Biographic - Sunday October 11, 2015 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Born in Evanston, Illinois, on September 21, 1950, the fifth of nine children, Bill Murray abandoned pre-med studies at Colorado's Regis University and joined the Second City Chicago improvisational Comedy Troupe. Moving to New York, he was a featured player on the "National Lampoon Radio Hour." before becoming a cast member of a short-lived tv variety show hosted by Howard Cosell, when the show was canceled, Murray was recruited to "Saturday Night Live" to replace the departing Chevy Chase. He was made an easy transition into movies with the likes of "Meatballs" "Caddyshack" "Stripes" and "Tootsie" and gained a Golden Globe nomination for his role as Venkman in the 1984 blockbuster hit "Ghostbusters" but following the poor reception of his pet project, "The Razor's Edge" he took a four-year sabbatical and studied philosophy and history in France at the Sorbonne. 1988' "Scrooged" was a big success, as were such movies as "What About Bob?" and "Groundhog Day" Subsequent projects ranged from the quirky "Ed Wood" to the Looney Tunes world of "Space Jam" from "Hamlet" to "Charlie's Angels." He earned huge critical acclaim for "Rushmore" and an Academy Award for "Lost In Translation." He continued to make eclectic role choices, veering from the offbeat comedy of "The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou" to portraying Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Hyde Park On Hudson" also voicing Garfield in two movies and a badger in Fantastic Mr. Fox" he earned a Golden Globe nomination for 2014's "St. Vincent." This month sees Bill take the lead in the music biz comedy "Rock The Kasbah" after which he will star as Baloo in the live-action remake of "The Jungle Book" and make a cameo in a "Ghostbusters" reboot!

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