Celebrity birth data

Bill Murray

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Bill Murray、威廉·詹姆斯·莫瑞、William James Murray

Birth data

Gender
Male
Birth date
September 21, 1950
Birth time
09:14(UTC-05:00)
As recorded: 09:14
Birthplace
Evanston, Illinois, United StatesAs recorded: Evanston, Illinois, 42n02, 87w41
Country / region
United States
Reliability
AABirth record or official document

Biography

William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. His honours include a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and an Academy Award nomination, and he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2016.

Born in Evanston, Illinois, he got his start with Chicago's Second City improv troupe at his older brother's invitation. He was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1977 to 1980, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. Comedies such as Meatballs (1979), Caddyshack (1980), Stripes (1981) and Groundhog Day (1993) made him a star, and he starred in Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequel.

A frequent collaborator of Wes Anderson, he has appeared in ten of the director's films beginning with Rushmore (1998), including The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise Kingdom, The Grand Budapest Hotel and Isle of Dogs. In 2003 he played an aging actor in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, winning the Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Actor and earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His other films include Broken Flowers and Zombieland.

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