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After ''SCTV'' and its reboot, ''SCTV Network 90'', Rick ended up in a bunch of movies throughout the 80's and for over half of the 90's. During his career, he got married to a scenery designer named Ann, and they had two kids, Ariel and Josh. In late 1990, Ann was diagnosed with liver cancer, prompting Rick to decline the offer of doing ''[[City Slickers]]'' in order to nurse her back to health. Sadly, she died 5 months later. |
After ''SCTV'' and its reboot, ''SCTV Network 90'', Rick ended up in a bunch of movies throughout the 80's and for over half of the 90's. During his career, he got married to a scenery designer named Ann, and they had two kids, Ariel and Josh. In late 1990, Ann was diagnosed with liver cancer, prompting Rick to decline the offer of doing ''[[City Slickers]]'' in order to nurse her back to health. Sadly, she died 5 months later. |
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In 1997, Rick retired from acting, because he |
In 1997, Rick retired from acting, because he felt it was too complicated to raise his kids while he was going everywhere to do movies. So, in his own words, he took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then he found out that he doesn't miss acting. |
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In 2005, Rick also released a comedy album entitled ''The Agoraphobic Cowboy'', which draws influence from country music. It got nominated for a [[Grammy Award]], much to his surprise. |
In 2005, Rick also released a comedy album entitled ''The Agoraphobic Cowboy'', which draws influence from country music. It got nominated for a [[Grammy Award]], much to his surprise. |
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More information can be found [http://www.rickmoranisfanpage.com/moranis.html here]. |
More information can be found [http://www.rickmoranisfanpage.com/moranis.html here]. |
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=== Pre-retirement: === |
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* ''SCTV'' (1976) -- Joined the cast in '79. |
* ''SCTV'' (1976) -- Joined the cast in '79. |
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* ''SCTV Network 90'' (1981) -- continuing from where the original ''SCTV'' left off |
* ''SCTV Network 90'' (1981) -- continuing from where the original ''SCTV'' left off |
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* ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' (1996) |
* ''Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves'' (1996) |
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=== Post-retirement: === |
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* ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]] |
* ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]] and The Island Of Misfit Toys'' (2001) -- Oddly enough. |
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* ''[[Brother Bear]]'' (2003) |
* ''[[Brother Bear]]'' (2003) |
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* ''Brother Bear 2'' (2006) |
* ''Brother Bear 2'' (2006) |
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=== Albums: === |
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* ''The Great White North'' (1982; alongside Dave Thomas) |
* ''The Great White North'' (1982; alongside Dave Thomas) |
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* ''You, Me, The Music and Me'' (1989) |
* ''You, Me, The Music and Me'' (1989) |
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* ''The Agoraphobic Cowboy'' (2005) |
* ''The Agoraphobic Cowboy'' (2005) |
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=== Associated Tropes: === |
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* [[Adorkable]]: Often described as "nerdy", whether as himself, or characters such as [[Ghostbusters|Louis]] or [[Little Shop of Horrors|Seymour]]. |
* [[Adorkable]]: Often described as "nerdy", whether as himself, or characters such as [[Ghostbusters|Louis]] or [[Little Shop of Horrors|Seymour]]. |
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* [[Blue Eyes]] |
* [[Blue Eyes]] |
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* [[Canada, Eh?]] |
* [[Canada, Eh?]] |
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* [[Jewish and Nerdy]] |
* [[Jewish and Nerdy]] |
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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]. |
* [[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]. |
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* [[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. |
* [[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. |
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* [[Song Parody]]: "I Ain't Goin' Nowhere" off ''The Agoraphobic Cowboy'' is a straight-on parody of [[Johnny Cash]]'s "I've Been Everywhere". |
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* [[The Southpaw]] |
* [[The Southpaw]] |
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* [[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]] sleezy nerd). |
* [[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]] sleezy nerd). |