Jim Carrey : Is a Canadian and American actor, comedian, screenwriter, impressionist and film producer Birth Name:James Eugene Carrey Born:January 17, 1962 (age 54), Newmarket, Canada
Carrey relocated to Los Angeles to pursue comedy, eventually landing a spot on the sketch comedy show In Living Color. He went on to huge box office success in comedies, including Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and The Mask, and delivered acclaimed dramatic performances in The Truman Show and Man on the Moon.
he had left the factory job as a janitor he had taken in 1978 to help support his family and was making his living as the opening act for successful comics Buddy Hackett and Rodney Dangerfield. He attended Aldershot High School. In a Hamilton Spectator interview (February 2007), Carrey said, "If my career in show business hadn't panned out I would probably be working today in Hamilton, Ontario at the Dofasco steel mill." When looking across the Burlington Bay toward Hamilton, he could see the mills and thought, "Those were where the great jobs were.
Early Carrer:
In 1983, Carrey headed west to Hollywood where he starred in a made-for-television movie called Introducing...Janet. Carrey's appearances on TV in programs such as The Duck Factory and Jim Carrey's Unnatural Act (1991) led to a regular role on the hit comedy In Living Color. He scored the male lead in the ill-received Lauren Hutton vehicle Once Bitten (1985), and had a supporting role in Peggy Sue, su pasado la espera (1986), before making a modest splash with his appearance as the alien Wiploc in Hay un marciano en mi vida (1988).
Big Break:
Carrey's big screen debut came with 1984's Finders Keepers, but he didn't find success until he played the titular role in the 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. From there, Carrey's expressive face, expert mimicry skills and physical brand of comedy kept the hits coming. He followed with The Mask (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Batman Forever (1995), The Cable Guy (1996) and Liar Liar (1997). Commercial Success:
Carrey took a successful dramatic turn as Truman Burbank in Peter Weir's The Truman Show (1998), for which he won a Golden Globe award for Best Actor. He teamed up with legendary director Milos Forman for the Andy Kaufman biopic Man on the Moon (1999), co-starring Courtney Love. He has never been nominated for an Academy Award, perhaps due to the Academy's traditional lack of recognition for comedic actors.
Carrey portrayed a character with two dueling personalities (both in love with the same woman) in the comedy Me, Myself and Irene. he starred as the titular curmudgeon in the long-awaited big budget film version of Dr. Seuss' holiday classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Ron Howard. In 2003, the actor starred as a man endowed with God-like powers in Bruce Almighty with Jennifer Aniston. The following year, Carrey starred opposite Kate Winslet in Charlie Kaufman's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. His other projects include two remakes: Steven Spielberg's version of the 1947 comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and the 1977 flick Fun with Dick and Jane. Los pingüinos de papá (2011), he is also capable of turning in nuanced dramatic performances, as demonstrated in films like Eterno resplandor de una mente sin recuerdos (2004) and the drama/comedy ¡Sí señor! (2008). In 2013, he costars with Steve Carell in The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) Personal Life:
Carrey has a daughter, Jane, from his marriage to Melissa Womer (from 1987 to 1995). He was married briefly to Dumb & Dumber co-star Lauren Holly before entering a year long romance with his Me, Myself and Irene leading lady, Renee Zellweger. His most recent relationship with actress/model Jenny McCarthy, ended in April 2010.
Uma Thurman : Is an American actress and model Birth Name: Uma Karuna Thurman
After appearing in a number of marginally successful Hollywood movies, Uma Thurman appeared in Pulp Fiction (1994). For her performance as a underworld moll, she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. After starring in such films as The Avengers and Batman and Robin, in 2003, she starred in Tarantino's two-volume epic Kill Bill as a vengeful sword-slashing assassin.
She attended Amherst Public Schools. In the eighth grade she discovered her love for acting. Talent scouts noticed her performance as Abigail in a production of The Crucible and offered her the chance to act professionally. Thurman attended Northfield Mount Hermon School, a preparatory school in Massachusetts, before dropping out to pursue a career in acting. Early Carrer:
Thurman made her film debut in Kiss Daddy Goodnight (1987), a low budget thriller. Her first well-known role was as Venus in Terry Gilliams's The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988). Wearing only hair extensions in her brief performance as the Roman goddess of love, the alluring young actress went on to take a number of sexually charged roles over the next few years.
At age 18, she bared all in Dangerous Liasons (1988), a big-budget period piece starring John Malkovich and Glenn Close, and in 1989 starred in Henry and June, the first film to be released with an NC-17 (No Children Under 17) rating. Big Break: After appearing in a number of marginally successful Hollywood movies, she stepped off the beaten track to appear in Pulp Fiction (1994), the second movie by acclaimed independent director Quentin Tarantino. and then was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. Thurman capitalized on the popular success of Pulp Fiction by appearing in a series of big-budget productions including Gattaca (1997), Batman and Robin (1997), Les Miserables (1998) and The Avengers (1998). Film Carrer :
Thurman took a more "independent" tack, favoring a series of riskier projects including Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown(1999), a Merchant/Ivory production of Henry James' The Golden Bowl (2000) and Chelsea Walls (2001), directed by then-husband Ethan Hawke. Thurman has had periods of flirting with roles in arty independents such as A Month by the Lake (1995), and supporting roles in which she has lent some glamorous presence to a mixed batch of movies, such as Beautiful Girls (1996) and La verdad acerca de perros y gatos (1996). Thurman returned to smaller films after playing the villainess Poison Ivy in the reviled Joel Schumacher effort Batman & Robin (1997) and Emma Peel in a remake of Los vengadores (1998). She worked with Woody Allen and Sean Penn on Dulce y melancólico (1999), and starred in Richard Linklater's drama Tape (2001) opposite Hawke. Thurman also won a Golden Globe award for her turn in the made-for-television film Hysterical Blindness (2002), directed by Mira Nair. In 2003, she starred in Quentin Tarantino's two-volume epic Kill Bill as a vengeful sword slashing assassin. The actress will also starred with Ben Affleck in the sci-fi thriller Paycheck. With 2005's The Producers. Played a role in Salvajes (2012) as Paqu (Blake Lively's character mother) but all her scenes were deleted from the film. Her humor missed its mark with My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), which proved to be a commercial and critical disappointment. Directed by Griffin Dunne, 2008's The Accidental Husband also explored love and Revenge. In recent years, Thurman has taken on a variety of roles, from playing a mythic monster in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) to a powerful Parisian woman in Bel Ami (2012). In Bel Ami, Thurman plays one of Robert Patterson's love interests. She also had a recurring television role around this time, appearing on the musical drama Smash.
Personal Life: Thurman married British actor Gary Oldman in 1990. They divorced in 1992. In 1998, she married Gattaca co-star Ethan Hawke, and in the same year they welcomed their first child, Maya Ray Thurman-Hawke. In 2001, the couple had a son, Roan. Thurman and Hawke split up two years later and divorced in 2004. Thurman and boyfriend Arpad Busson welcomed a daughter on July 15, 2012.
Kevin Bacon: Is an American actor and musiciam Birth Name: KevinNorwood Bacon
His film career started with 1978's National Lampoon's Animal House, but it was 1984's Footloose that made him a pop culture icon. He has cranked out endless flicks since, and, in 2013, transitioned into full-time television star with the eerie crime series The Following. Bacon is married to actress Kyra Sedgwick.
Kevin Norwood Bacon, on July 8, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having an acting calling at a young age, Bacon attended the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts, the Manning Street Actor's Theatre in Philadelphia and the Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York City's Greenwich Village. Everybody cut Footloose: Kevin Bacon busted into movies as an ROTC soldier and fraternity pledge in the 1978 comedy National Lampoon's Animal House. Film roles rushed in for the actor after that, as did a Broadway role in The Slab Boys in 1983, which earned him an OBIE Award. which the actor would forever be associated: as rebellious city teen Ren McCormack, who wages war against a small town for banning rock music and dancing, in the 1980s classic Footloose Six Degrees of: After Footloose came many mediocre movies for Bacon until Oliver Stone's 1991 historic piece, JFK, in which he played a gay hustler. Then came the 1994 thriller The River Wild, also starring Meryl Streep, which garnered Bacon a Golden Globe nod. Suddenly, the actor found himself in a slew of memorable movies, co-starring with what seemed like everyone in Hollywood: Apollo 13 with Tom Hanks, A Few Good Men with Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, and Mystic River with Sean Penn and Tim Robbins. In fact Bacon became so prevalent that a game was made about his career entitled "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.
For instance, to do Fred MacMurray, you could observe that MacMurray worked with Lee Marvin in El motín del Caine (1954), which is one step; and Marvin worked with Jane Fonda in La tigresa del oeste (1965), which is two steps; and Fonda worked with Jack Lemmon in El síndrome de China (1979). He left home at age 17 to pursue a theater career in New York City, where he appeared in a production at the Circle in the Square Theater School. "I wanted life, man, the real thing", he later recalled to Nancy Mills of Cosmopolitan. "The message I got was 'The arts are it. Business is the devil's work. Art and creative expression are next to godliness.' Combine that with an immense ego and you wind up with an actor. Bacon's debut in the fraternity comedy National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) did not lead to the fame he had sought, and Bacon returned to waiting tables and auditioning for small roles in theater.He briefly worked on the television soap operas Search for Tomorrow (1979) and Guiding Light (1980–81) in New York. In preparation for his role in Mintiendo en América (1997), he "hung out" in the radio studio with and based his on-air banter on his friend Jerry Blavat. In Quicksilver (1986) and Cuestión de honor (1992), his characters are both nicknamed "Smiling Jack". In 1998, Bacon played a supporting role in Wild Things (starring Nicolas Cage), of which he was also executive producer. He then went on to star in Stir of Echoes and Hollow Man (with Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue). Cop car(2015) such as Sheriff Kretzer. Tough day(2014), The president's Gatekeepers such as Narrator and R.I.P.D: policía del mas alla (2013), 8 such as Charles Cooper and Jayne's Mansfield's car such as Carrol. Caldwell (2012). Moving To small screen:
Between flicks in 1981, Kevin Bacon had television stints on the soap opera Guiding Light. In 2009, his portrayal of a U.S. Marine who returns the remains of a fallen solder in the TV movie Taking Chance won him a Screen Actor's Guild Award and an Emmy Award nomination. and more recently, Bacon has gone full-steam ahead on the small screen, playing Ryan Hardy, a former FBI agent trying to recapture a sociopath with a cult of groupies, on the TV series The Following, which premiered in 2013. The Bacon Brothers band: This celeb makes folk-rock music with his brother Michael Bacon, an Emmy Award-winning composer. Their band, the Bacon Brothers, had released six records by early 2013. This outlet fits Bacon's innovative side in ways acting doesn't. "I don't create the movies I'm in," he told Billboard.com in 2012. "When it comes to music, it's my clothes, it's my guitar, it's my voice, it's my song." Personal life: Bacon has been married to actress Kyra Sedgwick since September 4, 1988; they met on the set of the PBS version of Lanford Wilson's play Lemon Sky. He has said: "The time I was hitting what I considered to be bottom was also the time I met my wife, our kids were born, good things were happening. And I was able to keep supporting myself; that always gave me strength. Bacon and Sedgwick have starred together in Pyrates,Murder in the First, The Woodsman, and Loverboy.
They have two children, Travis Sedgwick (b. 1989) and Sosie Ruth (b. 1992). The family resides on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Bacon was previously in a five-year relationship with actress Tracy Pollan, in the 1980s.
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Michelle Pfeiffer : Is an American Actress Birth Name: Michelle Marie Pfeiffer Born:April 29, 1958 (age 57), Santa Ana, California, United States
A winner of the Miss Orange County beauty pageant, she landed her breakthrough role in Scarface in 1983. Pfeiffer earned an Oscar nomination (for best actress) for the film The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989). Her later films include Batman Returns and Hairspray. Pfeiffer has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She's married to television producer David E. Kelley. She attended Fountain Valley High School, graduating in 1976. She worked as a check-out girl at Vons supermarket, and attended Golden West College. Where she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority. After a short stint training to be a court stenographer, she decided upon an acting career.[11] She won the Miss Orange County beauty pageant in 1978, and participated in Miss California the same year, finishing in sixth position. Following her participation in these pageants, she acquired an acting agent and began to audition for television and films. Early Carrer: After briefly studying to be a court reporter, Pfeiffer decided to pursue an acting career. She started acting on television, appearing on such shows as Fantasy island. Pfeiffer had a small part in 1980's Falling in Love Again, She soon moved on to the now-classic crime drama Scarface (1983), and showed critics that she could hold her own, starring opposite acting powerhouse Al Pacino.
Over the next few years, Pfeiffer took on a variety of roles. She starred as the tragically cursed lover Isabeau opposite Rutger Hauer and Matthew Broderick in the fantasy adventure film Ladyhawke (1985). She played one of the title characters in 1987's The Witches of Eastwick, with Cher and Susan Sarandon. Turning to historical drama, she starred in Dangerous Liaisons (1988), opposite John Malkovich and Glenn Close. In Liaisons, Pfeiffer plays an witting pawn in a bet between Malkovich's and Close's characters. For her performance, she received her first Academy Award nomination. others Proyects: Has worked with four live-action Batmans. First, she appeared in Batman vuelve (1992), with Michael Keaton. She worked with Val KilmerABC Afterschool Specials (1972) {One Too Many (#13.7)} and El príncipe de Egipto (1998). In Un día muy especial (1996), she works with George Clooney, and in Sueño de una noche de verano (1999), she works with Christian Bale. Was considered for a part in Secretaria ejecutiva (1988) along with Meryl Streep. The roles eventually went to Melanie Griffith. The roles eventually went to Melanie Griffith (replacing Pfeiffer) and Sigourney Weaver (replacing Streep).(replacing Pfeiffer) and Sigourney Weaver (replacing Streep). Was considered for the role in Bugsy (1991) that eventually went to Annette Bening.
In the mid-1990s, she was attached to star in a remake of The Innocents (1961) starring Deborah Kerr, based on the Henry James novel "The Turn of the Screw". Turned down the role of Ginger McKenna in Casino (1995), because she had already played a similar role in Caracortada (1983). The part eventually went to Sharon Stone. Was considered for the role of Eva Perón in Evita (1996), and when the film was to be directed by Oliver Stone, she even had taken a good few months voice training for the role. Turned down the role of the White Witch in Las crónicas de Narnia - El león, la bruja y el ropero (2005); she was the only major Hollywood star offered the role Recent Roles:
Selective about her work, Pfeiffer starred opposite Sean Penn in I Am Sam (2001), the heart-wrenching story of a mentally challenged man who is fighting to keep his young daughter. She continued to explore family issues with 2002's White Oleander, playing a mother whose life is ruined when she's sentenced to prison, and her daughter is put into foster care.
In 2007, Pfeiffer returned to the big screen after being absent for several years. She gave an impressive, humorous performance in the hit musical Hairspray, co-starring with John Travolta, Christopher Walken and Nikki Blonsky. She then appeared in a number of films that met with little success, including the family friendly adventure Stardust (2007), with Robert De Niro; and the drama Personal Effects (2009), with Ashton Kutcher. More recently, Pfeiffer reunited with Tim Burton for 2012's Dark Shadows, co-starring with actor Johnny Depp. She also appeared in the family drama People Like Us (2012). In the film, she plays the family Matriarch, Elizabeth Collins Stoddard. In 2013, Pfeiffer played the "tough mother", and wife of Robert De Niro's character, in Luc Besson's mob-comedy The Family Personal Life:
Pfeiffer and Horton eventually married in Santa Monica in 1981, and it was on their honeymoon that she discovered she had won the lead role in Grease 2. Horton directed Pfeiffer in a 1985 ABC TV special, One Too Many, in which she played the high school girlfriend of an alcoholic student (Val Kilmer), and in 1987, the real-life couple played an on-screen couple in the 'Hospital' segment of John Landis's comedy skit compilation, Amazon Women on the Moon. However, they decided to separate in 1988, and were divorced two years later; Horton later blamed the split on their devotion to their work rather than on their marriage
After her marriage to Horton, Pfeiffer had a three-year relationship with actor/producer Fisher Stevens. They met when Pfeiffer was starring in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Twelfth Night, in which Stevens played the role of Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Pfeiffer was also involved in an affair with John Malkovich, her co-star in Dangerous Liaisons, who at the time was married to Glenne Headly. In January 1993, Pfeiffer was set up on a blind date with television writer and producer David E. Kelley, who took her to the movies to see Bram Stoker's Dracula the following week, and they began dating seriously. They married on November 13, 1993. She made a brief uncredited cameo appearance in one episode of Kelley's television series Picket Fences and played the title character in To Gillian On Her 37th Birthday, which Kelley wrote the screenplay for.Pfeiffer had entered into private adoption proceedings before she met Kelley. In March 1993, she adopted a newborn daughter, Claudia Rose,who was christened on Pfeiffer and Kelley's wedding day.[115] In August 1994, Pfeiffer gave birth to a son, John Henry
Robin Willians: Was an American Actor and comedian Birth Name: Robin McLaurin Williams
Born:July 21, 1951, Chicago, Illinois, United States Dead:August 11, 2014, Paradise Cay, California, United States After developing his improvisational style as a stand-up comedian, Williams landed his own television show, Mork and Mindy, and moved into leading parts in film with Robert Altman's Popeye. He played numerous memorable film roles, both comedic and dramatic, and after three previous nominations won an Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in Good Will Hunting. On August 11, 2014, the actor was found dead in his home at the age of 63. After high school graduation, Williams enrolled at Claremont Men's College in Claremont, California to study political science, then later dropped out to pursue acting. Williams then studied theatre for three years at the College of Marin, a community college in Kentfield, California. According to Marin drama professor James Dunn, the depth of Williams's talent first became evident when he was cast in the musical Oliver! as Fagin. Williams was known to improvise during his time in Marin's drama program, putting cast members in hysterics. Dunn called his wife after one late rehearsal to tell her that Williams "was going to be something special. In 1973, Williams attained a full scholarship to the Juilliard School in New York City
Commercial Breakthrough: Actor and comedian Robin McLaurin Williams was born on July 21, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois. Eventually becoming one of America's funniest performers, Williams attended Claremont Men's College and College of Marin before enrolling at the Juilliard School in New York City. There he befriended and became roomies with fellow actor Christopher Reeve. Williams later experimented with comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles, developing a successful stand-up act. Williams had done work on TV programs like The Richard Pryor Show, Laugh-In and Eight Is Enough, The character debuted on the series Happy Days before being given his own show, Mork & Mindy. Williams co-starred with Pam Dawber in the zany, endearing sitcom, which debuted in 1978 and ran for four seasons. Having been part of the cast of the 1977 romp Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?, Williams made his big-screen debut in a lead role playing the famous spinach-eating sailor in Popeye (1980), directed by Robert Altman and co-starring Shelley Duvall. His film roles for Williams followed over the years, showcasing his stellar comedic talents as well as his ability to take on serious work. He played the title character in 1982's The World According to Garp as well as a Russian musician who defects to America in Moscow on the Hudson (1984). Later, in Good Morningfilm roles for Williams followed over the years, showcasing his stellar comedic talents as well as his ability to take on serious work. teacher John Keating. Both projects earned him Academy Award nods for lead actor. Personal Challenges: Despite personal setbacks, Williams continued acting. He appeared in the hit Penny Marshall drama Awakenings (1990) with Robert De Niro and Julie Kavner, and received his third Oscar nomination for his role as homeless man Parry in the 1991 redemptive drama The Fisher King. Tackling family friendly fare as well, he starred as a grown-up Peter Pan in Hook (1991) and provided the voice of the genie in Disney's animated film Aladdin (1992). Williams starred in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumangi (1995) and Flubber (1997) as well. During the 1990s, Williams became a beloved hero to children the world over for his roles in a string of hit family-oriented films, including Hook (1991), FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992), Papá por siempre (1993), and El hombre bicentenario (1999). He continued entertaining children and families into the 21st century with his work in Robots (2005), Happy feet - El pingüino (2006), Una noche en el museo (2006), Una noche en el museo 2 (2009), Happy Feet 2: El pingüino (2011), and Una noche en el museo 3: El secreto de la tumba (2014). Other more adult-oriented films for which Williams received acclaim include El mundo de acuerdo a Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Despertares (1990), La jaula de los pájaros (1996), Noches blancas (Insomnia) (2002) , Retratos de una obsesión (2002), World's Greatest Dad (2009), and Boulevard (2014). More Dramatic Roles: In the summer of 2006, Williams suffered a drug relapse. He admitted himself to a rehabilitation facility for alcoholism treatment that August. The actor quickly rebounded and, in 2007, he starred as a reverend in the comedy License to Wed with Mandy Moore and John Krasinski.
Williams returned to his comedic talents as well with Man of the Year (2006), a Send-up of U.S. presidential politics. Ironically, that same year, he portrayed Teddy Roosevelt in the popular family film Night at the Museum, co-starring Ben Stiller. Williams also appeared in the family comedy RV with Cheryl Hines, Kristin Chenoweth and Jeff Daniels in 2006.
Personal Developmmed :
In September 2008, Robin Williams started touring for his one-man stand-up comedy show, Weapons of Self Destruction, focusing on "social and political absurdities." That same year, he and Garces divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.
While Williams was recovering, the actor was once again seen playing Teddy Roosevelt in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. In November 2009, he starred alongside John Travolta in the Disney film Old Dogs.
Williams again continued working on a number of different projects. He made guest appearances on TV shows like Louie and Wilfred. In March 2011 he appeared on Broadway as part of the original cast of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.Williams had supporting roles in two 2013 projects: the romantic comedy The Big Wedding with Robert De Niro and Diane Keaton, and the Lee Daniels' drama The Butler. That year, Williams also announced his return to series TV. He co-starred with Sarah Michelle Gellar on the sitcom The Crazy Ones, which debuted in the fall.
Personal Life:
Williams married his first wife Valerie Velardi in June 1978, following a live-in relationship with comedian Elayne Boosler.Velardi and Williams met in 1976 while he was working as a bartender at a tavern in San Francisco. Their son Zachary Pym "Zak" Williams was born in 1983. Williams and Velardi divorced in 1988.
On April 30, 1989, he married Marsha Garces, Zachary's nanny, who was pregnant with his child. They had two children, Zelda Rae Williams (born 1989) and Cody Alan Williams (born 1991). In March 2008, Garces filed for divorce from Williams, citing irreconcilable differences.[100][101] Their divorce was finalized in 2010. Williams married his third wife, graphic designer Susan Schneider, on October 22, 2011, in St. Helena, California.
Williams stated, "My children give me a great sense of wonder. Just to see them develop into these extraordinary human beings.
Bill Murray: Birth Name: William james Murray Is an American Actor, comedian and writer
Born:September 21, 1950 (age 65), Wilmette, Illinois, United States Bill Murray eventually relocated to New York City, where he took his comedic talents to radio's National Lampoon Hour. In 1975, he was in an off-Broadway spin-off of the comedy radio show when Howard Cosell recruited him for a show called Saturday Night Live. he began crafting the comedic persona that became his calling card for many films to come, from Stripes to Caddyshack. and then he took on more seriocomic roles in many of director Wes Anderson's movies, as well as Sofia Coppola’s Lost in Translation (2003), which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor.
In an attempt to find direction in his life, he joined his older brother, Brian Doyle-Murray, in the cast of Chicago's Second City improvisational comedy troupe.
He attended St. Joseph grade school and Loyola Academy. During his teen years, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his education at the Jesuit high school. 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 theater. After graduating, Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, taking pre-medical courses.
Saturday Night Live:
In 1975, both Murray brothers were in an off-Broadway spin-off of the radio show when Bill was spotted by sportscaster Howard Cosell, who recruited him for the cast of his ABC variety program Saturday Night Live With Howard Cosell (1975-76). On NBC, a program also named Saturday Night Live (1975- ) was creating a much bigger sensation. A year later, producer Lorne Michaels tapped Murray to replace Chevy Chase, who had moved on to pursue a film career.
It was on the set of Saturday Night Live that Murray created the sleazy, insincere comedic character that became his calling card for many films to come. He also earned an Emmy award for Outstanding Writing for his work on the show and his first major film role was in the 1979 box office hit Meatballs. This was followed by the biographical flop Where the Buffalo Roam (1980), in which Murray starred as gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
Blockbuster comedies and hiatus:
Murray redeemed himself later that year by going back to his comedic roots with the cult classic Caddyshack. He continued with a string of successes on film, such as in the army farce Stripes (1981), Tootsie (1982) and Ghostbusters (1984).
figures and even a chart-topping theme song.Murray's next move caught loyal fans off guard. He starred in and co-wrote an adaptation of the Somerset Maugham novel The Razor's Edge in 1984, which had been a lifelong dream
Murray spent the next several years away from Hollywood, only making a cameo appearance in the 1986 musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors. During the early years of his career, he frequently played loud, sarcastic, often rude and mean, anti-heroes (Meatballs (1979), El pelotón chiflado (1981), the two Ghostbusters movies, Hechizo del tiempo (1993). The part of Boon in National Lampoon's Colegio de animales (1978) was originally written with him in mind, but due to a scheduling conflict, he had to turn it down.
Comeback :
Murray finally made his comeback in 1988 with Scrooged, a darkly comedic version of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol. was 1989's Ghostbusters II. But Scrooged went on to become a holiday classic, and it runs seemingly around the clock at Christmastime. In 1991, Murray starred in What About Bob?, which was an unqualified hit, followed by the equally acclaimed Groundhog Day in 1993 and Ed Wood in 1994.
In 1999, he appeared in Tim Robbins's Cradle Will Rock and in 2000 he played the affably dense Bosley in the Charlie's Angels remake. In 2001, he once again gained critical praise for his role in Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums. In 2003, Murray signed on to voice Garfield in Fox's live-action adaptation of the comic-strip feline and teamed up yet again with director Anderson for the offbeat comedy The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004). The same year, Murray received an Academy Award nomination for his starring role in Sofia Coppola'sLost in Translation (2003).
Recent Roles:
More recently, Murray earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Hyde Park on Hudson (2012). The film follows Roosevelt's relationship with his distant cousin and confidante Margaret Stuckley (Laura Linney). He also reunited with Anderson for a role in Moonrise Kingdom that same year. Murray was also in Anderson's next film, The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) with Jude Law and Ralph Fiennes, as well as The Monuments Men (2014) with George Clooney, Matt Damon and John Goodman.
Murray was also nominated for a lead actor Golden Globe for his role in the comedy St. Vincent (2014), co-starring Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. That same year he starred as Jack Kennison in the acclaimed HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge, for which he earned his second Emmy Award.
Personal Life: was married to Margaret "Mickey" Kelley from 1981 to 1994. They have two sons, Homer and Luke. In 1997, he married Jennifer Butler, with whom he has four sons: Jackson, Cal, Cooper and Lincoln. They divorced in 2008.
