Bill Murray

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Bill Murray
Murray in 2018
Born
William James Murray

(1950-09-21) September 21, 1950 (age 74)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.[1]
EducationRegis University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active1973–present
Spouses
  • Margaret Kelly
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    (m. 1981; div. 1996)​
  • Jennifer Butler
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    (m. 1997; div. 2008)​
Children6, including Luke
Relatives
AwardsFull list

William James Murray (born September 21, 1950)[2] is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas.[3]

Murray became a national presence on Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980, where he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He established his stardom by acting in a string of successful comedy films, including Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981), Scrooged (1988), Quick Change (1990), What About Bob? (1991) and Groundhog Day (1993). He also had supporting roles in Tootsie (1982), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Ed Wood (1994), Kingpin (1996) and Osmosis Jones (2001). Murray also starred as Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters (1984), and Ghostbusters II (1989) and has reprised his role in various projects within the Ghostbusters franchise.

Murray began his collaboration with director Wes Anderson with Rushmore (1998), which earned him an Independent Spirit Award. He would continue to appear in many of his films, including The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Isle of Dogs (2018) and The French Dispatch (2021). He starred in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation (2003), earning him Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards as well as a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Other notable films roles include Broken Flowers (2005), City of Ember (2008), Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), The Monuments Men (2014), Rock the Kasbah (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

For his role in the HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014), he earned his second Primetime Emmy Award. In 2016, Murray was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.[4]

Early life

Murray was born on September 21, 1950, in Evanston, Illinois, to Lucille, a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray, a lumber salesman. He attended an all-boys Jesuit school in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago.[5][6]

Murray and his eight siblings grew up in an Irish Catholic family.[7] His paternal grandfather was from County Cork, while his maternal ancestors were from County Galway.[8][9] Three of his siblings, John Murray, Joel Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray, are also actors. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian Dominican nun in Michigan; she has traveled the United States in two one-woman programs, portraying Catherine of Siena and Dorothy Stang.[10][11] His brother Ed Murray died in 2020.[12] Their father died in 1967 at the age of 46 from complications of diabetes when Bill was 17.[13][14]

As a youth, Murray read children's biographies of American heroes like Kit Carson, Wild Bill Hickok and Davy Crockett.[13] He attended St. Joseph's grade school and Loyola Academy. During his teen years, he worked as a golf caddy to fund his education at the Jesuit high school,[13][15] was the lead singer of a rock band (the Dutch Masters) and took part in high school and community theater.[16] One of his sisters had polio and his mother suffered several miscarriages.[13]

After graduating from Loyola Academy, Murray attended Regis University in Denver, Colorado, taking pre-medical courses, but quickly dropped out and returned to Illinois.[13] In 2007, Regis awarded him an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree.[17] On September 21, 1970, his 20th birthday, the police arrested Murray at Chicago's O'Hare Airport for trying to smuggle 10 lb (4.5 kg) of cannabis, which he had allegedly intended to sell. It was discovered after Murray joked to the passenger next to him that he had packed a bomb in his luggage. Murray was convicted and sentenced to probation.[18]

Career

1970s: Early work

Second City, National Lampoon

With an invitation from his older brother Brian, Murray got his start at Chicago's The Second City, an improvisational comedy troupe, studying under Del Close.[19] In 1974, he moved to New York City and was recruited by John Belushi[20] as a featured player on The National Lampoon Radio Hour.

Saturday Night Live (1977–1980)

In 1975, the Off-Broadway The National Lampoon Show led to his first television role as a cast member of the ABC variety show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell. That same season, another variety show, NBC's Saturday Night, premiered. Cosell's show lasted just one season, canceled in early 1976. After working in Los Angeles with the "guerrilla video" commune TVTV on several projects, Murray rose to prominence in 1976. He officially joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live for the show's second season, following the departure of Chevy Chase.[21] Murray was with SNL for three seasons from 1977 to 1980.[citation needed] A Rutland Weekend Television sketch Monty Python's Eric Idle brought for his appearance on SNL developed into the mockumentary All You Need Is Cash (1978). Murray appeared as "Bill Murray the K", a send-up of New York radio host Murray the K, in a segment that parodies the Maysles Brothers's documentary The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit. During the first few seasons of SNL, Murray was in a romantic relationship with fellow cast member Gilda Radner.[22]

1980s: Work with Harold Ramis

Murray (right) with Paul Binder in 1989

Murray landed his first starring role with Meatballs (1979). He followed this with a portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson in Where the Buffalo Roam (1980). In the early 1980s, he collaborated with writer-director Harold Ramis and starred in a string of box-office hits, including Caddyshack (1980) and Stripes (1981) and had a role in Tootsie (1982). Murray was the first guest on NBC's Late Night with David Letterman on February 1, 1982. He later appeared on the first episode of the Late Show with David Letterman on August 30, 1993, when the show moved to CBS. On January 31, 2012, 30 years after his first appearance with Letterman, Murray appeared again on his talk show. He appeared as Letterman's final guest when the host retired on May 20, 2015.[23]

Murray began work on a film adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's novel The Razor's Edge. The film, which Murray co-wrote, was his first starring role in a drama. He later agreed with Columbia Pictures to star in Ghostbusters—in a role originally written for John Belushi—to get financing for The Razor's Edge.[24] Ghostbusters became the highest-grossing film of 1984 and, at the time, the highest-grossing comedy ever.[25] The Razor's Edge, which was filmed before Ghostbusters was released, was a box-office flop.[citation needed]

Frustrated over the failure of The Razor's Edge, Murray stepped away from acting for four years to study philosophy and history at Sorbonne University, frequent the Cinémathèque in Paris, and to spend time with his family in their Hudson River Valley home.[20] During that time, his second son, Luke, was born.[13] With the exception of a cameo in Little Shop of Horrors (1986), he made no film appearances, but participated in public readings in Manhattan organized by playwright-director Timothy Mayer and in a stage production of Bertolt Brecht's A Man's a Man.[13] Murray returned to film with Scrooged (1988) and Ghostbusters II (1989).[26]

1990s

Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-directed Quick Change (1990) with producer Howard Franklin. He co-starred in Frank Oz's What About Bob? (1991) alongside Richard Dreyfuss. He starred in Harold Ramis's fantasy comedy Groundhog Day (1993). The Washington Post's Hal Hinson praised Murray's performance: "Murray is a breed unto himself, a sort of gonzo minimalist. And he's never been funnier as a comedian or more in control as an actor than he is here. It's easily his best movie."[27] That same year, he starred in the comedy Mad Dog and Glory alongside Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman. Vincent Canby of The New York Times wrote, "The great satisfaction of Mad Dog and Glory is watching Mr. De Niro and Mr. Murray play against type with such invigorating ease."[28]

After the success of Groundhog Day, Murray appeared in a series of well-received supporting roles in films like Tim Burton's Ed Wood (1994) and Peter Farrelly's Kingpin (1996). Also in 1996, he appeared as himself in the Looney Tunes live action comedy Space Jam with Michael Jordan. However, his starring roles in Larger than Life (1996) and The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997) were not as successful with critics or audiences. He received much critical praise for his role in Wes Anderson's coming of age comedy Rushmore (1998), opposite Jason Schwartzman and Olivia Williams. Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Murray turns in a thrillingly knowing, unforced performance — an award-worthy high point in a career that continues".[29] Murray received the Best Supporting Actor awards from the New York Film Critics Circle, the National Society of Film Critics, and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (tying with Billy Bob Thornton for A Simple Plan). Murray then took on more dramatic roles in Wild Things (1998) and Cradle Will Rock (1999).

2000s

Murray decided to take a turn towards more dramatic roles and experienced a resurgence in his career. In 2000, he portrayed Polonius in Michael Almereyda's Hamlet, based on the play by William Shakespeare. The film starred Ethan Hawke in the title role, as well as Kyle MacLachlan, Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber and Sam Shepard. The film received mixed reviews. The following year, Murray reunited with Wes Anderson in the family comedy-drama The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) which starred Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson, Luke Wilson, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow and Anjelica Huston. In the film, Murray plays Raleigh St. Clair, the meek and mild-mannered neurologist, writer, and husband of Margot Tenenbaum (Paltrow).

Murray at the Get Low premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009

In 2003, he starred in his first collaboration with director Sofia Coppola in Lost in Translation opposite Scarlett Johansson. Murray plays an aging movie star on assignment in Tokyo to shoot a Suntory whiskey commercial. Feeling isolated and alone he meets an American woman, Charlotte (Johansson) with whom he sparks an unlikely friendship. Coppola explores the themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan. The independent drama was an immense critical success and commercial success. Roger Ebert hailed Murray's performance: "Bill Murray has never been better. He doesn't play 'Bill Murray' or any other conventional idea of a movie star, but invents Bob Harris from the inside out, as a man both happy and sad with his life – stuck, but resigned to being stuck."[30] Murray earned numerous accolades, including the Golden Globe Award, BAFTA Award, and the Independent Spirit Award, as well as Best Actor awards from several film critic organizations.[31] He was considered a favorite to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, but Sean Penn ultimately won the award for his performance in Clint Eastwood's Mystic River. In an interview included on the Lost in Translation DVD, Murray states that it is his favorite film in which he has appeared. He played himself "hiding out" in a local coffee shop in Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes (2003). He voiced Garfield in Garfield: The Movie (2004), which role he reprised in Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006). Murray later said that he only took the role because he was under the mistaken impression that the screenplay, co-written by Joel Cohen, was the work of Joel Coen.[32]

He made his third collaboration with Anderson in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), co-written by Anderson with Noah Baumbach. Murray plays Zissou, an oceanographer-filmmaker based on Jacques Cousteau who is struggling to finish his latest documentary and has to reconcile with his son (Owen Wilson). The film also stars Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Anjelica Huston, Jeff Goldblum and Michael Gambon. The film initially received mixed reviews, although Murray's performance was praised, and was a box office bomb. In the decades since, it has developed a cult following. The following year, Murray reunited with Jim Jarmusch in Broken Flowers (2005). The film revolves around Don Johnston (Murray), who embarks on a journey to four women (Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange and Tilda Swinton), to find out who sent him a mysterious letter. Roger Ebert praised Murray: "No actor is better than Bill Murray at doing nothing at all, and being fascinating while not doing it".[33] That same year, Murray announced that he was taking a hiatus from acting as he had not had the time to relax since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s.[citation needed]

He returned to the big screen for cameos in Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited (2007) and Peter Segal's Get Smart (2008). He played an important role in the post-apocalyptic film City of Ember (2008). Murray starred in the independent film Get Low (2009) alongside Robert Duvall and Sissy Spacek. The film is loosely based on a true story about a Tennessee hermit in the 1930s who throws his own funeral party while still alive. Murray and Duvall received critical praise and the film won the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature. Also in 2009, Murray played himself in the zombie comedy Zombieland starring Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Jesse Eisenberg. Murray voiced Mr. Badger in Anderson's stop-motion film Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).

2010s

Murray in 2013

Murray starred in Roger Michell's historical comedy Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), where he played Franklin D. Roosevelt opposite Laura Linney, (Roosevelt's cousin Margaret Suckley) and Olivia Williams (Eleanor Roosevelt). The film focuses on the 1939 visit at the Roosevelts' Hyde Park home by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Samuel West and Olivia Colman, respectively.) Murray received praise from critics; Roger Ebert wrote, "Bill Murray wouldn't be my first thought for an actor to play President Franklin D. Roosevelt, but he may have been the right choice for Hyde Park on Hudson. The role requires him to show Roosevelt as a sometimes lonely and sad man whose vacation getaway is his mother's family mansion, Springwood, near Hyde Park in upstate New York ... Murray, who has a wider range than we sometimes realize, finds the human core of this FDR and presents it tenderly."[34] Murray received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination for his performance.

Since 2010, Murray has continued to appear in Wes Anderson films, including the coming of age comedy Moonrise Kingdom (2012) which also starred Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand and Tilda Swinton. The film premiered at the 65th Cannes Film Festival where it competed for the Palme d'Or. The film was a box office and critical success. In 2016, the BBC included the film in its list of greatest films of the twenty-first century. Murray made a brief comic turn in Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). The film competed at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival where it received rapturous reviews. The film received 9 Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, ultimately receiving 4, for Costume Design, Production Design, Makeup/Hair and Original Score. Murray, along with the cast, won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for his ensemble work.

Murray, along with Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, John Goodman, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin and Bob Balaban, starred in George Clooney's ensemble World War II drama The Monuments Men (2014). The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a modest box office success. Murray starred in the coming of age film St. Vincent (2014) alongside Melissa McCarthy and Naomi Watts. Murray played Vincent, a retired, grumpy, alcoholic Vietnam War veteran, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance. Peter Bradshaw's mixed review praised Murray: "[He] knows how to shine as the bleary, cynical companion to a younger person dragooned by fate into being both his pupil and his accomplice, and who puts Murray back in touch with his own innocence."[35] He starred as a music manager in Barry Levinson's Rock the Kasbah (2015).

He voiced Baloo in Jon Favreau's The Jungle Book (2016).[36] Murray received praise for his comic performance with Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly describing him at "his wry, what-me-worry comic-relief best".[37] The film was an immense financial hit, and earned a 95% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[38] Murray was nominated for Favorite Animated Movie Voice at the People's Choice Awards; he lost to Ellen DeGeneres who reprised her role in Finding Dory (2016).

Murray, Greta Gerwig, and Bryan Cranston at the Isle of Dogs press conference at Berlinale 2018

There had been speculation that Murray might return to the Ghostbusters franchise[39] for a rumored Ghostbusters 3.[40] Murray once stated, "I'd do it only if my character was killed off in the first reel,"[41] and also, "You know, maybe I should just do it. Maybe it'd be fun to do." Eventually, he appeared in both the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot as Martin Heiss, a cynical ghost debunker, which was released on July 15, 2016,[42] and 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife.[24] In 2018, Murray returned to Saturday Night Live portraying Donald Trump's White House's Chief strategist Steve Bannon alongside Fred Armisen as journalist and author Michael Wolff.[43] That year he was also part of Wes Anderson's ensemble cast of the animated film Isle of Dogs, which premiered at the 68th Berlin International Film Festival.[44] He also briefly reprised his role as himself in Zombieland: Double Tap (2018).

Murray was part of the ensemble cast of Jim Jarmusch's zombie-comedy The Dead Don't Die (2019).[45] The film starred Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Selena Gomez, Chloë Sevigny and Steve Buscemi. The film received mixed reviews. However John Nungent of Empire praised its lead performances: "Murray and Driver are two of Jarmusch's favourite muses — the De Niro and DiCaprio to his Scorsese, if you like — and few actors capture that lacksadasical sense of humour quite as well as them, both faces almost Buster Keaton-esque in their deadpan resolve."[46]

2020s

Murray reprised his role in Groundhog Day for an ad which aired during the 2020 Super Bowl. In it, he steals the groundhog and drives him to various places in the orange Jeep Gladiator.[47] Murray reunited with Sofia Coppola for the comedy-drama On the Rocks (2020) opposite Rashida Jones.[48] The film premiered at the 58th New York Film Festival where it received positive reviews, with many critics praising Murray's performance. David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter wrote that "Murray has seldom been better."[49] It had a limited theatrical release on October 2, 2020, by A24, followed by a digital streaming release on October 23, 2020, on Apple TV+.[50][51][52] He received some critical acclaim as well as nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor.[53][54]

Murray appeared in a small role in The French Dispatch (2021), reuniting him with Wes Anderson for the 9th time.[55] It was set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 2020, and get a wide release on July 24, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival was cancelled and the film was pulled from the schedule on April 3, 2020.[56][57] The film was rescheduled for release on October 16, 2020, before being pulled from the schedule again on July 23, 2020.[58][59] It ultimately premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival and was released on October 22, 2021.

Murray reprised his role as Peter Venkman in Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021).[60] Fellow Ghostbusters cast members also reprised their roles including Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver and Annie Potts. The film was a critical and commercial success. In October 2021, Murray joined the cast of the superhero film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[61] He appeared in Peter Farrelly's biographical war comedy-drama film The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) alongside Zac Efron and Russell Crowe. It debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival where it received mixed reviews. It later debuted on Apple TV+.

Other work

Bill Murray at Pebble Beach Pro Am

Murray is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant with two locations. In 2001, they opened a location at the World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida.[62] The second location opened in 2018, inside the Crowne Plaza Rosemont Hotel near the O'Hare International Airport.[63]

In 1978, Murray appeared in two at-bats[64] for the Grays Harbor Loggers Minor League Baseball team, credited with one hit and a lifetime batting average of .500.[65][66]

He founded and was part-owner of the St. Paul Saints, a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Bill occasionally traveled to Saint Paul, Minnesota to watch the team's games.[67] Murray sold his interest in the Saints in 2023.[68] As part of the Goldklang Group, he owns part of the Charleston RiverDogs,[69] the Hudson Valley Renegades,[70] and the Brockton Rox.[71] He has invested in a number of other minor league teams in the past, including the Utica Blue Sox,[72] the Fort Myers Miracle, the Salt Lake Sting (APSL), the Catskill Cougars,[73] and the Salt Lake City Trappers.[74] In 2012 he was inducted into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame for his ownership and investment activities in the league.[75]

On his birthday in 2016, Murray, along with his brother Joel, launched an apparel brand called William Murray Golf.[76]

In 2017, Murray recorded a studio album entitled New Worlds featuring singing and literary recitations with classical musicians.[77] The album was released on vinyl, CD and digital through Verve Records.

In 2022, Murray recited poetry and sang with the cellist Jan Vogler, in a recorded production of New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization, which was released in cinemas.[78]

Public image

Murray's popularity has been such that he holds an iconic status in American popular culture. Murray's eccentric style of comedy, both on-screen and in his personal life, has caused him to be seen as a folk hero to many making him a significant meme in various media including books and the Internet.[79][80] In 2016 he was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the Kennedy Center.[4]

Personal life

Eric Clapton and Murray kicking off the Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2007

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.[81] This practice has reportedly prevented him from participating in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Monsters, Inc., The Squid and the Whale, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Little Miss Sunshine.[82][83][84][85] When asked about this practice, however, Murray seemed content with his inaccessibility, stating, "It's not that hard. If you have a good script that's what gets you involved. People say they can't find me. Well, if you can write a good script, that's a lot harder than finding someone. I don't worry about it; it's not my problem."[86]

Murray has homes in Los Angeles; Rancho Santa Fe, California;[87] Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts;[88] Charleston, South Carolina; and Palisades, New York.[89] Between 2008 and 2013, Murray maintained a residence in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan.[90]

In 2007, Murray was pulled over by Swedish police on suspicion of driving a golf cart under the influence of alcohol.[82]

Murray has experienced symptoms of depression.[91] He has claimed that art and music have helped ease past depressive episodes.[92][93]

He is a student of the teachings of G.I. Gurdjieff.[94]

Murray is the godfather to Wes Anderson's daughter, Freya.[95]

Marriages and children

During the filming of Stripes, Murray married Margaret Kelly on January 25, 1981.[13][19] Later, they remarried in Chicago for their families.[19] Margaret gave birth to two sons, Homer and Luke. Following Murray's affair with Jennifer Butler, the couple divorced in 1996.[96]

In 1997, he married Butler. Together, they have four sons: Caleb, Jackson, Cooper, and Lincoln.[96][97] Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008, accusing Murray of domestic violence, infidelity, and addictions to sex, marijuana, and alcohol.[98] Their divorce was finalized on June 13, 2008.[99]

Butler died on January 19, 2021.[100]

Chicago sports and other activities

Murray cheering for the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team at the 2005 Final Four in St. Louis

Murray is a fan of several Chicago professional sports teams, especially the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Bulls.[101] He was once a guest color commentator for a Cubs game during the 1980s.[102] He was in attendance, along with fellow Cubs fans John Cusack, Eddie Vedder, and Bonnie Hunt, during the Cubs' historic Game Seven victory during the 2016 World Series. Murray is an avid Quinnipiac University basketball fan, where his son served as head of basketball operations, and he is a regular fixture at home games. He cheered courtside for the Illinois Fighting Illini's game against the 2004–2005 Arizona Wildcats in the Regional Final game in Chicago. 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 joked with Cubs slugger Aramis Ramírez he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live),[103] 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 player Ron Santo. Murray appears in Santo's documentary, This Old Cub. In 2006, Murray became the sixth recipient of Baseball Reliquary's annual Hilda Award, established in 2001 "to recognize distinguished service to the game by a fan".[104] He sang "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during a 2016 World Series game at Wrigley Field.[105]

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.[106] He was the MC 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 served as MC again in 2010 and once more in 2019.

Murray's son, Luke, is an assistant coach for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team. Murray has attended several of their games, such as during their championship run in the 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[107]

Religious beliefs

Murray stated in a 1984 interview: "I'm definitely a religious person, but it doesn't have much to do with Catholicism anymore. I don't think about Catholicism as much."[108]

In a 2014 interview, Murray expressed affection for the Traditional Latin Mass and expressed concerns about some of the changes within the Mass of Paul VI: "I'm not sure all those changes were right. I tend to disagree with what they call the new Mass. I think we lost something by losing the Latin. Now if you go to a Catholic Mass even just in Harlem it can be in Spanish, it can be in Ethiopian, it can be in any number of languages. The shape of it, the pictures, are the same but the words aren't the same."[109]

Political views

Murray donated $1,000 to former Governor of Nebraska Bob Kerrey's successful election to the United States Senate in 1988.[110]

During the 2000 presidential campaign, Murray supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.[111]

In a 2018 interview, Murray praised the Trump tax cuts, opining them to be a "great thing for the corporations".[112][113]

Philanthropy

In 1987, he donated money to help build the Nathalie Salmon House, which provides affordable housing for low-income seniors. Michael and Lilo Salmon, the founders of Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (HOME), said Murray performed "miracles" for them.[citation needed]

Feuds and allegations of misconduct

Murray has been known for his mood swings, leading Dan Aykroyd to refer to him as "The Murricane".[82][114][115] Murray has said of his reputation: "I remember a friend said to me a while back: 'You have a reputation.' And I said: 'What?' And he said: 'Yeah, you have a reputation of being difficult to work with.' But I only got that reputation from people I didn't like working with, or people who didn't know how to work, or what work is. Jim, Wes and Sofia, they know what it is to work, and they understand how you're supposed to treat people."[116][117][118]

In the book Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, as Told By Its Stars, Writers and Guests, Chevy Chase recalls being confronted by Murray shortly before an SNL broadcast in 1978, in which Chase had returned to guest host. The issue, likely to do with Chase's insistence on doing the "Weekend Update" segment that had been taken over by Jane Curtin, led to Murray and Chase trading insults, with Murray telling Chase to go have sex with Jacqueline Carlin, Chase's wife at the time, while Chase commented that Murray's face looked "like something Neil Armstrong had landed on". The argument eventually turned physical, with SNL cast members Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, and Gilda Radner witnessing the altercation.[119][120] Murray later said of the incident, "It was an Oedipal thing, a rupture. Because we all felt mad he had left us, and somehow I was the anointed avenging angel, who had to speak for everyone. But Chevy and I are friends now. It's all fine."[121] The two went on to star together in Caddyshack, which was shot the following year.

According to Den of Geek, Murray did not get along well with Sean Young during the production of Stripes and has refused to work with her again.[122]

According to Robert Schnakenberg’s 2015 book The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray, Murray had a "disastrous meeting" with Nick Nolte that caused both of them to turn down About Last Night (1986).[123] In 2024, it was reported that Murray and Nolte will act together in the upcoming film The Ploughmen.[124]

Murray has said in interviews that he and film director Richard Donner did not get along well while filming Scrooged, stating that they would disagree with each other.[125][126][127][128] Donner said of Murray: "He's superbly creative, but occasionally difficult – as difficult as any actor."[129]

Both Murray and Richard Dreyfuss have confirmed in separate interviews that they did not get along with each other during the making of What About Bob?[127][130] In addition, the film's producer Laura Ziskin recalled having a disagreement with Murray that led him to toss her into a lake.[114][131][132][133] Ziskin confirmed in 2003, "Bill also threatened to throw me across the parking lot and then broke my sunglasses and threw them across the parking lot. I was furious and outraged at the time, but having produced a dozen movies, I can safely say it is not common behavior."[131][132][134] Dreyfuss later alleged in 2019 that Murray screamed at him while he was intoxicated and told him, "Everyone hates you! You are tolerated!" and then threw an ashtray at him.[135] Although they have not crossed paths since the release of the film, Dreyfuss confirmed in a 2020 interview that he has forgiven Murray.[136]

Murray also had a falling out with film director and longtime collaborator Harold Ramis during the production of Groundhog Day. According to screenwriter Danny Rubin, "They were like two brothers who weren't getting along." Apparently, they had such intense creative differences that one day Ramis grabbed Murray by the shirt collar and threw him against a wall. As a result, Groundhog Day ultimately served as the final film collaboration between Murray and Ramis,[137] although they did take part in 2009's Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Murray eventually reconciled with Ramis just before Ramis' death in February 2014.[138][139][140][141]

During the making of Charlie's Angels, Lucy Liu allegedly threw punches at Murray after he told her that she could not act.[142] Murray claims, however, that he and Liu had only an argument rather than a feud and that they have "made peace" since then.[143] Film director McG, who directed Charlie's Angels, alleged in 2009 that Murray headbutted him.[144][145] Murray has denied ever doing so.[146][147]

Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola said that the central scene of Scarlett Johansson and Murray lying on the bed together took multiple takes because the actors did not seem to be getting along. She eventually stopped for the day and started again the next morning. Despite this, Coppola stated that Murray was a lot of fun to work with on the production.[148]

Anjelica Huston recalled having a feud with Murray during the making of The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou.[149]

In April 2022, production of Being Mortal was suspended after Murray was accused of unspecified "inappropriate behavior".[150] It was later reported in October that Murray had allegedly straddled a female production assistant and kissed or rubbed her on the mouth while the pair were wearing flu masks as part of COVID-19 protocols.[151] The woman filed a complaint and received a settlement of $100,000 from Murray,[152][153][154][155][156][157] and signed a non-disclosure agreement.[158][159][160][161][162][163][164][165][excessive citations]

In October 2022, Geena Davis alleged in her memoir Dying of Politeness that Murray harassed and yelled at her during the filming of Quick Change and that, during their first meeting in a hotel suite, he had pressured her to let him use a massage machine on her back.[166] She also recalled a dual interview on The Arsenio Hall Show during which Murray repeatedly tried to pull down the spaghetti strap of her dress.[167] That same month, Seth Green alleged that when he was nine years old, backstage on the Saturday Night Live set, Murray picked him up from a chair by his ankles and dangled him over a garbage can, before Green fell in after accidentally striking Murray in the testicles.[168]

Murray has been defended by longtime collaborator Wes Anderson amid the misconduct claims.[169][170]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Nick Kessel Uncredited
1979 Meatballs Tripper Harrison
Mr. Mike's Mondo Video Man on the Street
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle Reporter Voice; English dub
1980 Where the Buffalo Roam Hunter S. Thompson
Caddyshack Carl Spackler
Loose Shoes Lefty Schwartz
1981 Stripes Pvt. John Winger
1982 Tootsie Jeff Slater
1984 Ghostbusters Dr. Peter Venkman
Nothing Lasts Forever Ted Breughel
B.C. Rock The Dragon Uncredited voice (English dub)
The Razor's Edge Larry Darrell Also writer
1986 Little Shop of Horrors Arthur Denton
1988 She's Having a Baby Himself Uncredited cameo
Scrooged Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross
1989 Ghostbusters II Dr. Peter Venkman
1990 Quick Change Grimm Also co-director and producer
1991 What About Bob? Bob Wiley
1993 Groundhog Day Phil Connors
Mad Dog and Glory Frank Milo
1994 Ed Wood Bunny Breckinridge
1996 Kingpin Ernie McCracken
Larger than Life Jack Corcoran
Space Jam Himself
1997 The Man Who Knew Too Little Wallace Ritchie
1998 Wild Things Kenneth Bowden
With Friends Like These... Maurice Melnick
Rushmore Herman Blume
1999 Cradle Will Rock Tommy Crickshaw
2000 Charlie's Angels John Bosley
Hamlet Polonius
2001 Osmosis Jones Frank Detorre
Speaking of Sex Ezri Stovall
The Royal Tenenbaums Raleigh St. Clair
2003 Lost in Translation Bob Harris
Coffee and Cigarettes Himself/Waiter Segment: "Delirium"
2004 Garfield: The Movie Garfield Voice
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Steve Zissou
2005 Broken Flowers Don Johnston
The Lost City The Writer
2006 Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Garfield Voice
2007 The Darjeeling Limited The Businessman Cameo
2008 Get Smart Agent 13 Cameo
City of Ember Mayor Cole
2009 The Limits of Control American
Fantastic Mr. Fox Clive Badger Voice
Zombieland Himself Cameo
2010 Get Low Frank Quinn
2011 Passion Play Happy Shannon
2012 Moonrise Kingdom Mr. Bishop
A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III Saul
Hyde Park on Hudson Franklin D. Roosevelt [171]
2014 The Monuments Men Sergeant Richard Campbell
The Grand Budapest Hotel M. Ivan
St. Vincent Vincent MacKenna
Dumb and Dumber To Ice Pick Cameo
2015 Aloha Carson Welch
Rock the Kasbah Richie Lanz
2016 The Jungle Book Baloo Voice
Ghostbusters Martin Heiss
2018 Isle of Dogs Boss Voice
For the Fun of the Game Himself Documentary[172]
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man Himself (archival footage) Documentary
2019 The Dead Don't Die Cliff Robertson
Zombieland: Double Tap Himself Cameo
2020 On the Rocks Felix Keane
2021 The French Dispatch Arthur Howitzer Jr.
Ghostbusters: Afterlife Dr. Peter Venkman
2022 The Greatest Beer Run Ever The Colonel
2023 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Lord Krylar
2024 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Dr. Peter Venkman
The Friend Walter
Riff Raff Leftie
2025 The Phoenician Scheme TBA Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell Various roles Also writer
1977–80 Saturday Night Live Various roles 72 episodes; also writer
1978 All You Need Is Cash Bill Murray the K Television film
1981–99 Saturday Night Live Himself (host) 5 episodes
1982 The Rodney Dangerfield Show: It's Not Easy Bein' Me Various roles TV special
1982 Second City Television Various roles Episode: "Days of the Week, The/Street Beef"
1983 Square Pegs Teacher Episode: "No Substitutions"
1999 Saturday Night Live Himself Episode: "25th Anniversary Special"
2002 The Sweet Spot Himself 6 episodes
2013–14 Alpha House Senator Vernon Smits 3 episodes
2014 Olive Kitteridge Jack Kennison 2 episodes
2015 Saturday Night Live Himself Episode: "40th Anniversary Special"
2015 Parks and Recreation Mayor Gunderson Episode: "Two Funerals"
2015 A Very Murray Christmas Himself Television special
Also writer and executive producer
2016 Angie Tribeca Vic Deakins Episode: "Tribeca's Day Off"
2016 Vice Principals Principal Welles Episode: "The Principal"
2016 17th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Himself (honoree) Television special
2017–18 Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings Himself (co-host) 10 episodes
2018 Saturday Night Live Steve Bannon Episode: "Sam Rockwell/Halsey"
2021 The Now Dr. Robert Flaherty 5 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Ghostbusters: The Video Game Dr. Peter Venkman
2015 Lego Dimensions Dr. Peter Venkman
2019 Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered Dr. Peter Venkman

Radio

Year Title Voice role
1973–1974 The National Lampoon Radio Hour Various roles
1975 Fantastic Four Human Torch / Johnny Storm

Music Videos

Year Title Artist(s) Role
2024 "Santa Baby" Laufey Himself[173]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Bill Murray

Murray has received numerous accolades including a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and two Independent Spirit Awards. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Sofia Coppola's romance Lost in Translation (2003). Murray was inducted into the Irish-American Hall of Fame, along with fellow actor, Martin Sheen, in 2017.[174][175] In 2015, he was also inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame.[176]

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