William James Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States, on September 21, 1950, is an American actor and comedian. Young Bill Murray first started performing in high school theater productions and community theater. He began his acting career with improvisational comedy troupe The Second City in Chicago. He got his television debut in ABC comedy variety program Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975-1976). He landed his big break with NBC Saturday Night Live (1976–1980) in various roles, also as a writer. He made his big screen debut in comedy drama movie Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976) in uncredited role as Nick Kessler. He got his first credited role as Tripper Harrison in comedy film Meatballs (1979). Bill breakthrough performance came as Carl Spackler in comedy film Caddyshack (1980).
Bill Murray height is 6' 1" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 185.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 165.5 іn pоunds or 75 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 75 years old. His shoe size is 11 US.
Birth Date:
September 21, 1950
Age:
75 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Virgo
Natural hair color:
Gray
Eye Color:
Blue
Net Worth:
$140 Million
Height:
6 ft 1 in | 185.5 cm
Weight:
75 kg | 165.5 lbs
Shoe Size:
11 US | 44 EU
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the BAFTA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role also was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Bob Harris in romantic comedy drama movie Lost in Translation (2003).
He played Peter Venkman in supernatural comedy films Ghostbusters (1984), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, Ghostbusters II (1989), Ghostbusters (2016), Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy forHyde Park on Hudson (2012) as Franklin D. Roosevelt, and St. Vincent (2014) as Vincent MacKenna.
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor American Comedy Award for Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) for his role as Phil Connors in comedy fantasy film Groundhog Day (1993).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Rushmore (1998) as Herman Blume, and On the Rocks (2020) as Felix.
He was nominated for the Saturn Awards for Best Actor for Scrooged (1988) as Francis Xavier "Frank" Cross, and Broken Flowers (2005) as Don Johnston.
He was nominated for the Critics Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble for his role as Steve Zissou in adventure comedy drama film The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004).
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Frank Quinn in drama film Get Low (2010).
He won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Action for his role as John Bosley in action comedy movie Charlie's Angels (2000).
He co-wrote and starred in Netflix musical comedy film A Very Murray Christmas (2015), for which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.
He was nominated for the BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film for his voice role as Baloo in fantasy adventure film The Jungle Book (2016).
Tootsie (1982) - Jeff Slater
Passion Play (2010) - Happy Shannon
He voiced Garfield in Garfield (2004) and Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006).
What About Bob? (1991) - Bob Wiley
Rock the Kasbah (2015) - Richie Lanz
Aloha (2015) - Carson Welch
He starred in post-apocalyptic zombie comedy films Zombieland (2009) and Zombieland: Double Tap (2019).
He voiced Clive Badger in Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and Boss in Isle of Dogs (2018).
The French Dispatch (2021) - Arthur Howitzer Jr
The Dead Don't Die (2019) - Cliff Robertson
The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022) - The Colonel
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) - Lord Krylar
Riff Raff (2024) - Leftie
The Friend (2024) - Walter
He was a cast member and a writer on Saturday Night Live (1977-1980), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series.
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Jack Kennison in HBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014).
Alpha House (2013-2014) Amazon Prime Video - Senator Vernon Smits
He co-hosted Facebook Watch reality series Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings (2017–2018).
The Now (2021) Quibi - Dr. Robert Flaherty
Attended St. Joseph’s Grade School.
Graduated from Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois (1968).
Studied at Regis University in Denver, Colorado.
Has Irish ancestry.
Has five brothers: John, Joel, Brian Doyle, Edward Murray III (died in 2020), Andy and three sisters: Nancy, Peggy, Laura.
He performed in comedy radio show The National Lampoon Radio Hour (1973-1974), with John Belushi and Chevy Chase.
He was lead singer in rock band Dutch Masters.
He is an avid golfer.
Good friend with Sofia Coppola.
He was inducted into the South Atlantic League Hall of Fame in 2012.
He won the CinEuphoria Career - Honorary Award in 2016.
Fan of the Illini men's basketball team.
Huge fan of Chicago Cubs and the Chicago Bears.
He voiced Dr. Peter Venkman in video games Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009), Lego Dimensions (2015) and Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered (2019).
He was married to:
Margaret Kelly (1981-1996), they have two sons, Homer and Luke
Jennifer Butler (1997-2008), they have four sons: Caleb James, Jackson William, Cooper Jones, Lincoln Darius
He dated Kelis (2023) and Jenny Lewis (2015).