Rick Moranis
Definition
Rick Moranis (born Morris Moranis, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and musician, celebrated for his nerdy, everyman roles in 1980s classics.
Famous for portraying Louis Tully in Ghostbusters, Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, and Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors.
Co-creator of the beer-swilling 'Great White North' brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie on SCTV, who took politeness to absurd Canadian extremes.
Examples
Rick Moranis's Louis Tully didn't just get possessed by Zuul – he upgraded to deluxe awkwardness.
When Rick Moranis shrinks your kids, you know the real adventure is figuring out the backyard wilderness.
Rick Moranis as Seymour in Little Shop proved that feeding your plant your enemies is peak dark comedy.
Hollywood misses Rick Moranis, who traded red carpets for family life like a boss-level plot twist.