Profile
Bill Murray
Actor and Comedian
Male
Born
Sep 21, 1950
Age
62
Hometown
Wilmette, Illinois
Other Names
Murray, William J...
William James "Bill" Murray is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live in which he earned an Emmy Award and later went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, including… Read More
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Romance
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Jennifer ButlerMarried 1997 - 2008
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Margaret KellyMarried 1981 - 1996
Family
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Bill Murray
Age 62
parents
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Edward J. Murray IIFather
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Lucille CollinsMother
siblings
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NancySister
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PeggySister
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AndyBrother
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EdwardBrother
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LauraSister
children
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Homer MurraySon, Age 31
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Luke MurraySon, Age 28
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Cal MurraySon, Age 20
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Jackson MurraySon, Age 17
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Cooper MurraySon, Age 16
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Lincoln MurraySon, Age 11
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Scott Norvell: 9 Rules For Westerners Visiting JapanHuffington Post - Apr 19, 2013
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Must Do’s: What We Like This WeekSalon.com - Apr 06, 2013
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“life After Life”: A World War Ii Do OverSalon.com - Apr 01, 2013
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Mike Bonifer: Red And White: A People Love StoryHuffington Post - Mar 27, 2013
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1950
Birth
Born on September 21, 1950.
TEENAGE
1967
16 Years Old
Murray's father died in 1967 from complications of diabetes, when Bill was 17 years old.
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TWENTIES
1978
27 Years Old
A Rutland Weekend Television sketch Eric Idle brought for his appearance on SNL developed into the 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash with Murray (alongside other SNL cast members) appearing as "Bill Murray the K", a send-up of New York radio host Murray the K, in a segment of the film that is an obvious parody of the Maysles Brothers's documentary The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit.
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1979
28 Years Old
Murray landed his first starring role with the film Meatballs in 1979.
1980
29 Years Old
He followed this up with his portrayal of famed writer Hunter S. Thompson in 1980's Where the Buffalo Roam.
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THIRTIES
1986
35 Years Old
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With the exception of a cameo appearance in the 1986 movie Little Shop of Horrors, he did not make any appearances in films, though he did participate in several public readings in Manhattan organized by playwright/director Timothy Mayer and in a production of Bertolt Brecht's A Man's A Man.
1988
37 Years Old
Murray returned to films in 1988 with Scrooged and the sequel Ghostbusters II in 1989.
1990
39 Years Old
In 1990, Murray made his first and only attempt at directing when he co-directed Quick Change with producer Howard Franklin.
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FORTIES
1996
45 Years Old
Following Murray's affair with Jennifer Butler, the couple divorced in 1996.
2000
49 Years Old
During the 2000 presidential campaign, Murray supported Green Party candidate Ralph Nader.
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FIFTIES
In 2003, he garnered considerable acclaim for Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, and went on to earn a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Independent Spirit Award, as well as Best Actor awards from a number of film critic organizations.
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During this time, Murray still appeared in comedic roles such as Charlie's Angels and Osmosis Jones. In 2004, he provided the voice of Garfield in Garfield: The Movie, and again in 2006 for Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties. (Later, Murray claimed that he only took part because he was under the misguided impression the screenplay, actually co-written by Joel Cohen, was the work of Joel Coen).
In 2005, Murray announced that he would take a break from acting, as he had not had the time to relax since his new breakthrough in the late 1990s.
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He was the M.C. 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.
2008
57 Years Old
Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008, accusing Murray of domestic violence, infidelity, and sex, drug and alcohol addiction. Their divorce was finalized on June 13, 2008.
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In March 2010, Bill Murray appeared on Late Show with David Letterman and talked about his return to Ghostbusters III, stating "I'd do it only if my character was killed off in the first reel".
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2011
60 Years Old
On February 13, 2011, Murray, playing with tournament champion D. A. Points, won the Pro-Am championship at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.
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2012
61 Years Old
On January 31, 2012 – 30 years after his first appearance with Letterman, Murray appeared again on his talk show.
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