In 2004, Bill Murray became the first "Saturday Night Live" original cast member to be nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, for his hilariously low-key performance as an American star stranded in Japan in Lost in Translation.This master of deadpan dry wit was born the fifth of nine children in Wilmette, Ill., on Sept. 21, 1950. Murray began his comedy career with The National Lampoon Radio Hour and Chicago's Second City comedy troupe. In 1975, he made his screen debut as a voice in the dubbed version of the adult French cartoon Shame of the Jungle, followed by a bit part in Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976).
Murray then built up a sizable following with such 1980s comedies as Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters, Scrooged and 1993's Groundhog Day but has also explored serious characters in The Razor's Edge (1984) and Rushmore (1998). He nabbed an Independent Spirit Award nod in 2010 for his supporting role in Get Low.
Lost in TranslationTwo lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America. Read More
GhostbustersAfter losing their academic posts at a prestigious university, a team of parapsychologists (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis) goes into business as proton-pack-toting "ghostbusters" who exterminate ghouls, hobgoblins and supernatural pests of all stripes. An ad campaign pays off when a... Read More
The Life Aquatic with Steve ZissouEccentric oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew find themselves in troubled waters when they attempt to track down the mysterious "jaguar shark" that ate Zissou's partner while they were filming a documentary of their latest adventure. Zissou also contends with a beautiful, inquiring... Read More
City of EmberBill Murray and Tim Robbins head the cast in this sci-fi fantasy set in Ember, a city illuminated only by artificial light. When the town's generator begins to fail, two teens (Harry Treadaway and Saoirse Ronan) race to save Ember's citizens from darkness by solving an old mystery. Martin Landau,... Read More
Groundhog DayIn this offbeat existential comedy from director Harold Ramis, self-centered television weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pa., to cover the annual appearance of the town's world-famous groundhog. After unleashing his bitterness on his producer (Andie MacDowell) and... Read More
