Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American comedian, producer, film director and actor from Wilmette, Illinois.
Murray initially rose to prominence as a cast member of and a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live television series from 1977 to 1980.
Murray also has a long list of television and film appearances. They include:
- The Rutles in 1978 (as "Bill Murray the K.")
- Meatballs in 1979
- Caddyshack in 1980
- Ghostbusters (with Dan Aykroyd) in 1984
- The Razor's Edge (which was also cowritten by Murray) in 1984
- Ghostbusters 2 in 1989
- Little Shop of Horrors in 1986
- What About Bob in 1991
- Groundhog Day in 1993
- Ed Wood in 1994
- Osmosis Jones in 2001
- The Royal Tenenbaums in 2001
- Lost in Translation in 2003
Murray is the fifth of nine children. Three of Murray's siblings are also actors; John Murray, Joel Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray. All four Murray brothers appeared in the 1988 film Scrooged.