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[[File:RickMoranis02_6794.jpg|frame|Rick Moranis in 1990]]
{{quote|''The average American home now has more television sets than people ... according to Nielsen Media Research. There are 2.73 TV sets in the typical home and 2.55 people, the researchers said.''
|An excerpt from [http://rickmoranisfanpage.com/Articles/nov222006.html My Days Are Numbered], something [[Crowning Moment of Funny|funny]] Rick wrote.}}
Frederick Alan '''"Rick" Moranis''' was born on April 18th, 1953 in [[Toronto]], Ontario, Canada. He was a radio DJ in the 70's, and made it big on ''[[SCTV]]'' in 1979.
Originally intended to protest against government requirements for "Identifiable Canadian Content" on the show, Rick, along with ''SCTV'' cast mate Dave Thomas, thought up of Bob and Doug McKenzie, two half-wit, drunkard brothers who talk about various things on ''The Great White North''. However, despite the McKenzie Bros. being incredibly stereotypical characters, this all worked too well and made them [[Breakout Character|really popular with the audience]], so much that the U.S. version also included ''The Great White North'' skits. This also made the two comedians members of the [[Order of Canada]] due to their contribution.
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* [[Older Than They Look]]: In his 20's and 30's, he looked about a decade or two younger than he actually was. Plus, he portrayed the comic book character Henry (a young boy) in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1og-2Doxs0 this ''SCTV'' sketch].
* [[The Short Guy with Glasses]]: He is exactly 163 cm, or 5'4'', in height, making him shorter than most of his co-stars in movies and on T.V.
* [[Song Parody]]: "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" off ''The Agoraphobic Cowboy'' is a straight-on parody of <s>[[Johnny Cash]]'s</s> <s>Rolf Harris's</s> [[Covered Up|Geoff Mack]]'s "I've Been Everywhere".
* [[The Southpaw]]
* [[Typecasting]]: [http://rickmoranisfanpage.com/Articles/underglass.html His characters range between nerds, sleazes, weasels, geeks, and goofs]. Keep in mind that the roles are more versatile than you think (in ''[[Streets of Fire]]'', for example, he got to play a [[Badass]]
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