Frederick Allan Moranis (born April 18, 1953) is a Canadian actor, comedian, musician, producer, songwriter and writer.
Moranis appeared in the sketch comedy series Second City Television (SCTV) in the 1980s and starred afterwards in several Hollywood films, including Strange Brew (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), Ghostbusters (1984) and its sequel Ghostbusters II (1989), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989, and its 1992 and 1997 sequels), Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), and The Flintstones(1994).
In 1997, Moranis began a long break from acting to dedicate his time to his two children as a widower. He has not appeared in a live-action film for over 28 years. However, he provided voice-over work for a few animated films, including Disney's Brother Bear (2003). He also released comedy albums and made appearances at fan conventions.
In 2020, after a hiatus of nearly 23 years from live-action films, Moranis signed to reprise his role of Wayne Szalinski in a new sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, called Shrunk, before the project was put on hold.
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The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjo...
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The discovery of a massive river of ectoplasm and a resurgence of spectral activity allows the staff...
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The scientist father of a teenage girl and boy accidentally shrinks his and two other neighborhood t...
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FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Ant...
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With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an Engl...
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Wayne Szalinski is at it again. But instead of shrinking things, he tries to make a machine that can...
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A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom h...
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Professor Wayne Szalinski is presented the Imagination Institute's Inventor of the Year Award. Durin...
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When Danny O'Shea's daughter is cut from the Peewee football team just for being a girl, he decides ...
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Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classi...
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The joke's on absent-minded scientist Wayne Szalinski when his troublesome invention shrinks him, hi...
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| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
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| 1 | Howard (2018) | Seymour Krelborn (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
| 2 | Brother Bear 2 (2006) | Rutt (voice) | 6.8 | |
| 3 | Brother Bear (2003) Oscars 2004 | Rutt (voice) | 7 | |
| 4 | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) | Toy Taker / Mr. Cuddles the Teddy Bear (voice) | 4.3 | |
| 5 | Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997) | Wayne Szalinski | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Big Bully (1996) | David Leary | 8 | |
| 7 | Honey, I Shrunk the Audience! (1994) | Wayne Szalinski | 9 | |
| 8 | Little Giants (1994) | Danny O'Shea | 5.9 | |
| 9 | The Flintstones (1994) | Barney Rubble | 4.9 | |
| 10 | Splitting Heirs (1993) | Henry Bullock | 6 | |
| 11 | Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992) | Wayne Szalinski | 5.4 | |
| 12 | L.A. Story (1991) | Gravedigger (uncredited) | 7.5 | |
| 13 | My Blue Heaven (1990) | Barney Coopersmith | 7.8 | |
| 14 | Parenthood (1989) | Nathan Huffner | 7.2 | |
| 15 | Ghostbusters II (1989) | Louis Tully | 6.8 | |
| 16 | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) | Wayne Szalinski | 6.5 | |
| 17 | Spaceballs (1987) | Dark Helmet | 7.3 | |
| 18 | Little Shop of Horrors (1986) | Seymour Krelborn | 7.4 | |
| 19 | Club Paradise (1986) | Barry Nye | 8 | |
| 20 | Brewster's Millions (1985) | Morty King | 7.2 | |
| 21 | Head Office (1985) | Howard Gross | 8 | |
| 22 | Streets of Fire (1984) | Billy Fish | 5 | |
| 23 | Ghostbusters (1984) | Louis Tully | 7.8 | |
| 24 | Strange Brew (1983) | Director / Writer | 7.8 | |
| 25 | Shrunk | Wayne Szalinski | - | - |
