Harold Ramis
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| Born: | November 21, 1944 Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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| Occupation: | Actor, Screenwriter, Director |
| Spouse: | Erica Mann |
| Children: | Daughter Violet, born 1977 Sons Julian and Daniel, born in 1990 and 1994 |
| Website: | www.haroldramis.com |
Harold Ramis (born November 21, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actor, director, and writer. His best known acting roles are as "Egon Spengler" in Ghostbusters and "Russell Ziskey" in Stripes as well as being one of three authors to pen the screenplay for the film National Lampoon's Animal House.
After graduating from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri his first job was as a mental-ward orderly. Ramis was a member of the Alpha Xi chapter of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at Washington University, and it is reputed that some of his own experiences in ZBT helped inspire Animal House. Ramis worked as joke editor for Playboy magazine. He performed with Chicago's Second City improvisational comedy troupe and the Broadway revue National Lampoon's Lemmings. Ramis was also a writer and performer on the SCTV television series.
Memorable characterizations by Ramis on SCTV include corrupt Dialing for Dollars host Moe Green, amiable cop Officer Friendly, exercise guru Swami Banananda, board chairman Allan 'Crazy Legs' Hirschwood and home dentist Mort Finkel.
Although occasionally mistaken for a Canadian, Ramis is actually from Chicago, Illinois. He has worked frequently with Bill Murray and Ivan Reitman.
In 2004 he was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
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[edit] Trivia
Celebrities impersonated by Ramis on SCTV include Kenneth Clark and Leonard Nimoy.
Ramis directed the one-hour long Christmas episode of the hit show The Office that aired December 14th, entitled "A Benihana Christmas".
[edit] Selected Filmography (actor)
- Stripes (1981)
- Heavy Metal (1981) (voice)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Baby Boom (1987)
- Stealing Home (1988)
- Ghostbusters II (1989)
- Groundhog Day (1993) (cameo)
- Airheads (1994)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- Orange County (2002)
[edit] Filmography (director)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
- Club Paradise (1986)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
- Multiplicity (1996)
- Analyze This (1999)
- Bedazzled (2000)
- Analyze That (2002)
- The Ice Harvest (2005)
[edit] Selected Filmography (writer)
- SCTV (1976 - 1978) TV Series
- National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
- Meatballs (1979)
- Caddyshack (1980)
- Stripes (1981)
- Ghostbusters (1984)
- Back to School (1986)
- Club Paradise (1986)
- Caddyshack II (1988)
- Ghostbusters II (1989)
- Groundhog Day (1993)
- Analyze This (1999)
- Bedazzled (2000)
- Analyze That (2002)
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- Harold Ramis at the Internet Movie Database
- Harold Ramis' Autograph
- Interview with Las Vegas Weekly (1999)
- DVD Review - Harold Ramis
- St. Louis Walk of Fame
- Yesterdayland Interview
- Profile of Ramis in The New Yorker
- SCTV on DVD Campaign
- SCTV on DVD Campaign ezBoard
- SCTV on DVD Campaign Blog
Categories: 1944 births | Living people | American film actors | American film directors | American television actors | People from Chicago | Jewish American actors | Jewish American comedians | Jewish American film directors | National Lampoon people | Jewish comedy | Second City alumni | SCTV | St. Louis Walk of Fame | Washington University in St. Louis alumni | Zeta Beta Tau brothers | English-language film directors
