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{{Infobox Comedian<!--for more information, see [[:Template:Infobox comedian]]-->
| name = Bill Murray
| image = Bill_Murray.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Bill Murray, in 2005, at an [[Illinois Fighting Illini]] basketball game.
| birth_name = William James Murray
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|9|21}}
| birth_place = [[Wilmette, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| medium = [[Theatre]], [[Television]], [[Film]]
| nationality = [[USA|American]]
| active = 1973 - present
| genre = [[Improvisational comedy]], [[Sketch comedy]], [[Deadpan]], [[Black comedy]]
| spouse = Margaret Kelley (1980-1996) <br> [[Jennifer Butler]] (1997-2008)
| influences = [[George Carlin]]
| influenced = [[Wes Anderson]], [[Jason Lee (entertainer)| Jason Lee]], [[Vince Vaughn]]
| baftaawards = ''[[BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role|Best Actor]]''<br>2003 ''Lost in Translation''
| emmyawards = '''Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series'''<br>1977 ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| goldenglobeawards = '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]'''<br>2003 ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]''
| awards = '''[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor|NYFCC Award for Best Actor]]'''<br>2003 ''Lost in Translation'''<br>'''[[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor|NYFCC Award for Best Supporting Actor]]'''<br>1998 '''Rushmore'''
| americancomedyawards = '''Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture'''<br>1999 ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]''
}}
'''William James "Bill" Murray''' (born [[September 21]], [[1950]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[comedian]] and [[actor]].


He first gained national exposure on the sketch comedy television show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' in the late 1970s. His career expanded in to film with roles such as Ernie "Big Ern" McCracken in ''[[Kingpin (film)|Kingpin]]'', ''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]'', ''[[Caddyshack]]'', ''[[The Razor's Edge (1984 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'', ''[[Ghostbusters]]'', ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' and ''[[What About Bob?]]''. In the last decade, he has gained critical acclaim in more complex film roles in darker comedies and dramas such as ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'', ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'', ''[[The Lost City (2005 film)|The Lost City]]'', ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'', ''[[Broken Flowers]]'', and ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]''.
'''Duncan Pavilion''' is a second story addition to and renovation of the historical Morgan Wing of the [[Denver Art Museum]] acting as link between the Daniel Libeskind designed Hamilton Building and the existing Art Museum, including the famous Geo Ponti designed tower.


==Personal life==
The project intent included preserving the integrity of the landmark Morgan Wing of the art Museum built in 1954, while providing a significant mechanical upgrade for the oldest part of the museum, the Morgan Wing.
===Early years===
Murray was born and raised in [[Wilmette, Illinois]], a [[suburb]] of [[Chicago]]. The son of Lucille ([[married and maiden names|née]] Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a [[lumber]] salesman.<ref name= "biography">{{cite news
| title = Bill Murray Biography (1950-)
| publisher = Film Reference
| url = http://www.filmreference.com/film/24/Bill-Murray.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-12 }}</ref><ref name= "familytree">{{cite news
| title = Bill Murray Family Tree
| publisher = Ancestry.com
| url = http://landing.ancestry.com/famoustree/Tree.aspx?name=murray&sourceCode=6865
| accessdate = 2007-11-12 }}</ref> Murray, along with his siblings, grew up in an [[Irish Catholic]] family.<ref name= "elder">{{cite news
| last = Elder
| first = Sean
| title = Brilliant Careers: Bill Murray
| publisher = Salon.com
| url = http://archive.salon.com/people/bc/2001/02/06/murray/index.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-12 }}</ref>, he was the fifth of nine children. Three of his siblings are also actors: [[John Murray (actor)|John Murray]], [[Joel Murray]], and [[Brian Doyle-Murray]]. A sister, Nancy, is an [[Cuban Order|Adrian Dominican Sisters]] in [[Michigan]] who travels around the country portraying [[St. Catherine of Siena]]. Murray is also a third cousin of Ted Danson.


Growing up, Murray's family had little money and his mother pressured her children to get jobs.<ref name= "chase">{{cite news
The Duncan Pavilion is a second floor addition, open assembly area that receives the pedestrian bridge from the Hamilton Building with a new pedestrian elevator and monumental glass stair linking pedestrian traffic to the existing Signature Gallery on the first floor. The strongly day lighted space provides a sense of transition between the new and old buildings and a resting point. An upgraded extension of the existing freight elevator creates the final link in the system facilitating artwork traffic between the existing and new buildings so the artwork can be received and serviced in the Hamilton Building and transported to and from the Ponti building’s gallery without exiting the protective environment of the Museum.
| last = Chase
| first = Chris
| title = Bill Murray, A Black Sheep Now in ''Stripes''
| publisher = [[New York Times]]
| date = [[July 3]], [[1981]]
| accessdate = }}</ref> As a child, Murray read biographies for children of American heroes like [[Kit Carson]], [[Wild Bill Hickok]] and [[Davy Crockett]].<ref name= "white">{{cite news
| last = White
| first = Timothy
| title = The Rumpled Anarchy of Bill Murray
| publisher = [[New York Times]]
| date = [[November 20]], [[1988]]
| accessdate = }}</ref> He attended [[Loyola Academy]]. As a [[teenager]], he worked alongside his brothers as a [[caddy]] to pay for his tuition in a Roman Catholic High School.<ref name= "white"/><ref name="cinderella">{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Bill |authorlink=Bill Murray |coauthors= George Peper|title=Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf |year=1999 |publisher=[[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]] |location= |isbn=0385495714 }}</ref> The 1960s were tough on Murray and his family. His father had [[diabetes]], one of his sisters had [[polio]] and his mother had several miscarriages.<ref name= "white"/> 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.<ref name= "white"/>


After graduation, he attended [[Regis University]] in [[Denver, Colorado]] where he took [[pre-med]] courses. He later dropped out after being arrested for [[drug possession|possession]] of [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] at Chicago's [[O'Hare Airport]].<ref name="cinderella"/><ref name= "white"/> He worked numerous jobs including a stint at a [[Little Caesar's]] alongside future chef [[Kerry Simon]].
The new rooftop patio provides panoramic city views of the City Capitol, Civic Center Park, Denver Library, Wellington Web and other buildings as well as the unique view of standing directly under the new Hamilton Building “prow” almost exactly as you exit the building onto the patio, creating a very dramatic effect.


===Marriage and children===
During the filming of ''Stripes'', Murray wed Margaret "Mickey" Kelly on [[Super Bowl]] Sunday in [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]] on [[January 24]], [[1981]].<ref name= "chase"/><ref name= "white"/> They married again in Chicago in a church for their families.<ref name= "chase"/> They had two sons, Homer (born 1982) and Luke (born 1985). They filed for divorce in 1994 after his affair with [[Jennifer Butler]]. Margaret and Bill Murray's divorce became final in 1996. In 1997, he married [[Jennifer Butler]]. They have four sons together: Caleb James (born [[January 11]], [[1993]]), Jackson William (born [[October 6]], [[1995]]), Cooper Jones (born [[January 27]], [[1997]]), and Lincoln Darius (born [[May 30]], [[2001]]). Butler filed for divorce on [[May 12]], [[2008]].


==Career==
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With an invitation from his older brother, [[Brian Doyle Murray|Brian]], Murray got his start at [[The Second City|Second City Chicago]] studying under [[Del Close]].<ref name= "chase"/> The [[improvisational comedy]] troupe was a perfect fit for Murray's clever, dry humor and [[ad lib]]bing. In 1974, he moved to [[New York City]] and was recruited by [[John Belushi]]<ref name= "carr">{{cite news
| last = Carr
| first = Jay
| coauthors =
| title = Bill Murray's Somber Side
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| publisher = [[Boston Globe]]
| date = [[November 20]], [[1988]]
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| accessdate = }}</ref> as a featured player on ''[[The National Lampoon Radio Hour]]'', which aired on some 600 stations from 1973 to 1974.<ref name= "chase"/>

===''Saturday Night Live''===
In 1975, an [[Off Broadway]] version of a ''Lampoon'' show led to his first television role as a cast member of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[variety show]] ''[[Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell]]'' that featured animal acts and little kids with loud voices.<ref name= "chase"/> That same season, another variety show titled ''[[Saturday Night Live|NBC's Saturday Night]]'' premiered. Cosell's show lasted just one season, cancelled 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]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' for the show's second season, following the departure of [[Chevy Chase]]. Murray has hosted the program on five occasions, and was a guest on the first of the ''Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday'' live specials on October 9, 2008.

===Films===
Murray landed his first starring role in the film ''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' in 1979. He followed with his portrayal of famed writer [[Hunter S. Thompson]] in 1980's ''[[Where the Buffalo Roam]]''. In the early 1980s, he starred in a string of box-office hits including ''[[Caddyshack]]'', ''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]'' and ''[[Tootsie]]''.

Murray began work on a [[The Razor's Edge (1984 film)|film adaptation]] of the novel ''[[The Razor's Edge]]''. The film, which Murray also co-wrote, was his first starring role in a [[dramatic film]]. He later agreed to star in ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' in a role originally written for [[John Belushi]]. This was a deal Murray made with [[Columbia Pictures]] in order to gain financing for his film.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} ''Ghostbusters'' became the highest-grossing film of 1984. But ''[[The Razor's Edge (1984 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'', which was filmed before ''Ghostbusters'' but not released until after, was a box-office flop.

After the failure of ''Razor's Edge'', Murray took four years off from acting to spend time in Paris. He attended a program for foreigners offered at the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]]), frequented the Cinematheque in Paris, and spent time with his family in their [[Rockland County]], [[Hudson River Valley]] home.<ref name= "carr"/> During that time, his second son, Luke, was born.<ref name= "white"/> With the exception of a [[cameo appearance]] in the [[1986 in film|1986]] movie ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little 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]]'s ''A Man's Man''.<ref name= "white"/>

Murray returned to films in 1988 with ''[[Scrooged]]'' and the sequel ''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' in 1989. In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-helmed ''[[Quick Change]]'' with producer [[Howard Franklin]]. His subsequent films ''[[What About Bob?]]'' (1991) and ''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' (1993) were box-office hits and critically acclaimed.

After a string of films that did not do well with audiences, he received several awards for [[Wes Anderson]]'s ''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]''. Murray then experienced a resurgence in his career as a dramatic actor. After dramatic roles in ''[[Wild Things]]'', ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'', ''[[Hamlet (2000 movie)|Hamlet]]'' (as [[Polonius]]), and ''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'', he garnered considerable acclaim for the [[2003 in film|2003]] film ''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]''. He received a [[Golden Globe Award]], a [[BAFTA]] award, and was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. In an interview included on the ''Lost in Translation'' DVD, Murray states that this is his favorite movie in which he has appeared.

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During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such as ''[[Charlie's Angels (film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' and ''[[Osmosis Jones]]''. In 2004, he provided the voice of [[Garfield]] in ''[[Garfield (film)|Garfield: The Movie]]'', again for [[Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties]] in 2006 (it should be noted that this makes it a two-way link between Murray and [[Lorenzo Music]], the former voice of Garfield; Music was also the voice of [[Peter Venkman]], Murray's ''Ghostbusters'' character, in the cartoon series [[The Real Ghostbusters]]). 2004 also marked his third collaboration with Wes Anderson in ''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]''. His dramatic role in [[Jim Jarmusch]]'s ''[[Broken Flowers]]'' was also well received.

In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000195/bio|title=IMDb bio|publisher =IMDb|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> , as he had not had any time off since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s. He has since made brief cameos in Wes Anderson's ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' and in ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]''.

Murray will also lent his voice for the video game ''[[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]'', released on October 31, 2008.

===Golf-related work===
Murray is an avid golfer who often plays in celebrity tournaments. His [[1999 in literature|1999]] book ''Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf'', part [[autobiography]] and part [[essay]], expounds on his love of golf. In 2002, he and his brothers starred in the [[Comedy Central]] series, ''[[The Sweet Spot]]'', which chronicled their adventures playing golf. Murray played Carl Spackler in [[Caddyshack]].

While at a golf tournament with British golfer [[Ian Poulter]] in [[St Andrews]], [[Scotland]], Murray was invited by a student of the university to a house party. Murray went with him and the student reported in Scottish papers that he acted just like he had in the karaoke scene of ''Lost in Translation'', being incredibly fun and energetic. Upon realizing that there were no clean glasses in the house for him to have a drink from, Murray volunteered to do the dishes and was said to be very amiable and unpretentious.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/16/britain.billmurray.ap/index.html Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes (CNN)]</ref> In [[Space Jam]] Bill Murray plays himself and plays upon his love for golf.

===Outside of show business===
He is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant chain with locations near [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] and in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina|Myrtle Beach]] and [[St. Augustine, Florida|St. Augustine]].<ref>[http://www.murraybroscaddyshack.com/ Murray Bros. Caddyshack Restaurant]</ref>

He is a part-owner of the [[St. Paul Saints]] independent minor-league [[baseball]] team and occasionally travels to [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]] to watch the team's games.<ref>[http://www.saintsbaseball.com/staff/ownership/ St. Paul Saints ownership]</ref> 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, and Salt Lake Trappers. He was also a part-owner of the Auburn Astros (now the [[Auburn Doubledays]]) in Auburn, NY.

Being very detached from the [[Hollywood, Los Angeles, California|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 infrequently.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2005/02/how_we_work_bil.html|title=How we work: Bill Murray, actor|publisher =rodcorp|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> 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 in ''[[Monsters, Inc]]'', Bernard Berkman in ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', Frank Ginsburg in ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' and [[Willy Wonka]] in ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]].''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hotlist.uk.msn.com/actors_and_film/bill_murray_gets_lost_in_transportation.aspx|title=MSN Hotlist|publisher =Microsoft|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref>

Murray has homes in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]], [[Martha's Vineyard, MA]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mvmagazine.com/2006/july/hot_tin_roof.php|title=Under (one) Hot Tin Roof|publisher =Martha's Vineyard Magazine|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref> , [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]], and [[Rockland County, New York]], twenty miles north of New York City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mondostars.com/entertainment/billmurray.html|title=Bill Murray: Funny, crazy and sweet|publisher =MondoStars|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref>

During the [[2000 election|2000 presidential campaign]], Murray [[Stump speech (politics)|stumped]] for [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]] candidate [[Ralph Nader]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E4DD113FF936A25753C1A9669C8B63|title= THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE GREEN PARTY; In Nader Supporters' Math, Gore Equals Bush|publisher =The New York Times|accessdate=2008-01-11}}</ref>

Murray is a huge fan of Chicago pro sports teams, especially the [[Chicago Cubs]] (He was once a guest color commentator for a cubs game during the 80s) and the [[Chicago Bears]].<ref name= "wine">{{cite news
| last = Wine
| first = Steven
| coauthors =
| title = Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood &mdash; at least briefly
| work =
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = Yahoo! Sports
| date = [[September 27]], [[2007]]
| url = http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ak6ARa.k7P1_XBcslCIr3LMV0bYF?slug=ap-cubs-murray&prov=ap&type=lgns
| accessdate = 2007-09-28 }}</ref> He also is a big [[Michael Jordan]] fan and has made cameo appearances in ''[[Space Jam]]'' and Jordan documentaries. Murray is also an avid [[Quinnipiac University]] basketball fan, where his son serves as head of basketball operations. Murray is a regular fixture at home games. He also cheered courtside for the [[Illinois Fighting Illini]]'s game versus the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|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 slugger [[Aramis Ramirez]] he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live)<ref name= "keller">{{cite news
| last = Keller
| first = Tom
| coauthors =
| title = Murray visits with Cubs prior to finale
| work =
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| publisher = MLB.com
| date = [[September 27]], [[2007]]
| url = http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20070927&content_id=2234194&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp
| accessdate = 2007-11-12 }}</ref>, 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 also 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 a [[tandem jump]] with the [[U.S. Army Parachute Team]] Golden Knights. <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-bill-murray-parachute-jump-web-jul22,0,4130346.story | title="Bill Murray to parachute at Chicago Air & Water Show" | publisher=Chicago Tribune | date=2008-07-21 | accessdate=2008-07-21}}</ref>

==Film awards and nominations==
{{main|List of Bill Murray awards and nominations}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="4" align="center"|[[Academy Award]]
|-
! style="width:100px"| Year || style="width:100px"| Result || style="width:100px"|Award || style="width:450px"|Category
|-
|align="center" |2004 ||align="center" |Nominated ||align="center" |Oscar ||align="center" |Best Actor for '''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'''
|-
!colspan="4" align="center"|[[BAFTA]]
|-
! Year || Result || Award || Category
|-
|align="center" |2004 ||align="center" |'''Won''' ||align="center" |BAFTA ||align="center" |Best Actor in a Leading Role for '''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'''
|-
!colspan="4" align="center"|[[Golden Globes|Golden Globe Awards]]
|-
! style="width:150px"| Year || style="width:100px"| Result || style="width:100px"|Award || style="width:400px"|Category
|-
|align="center" |1985 ||align="center" |Nominated ||align="center" |Golden Globe ||align="center" |Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for '''[[Ghostbusters]]'''
|-
|align="center" |1999 ||align="center" |Nominated ||align="center" |Golden Globe ||align="center" |Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for '''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'''
|-
|align="center" |2004 ||align="center" |'''Won''' ||align="center" |Golden Globe ||align="center" |Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for '''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'''
|-
!colspan="4" align="center"|[[MTV Movie Awards]]
|-
! style="width:150px"| Year || style="width:100px"| Result || style="width:100px"|Award || style="width:400px"|Category
|-
|align="center" |1992 ||align="center" |Nominated ||align="center" |Golden Popcorn ||align="center" |Best Comedic Performance for '''[[What About Bob?]]'''
|-
|align="center" |1993 ||align="center" |Nominated ||align="center" |Golden Popcorn ||align="center" |Best Comedic Performance for '''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'''
|-
|align="center" |2004 ||align="center" |Nominated ||align="center" |Golden Popcorn ||align="center" |Best Male Performance for '''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'''
|-
|}

==Filmography==
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*''[[Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle]]'' (1975) (voice in 1979 English dub)
*''[[Next Stop, Greenwich Village]]'' (1976)
*''[[All You Need Is Cash]]'' (1978) (aka, "[[The Rutles]]", cameo)
*''[[Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]'' (1979 his first starring and leading man role)
*''[[Mr. Mike's Mondo Video]]'' (1979)
*''[[Where the Buffalo Roam]]'' (1980)
*''[[The Missing Link (film)|The Missing Link]]'' (1980) (voice in English dub)
*''[[Caddyshack]]'' (1980)
*''[[Loose Shoes]]'' (1980)
*''[[Stripes (film)|Stripes]]'' (1981)
*''[[Tootsie]]'' (1982)
*''[[Ghostbusters]]'' (1984)
*''[[Nothing Lasts Forever (film)|Nothing Lasts Forever]]'' (1984)
*''[[The Razor's Edge (1984 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'' (1984)
*''[[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' (1986)
*''[[She's Having a Baby]]'' (1988) (Cameo)
*''[[Scrooged]]'' (1988)
*''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' (1989)
*''[[Quick Change]]'' (1990)
*''[[What About Bob?]]'' (1991)
*''[[Groundhog Day (film)|Groundhog Day]]'' (1993)
*''[[Mad Dog and Glory]]'' (1993)
*''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' (1994)
*''[[Kingpin (film)|Kingpin]]'' (1996)
*''[[Larger than Life (film)|Larger than Life]]'' (1996)
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*''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) (Small role)
*''[[The Man Who Knew Too Little]]'' (1997)
*''[[Wild Things]]'' (1998)
*''[[Rushmore (film)|Rushmore]]'' (1998)
*''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999)
*''Scout's Honor'' (1999) (short subject)
*''[[Hamlet (2000 film)|Hamlet]]'' (2000)
*''Michael Jordan to the Max'' (2000) (documentary)
*''[[Charlie's Angels (film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000)
*''Speaking of Sex'' (2001)
*''[[Osmosis Jones]]'' (2001)
*''[[The Royal Tenenbaums]]'' (2001)
*''[[Lost in Translation (film)|Lost in Translation]]'' (2003)
*''[[Coffee and Cigarettes]]'' (2003)
*''This Old Cub'' (2004) (documentary)
*''[[Garfield (film)|Garfield]]'' (2004) (voice)
*''Mr. Alligator'' (2010) (voice)
*''[[The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou]]'' (2004)
*''[[Broken Flowers]]'' (2005)
*''[[The Lost City (2005 film)|The Lost City]]'' (2005)
*''[[Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties]]'' (2006) (voice)
*''Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride: Hunter S. Thompson on Film'' (2006) (documentary)
*''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'' (2007)
*''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'' (2008) (cameo)
*''[[City of Ember]]'' (2008)
{{col-end}}

===Upcoming===
*''[[Ghostbusters: The Video Game]]'' (2008) (voice)
*''[[The Limits of Control]]'' (2009)
*''[[Fantastic Mr. Fox (film)|Fantastic Mr. Fox]]'' (2009) (voice)

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
*{{imdb name | id=0000195 | name=Bill Murray}}
*[http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/eae26bb96d/ Bill Murray on Funny or Die!]
*[http://www.nndb.com/people/537/000024465/ Track Bill Murray] at the NNDB
*[http://www.louisepalanker.com/interviews/bill-murray-interview.html Streaming audio interview from 1988] (18 minutes)
*[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-15-murray-party_x.htm USA Today Article detailing Murray's house party crashing]
*[http://www.murraylinks.co.uk/ Murray Links] From an Average Joe to Bill Murray
*[http://bh.heraldinteractive.com/entertainment/movies/general/view.bg?articleid=1123866 Bill Murray drawn to dark ‘City of Ember’ role] Boston Herald

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For the British actor, see Billy Murray (actor)
Bill Murray
Bill Murray, in 2005, at an Illinois Fighting Illini basketball game.
Birth nameWilliam James Murray
Born (1950-09-21) September 21, 1950 (age 73)
Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.
MediumTheatre, Television, Film
NationalityAmerican
Years active1973 - present
GenresImprovisational comedy, Sketch comedy, Deadpan, Black comedy
SpouseMargaret Kelley (1980-1996)
Jennifer Butler (1997-2008)

William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American comedian and actor.

He first gained national exposure on the sketch comedy television show Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s. His career expanded in to film with roles such as Ernie "Big Ern" McCracken in Kingpin, Stripes, Caddyshack, The Razor's Edge, Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day and What About Bob?. In the last decade, he has gained critical acclaim in more complex film roles in darker comedies and dramas such as Rushmore, Lost in Translation, The Lost City, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Broken Flowers, and The Royal Tenenbaums.

Personal life

Early years

Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a lumber salesman.[1][2] Murray, along with his siblings, grew up in an Irish Catholic family.[3], he was the fifth of nine children. Three of his siblings are also actors: John Murray, Joel Murray, and Brian Doyle-Murray. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican Sisters in Michigan who travels around the country portraying St. Catherine of Siena. Murray is also a third cousin of Ted Danson.

Growing up, Murray's family had little money and his mother pressured her children to get jobs.[4] As a child, Murray read biographies for children of American heroes like Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok and Davy Crockett.[5] He attended Loyola Academy. As a teenager, he worked alongside his brothers as a caddy to pay for his tuition in a Roman Catholic High School.[5][6] The 1960s were tough on Murray and his family. His father had diabetes, one of his sisters had polio and his mother had several miscarriages.[5] 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.[5]

After graduation, he attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado where he took pre-med courses. He later dropped out after being arrested for possession of marijuana at Chicago's O'Hare Airport.[6][5] He worked numerous jobs including a stint at a Little Caesar's alongside future chef Kerry Simon.

Marriage and children

During the filming of Stripes, Murray wed Margaret "Mickey" Kelly on Super Bowl Sunday in Las Vegas on January 24, 1981.[4][5] They married again in Chicago in a church for their families.[4] They had two sons, Homer (born 1982) and Luke (born 1985). They filed for divorce in 1994 after his affair with Jennifer Butler. Margaret and Bill Murray's divorce became final in 1996. In 1997, he married Jennifer Butler. They have four sons together: Caleb James (born January 11, 1993), Jackson William (born October 6, 1995), Cooper Jones (born January 27, 1997), and Lincoln Darius (born May 30, 2001). Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008.

Career

With an invitation from his older brother, Brian, Murray got his start at Second City Chicago studying under Del Close.[4] The improvisational comedy troupe was a perfect fit for Murray's clever, dry humor and ad libbing. In 1974, he moved to New York City and was recruited by John Belushi[7] as a featured player on The National Lampoon Radio Hour, which aired on some 600 stations from 1973 to 1974.[4]

Saturday Night Live

In 1975, an Off Broadway version of a Lampoon show led to his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell that featured animal acts and little kids with loud voices.[4] That same season, another variety show titled NBC's Saturday Night premiered. Cosell's show lasted just one season, cancelled 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's Saturday Night Live for the show's second season, following the departure of Chevy Chase. Murray has hosted the program on five occasions, and was a guest on the first of the Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday live specials on October 9, 2008.

Films

Murray landed his first starring role in the film Meatballs in 1979. He followed with his portrayal of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1980's Where the Buffalo Roam. In the early 1980s, he starred in a string of box-office hits including Caddyshack, Stripes and Tootsie.

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

After the failure of Razor's Edge, Murray took four years off from acting to spend time in Paris. He attended a program for foreigners offered at the Sorbonne), frequented the Cinematheque in Paris, and spent time with his family in their Rockland County, Hudson River Valley home.[7] During that time, his second son, Luke, was born.[5] With the exception of a cameo appearance in the 1986 movie Little 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's A Man's Man.[5]

Murray returned to films in 1988 with Scrooged and the sequel Ghostbusters II in 1989. In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-helmed Quick Change with producer Howard Franklin. His subsequent films What About Bob? (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993) were box-office hits and critically acclaimed.

After a string of films that did not do well with audiences, he received several awards for Wes Anderson's Rushmore. Murray then experienced a resurgence in his career as a dramatic actor. After dramatic roles in Wild Things, Cradle Will Rock, Hamlet (as Polonius), and The Royal Tenenbaums, he garnered considerable acclaim for the 2003 film Lost in Translation. He received a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA award, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. In an interview included on the Lost in Translation DVD, Murray states that this is his favorite movie in which he has appeared.

During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such as Charlie's Angels and Osmosis Jones. In 2004, he provided the voice of Garfield in Garfield: The Movie, again for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties in 2006 (it should be noted that this makes it a two-way link between Murray and Lorenzo Music, the former voice of Garfield; Music was also the voice of Peter Venkman, Murray's Ghostbusters character, in the cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters). 2004 also marked his third collaboration with Wes Anderson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. His dramatic role in Jim Jarmusch's Broken Flowers was also well received.

In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting[8] , as he had not had any time off since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s. He has since made brief cameos in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited and in Get Smart.

Murray will also lent his voice for the video game Ghostbusters: The Video Game, released on October 31, 2008.

Golf-related work

Murray is an avid golfer who often plays in celebrity tournaments. His 1999 book Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf, part autobiography and part essay, expounds on his love of golf. In 2002, he and his brothers starred in the Comedy Central series, The Sweet Spot, which chronicled their adventures playing golf. Murray played Carl Spackler in Caddyshack.

While at a golf tournament with British golfer Ian Poulter in St Andrews, Scotland, Murray was invited by a student of the university to a house party. Murray went with him and the student reported in Scottish papers that he acted just like he had in the karaoke scene of Lost in Translation, being incredibly fun and energetic. Upon realizing that there were no clean glasses in the house for him to have a drink from, Murray volunteered to do the dishes and was said to be very amiable and unpretentious.[9] In Space Jam Bill Murray plays himself and plays upon his love for golf.

Outside of show business

He is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant chain with locations near Jacksonville and in Myrtle Beach and St. Augustine.[10]

He is a part-owner of the St. Paul Saints independent minor-league baseball team and occasionally travels to Saint Paul, Minnesota to watch the team's games.[11] 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, and Salt Lake Trappers. He was also a part-owner of the Auburn Astros (now the Auburn Doubledays) in Auburn, NY.

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 infrequently.[12] 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 in Monsters, Inc, Bernard Berkman in The Squid and the Whale, Frank Ginsburg in Little Miss Sunshine and Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.[13]

Murray has homes in Los Angeles, Martha's Vineyard, MA[14] , Charleston, SC, and Rockland County, New York, twenty miles north of New York City.[15]

During the 2000 presidential campaign, Murray stumped for Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.[16]

Murray is a huge fan of Chicago pro sports teams, especially the Chicago Cubs (He was once a guest color commentator for a cubs game during the 80s) and the Chicago Bears.[17] He also is a big Michael Jordan fan and has made cameo appearances in Space Jam and Jordan documentaries. Murray is also an avid Quinnipiac University basketball fan, where his son serves as head of basketball operations. Murray is a regular fixture at home games. He also cheered courtside for the Illinois Fighting Illini's game versus 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 slugger Aramis Ramirez he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live)[18], 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 also 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 a tandem jump with the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights. [19]

Film awards and nominations

Main article: List of Bill Murray awards and nominations
Academy Award
Year Result Award Category
2004 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for Lost in Translation
BAFTA
Year Result Award Category
2004 Won BAFTA Best Actor in a Leading Role for Lost in Translation
Golden Globe Awards
Year Result Award Category
1985 Nominated Golden Globe Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Ghostbusters
1999 Nominated Golden Globe Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Rushmore
2004 Won Golden Globe Best Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for Lost in Translation
MTV Movie Awards
Year Result Award Category
1992 Nominated Golden Popcorn Best Comedic Performance for What About Bob?
1993 Nominated Golden Popcorn Best Comedic Performance for Groundhog Day
2004 Nominated Golden Popcorn Best Male Performance for Lost in Translation

Filmography

Upcoming

References

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  2. ^ "Bill Murray Family Tree". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  3. ^ Elder, Sean. "Brilliant Careers: Bill Murray". Salon.com. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Chase, Chris (July 3, 1981). "Bill Murray, A Black Sheep Now in Stripes". New York Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h White, Timothy (November 20, 1988). "The Rumpled Anarchy of Bill Murray". New York Times. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Murray, Bill (1999). Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf. Doubleday. ISBN 0385495714. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Carr, Jay (November 20, 1988). "Bill Murray's Somber Side". Boston Globe. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ "IMDb bio". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  9. ^ Bill Murray attends student party, does dishes (CNN)
  10. ^ Murray Bros. Caddyshack Restaurant
  11. ^ St. Paul Saints ownership
  12. ^ "How we work: Bill Murray, actor". rodcorp. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  13. ^ "MSN Hotlist". Microsoft. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  14. ^ "Under (one) Hot Tin Roof". Martha's Vineyard Magazine. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  15. ^ "Bill Murray: Funny, crazy and sweet". MondoStars. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  16. ^ "THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE GREEN PARTY; In Nader Supporters' Math, Gore Equals Bush". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
  17. ^ Wine, Steven (September 27, 2007). "Comedian Bill Murray lightens Cubs' mood — at least briefly". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2007-09-28. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  18. ^ Keller, Tom (September 27, 2007). "Murray visits with Cubs prior to finale". MLB.com. Retrieved 2007-11-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  19. ^ ""Bill Murray to parachute at Chicago Air & Water Show"". Chicago Tribune. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2008-07-21.

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