with SCTV , which was filmed in 2018 but has not yet been released. According to Netflix, The special will eventually take its first Despite being delayed by the other commitments of its director - no other than Martin Scorsese . However, no date has been announced.
