Who is Ghostbuster Rick Moranis?

He’s perhaps known best as the iconic character from the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters”, Louis Tully, however, the actor Rick Moranis has over 40 acting credits to his name, and is also an awarded producer and writer. The character, Louis Tully, is certainly the most significant role in his acting career, and perhaps you didn’t know that this character was based on the similar one Rick played in “SCTV”, a comedy series which brought Rick numerous accolades and awards.

If you’ve wondered where Rick Moranis is today and what he’s doing, let us tell you the naked truth about his life before and after “Ghostbusters”.

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Early life, family, and education

Born Frederick Allan Moranis under the zodiac sign of Aries on 18 April 1953, Rick recently celebrated his 70^th birthday. He’s a native of Toronto, Ontario Canada, holds Canadian nationality, and comes from a family of Russian-Jewish and Polish-Jewish descent. Nothing else is known about his family since he respects their privacy.

As a teenager, Rick began his entertainment industry career as a radio disc jockey, with his on-air name ‘Rick Allan’. When it comes to his educational background, he attended a local high school, and upon matriculating in 1971, he enrolled at York University in Toronto, from which he graduated with a BA degree in 1975.

Roles in series

Rick made his acting debut playing various characters in the show “SCTV” in 1981, however, the character which caused most interest with the audience was Bob McKenzie, and this character was an inspiration for his portrayal of Louis Tully. He reprised this role in the 1982 sequel “SCTV Network”, which he also co-wrote and produced with his co-stars, John Candy, Eugene Levy, Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin.

The crew shares the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program, and they also received an Earle Grey Award. The show followed the story of the staff of a TV station in Melonville, who put on the air its own silly program.

Rick’s next television series involvement was his voice role as Max Schneider in the 1990 series “Gravedale High”, and most recently, he was heard as Dark Helmet in an episode of the series “The Goldbergs” in 2018.

Honored to have Rick Moranis reprise his role as Dark Helmet on tomorrow's tribute to Spaceballs on #TheGoldbergs! 🙌 https://t.co/QALNwxfyYE

— The Goldbergs (@TheGoldbergsABC) May 8, 2018

Roles in movies

Rick made his big-screen debut as Bob MacKenzie in the 1983 movie “Strange Brew”, written, directed and starring himself, and Dave Thomas. The movie won a Genie Award- Golden Reel. In the following year, Rick was seen as Billy Fish in “Streets of Fire”, also starring Diane Lane and Michael Pare.

Later that year, Rick was cast to play his first major movie role as Louis Tully in “Ghostbusters”. Fun fact: the first choice for this role was John Candy, however, after he dropped out, Rick was brought in as a last-minute replacement, starring opposite Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver in this epic fantasy action-comedy, which won two Oscar-nominations – Best Music, Original Song, and Best Effects, Visual Effects. In 2015, the movie was listed on the National Film Registry.

Also in 1984, Rick was seen as Harry in “The Wild Life”, and starred as Willy Leipert in the TV movie “Hockey Night”, followed in 1985 by his role as Linsk Minyk in “The Last Polka”, another movie made for television,.

Rick returned to the big screen playing Morty King in the 1985 comedy “Brewster’s Millions”, followed later that year by his role as Howard Gross in “Head Office”. In 1986, Rick was seen as Barry Nye in “Club Paradise”, followed by another notable role as Seymour Krelborn in “Little Shop of Horrors”, a musical comedy horror, also starring Ellen Greene and Vincent Gardenia; the movie followed the story of a nerdy florist and a giant man-eating plant, and was nominated for two Oscars (Best Effects, Visual Effects, and Best Music, Original Song).

Rick was next cast to play Dark Helmet in the 1987 science-fiction comedy “Spaceballs”, starring opposite John Candy and Mel Brooks, then two years later, Rick reprised his role as Louis Tully in “Ghostbusters II”, which didn’t have as much success as the first part, although it was nominated for the Young Artist Award- Best Family Motion Picture-Comedy.

Later that year, Rick starred as Wayne Szalinski in the comedy “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”. The plot revolved around the scientist father of two teenagers who with his new invention accidentally shrinks his children and their two friends to the size of insects. The movie had 10 award nominations and two wins, including the British Academy of Film and Television Art (BAFTA) Award for Best Special Visual Effects.

In the following years, Rick starred in “Parenthood” (1989) and “My Blue Heaven” (1990), and then reprised his role as Wayne Szalinski in “Honey, I Blew Up the Kid” (1992). Next, he was seen as Barney Rubble in the 1994 comedy “The Flintstones”, also starring John Goodman and Rosie O’Donnell. The movie had 10 award nominations and won six, but including the Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay.

Rick followed with his roles in “Little Giants” (1994), “Big Bully” (1996), and “Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves!” in 1997, which was his last role before his acting hiatus, which lasted until 2001, when he was heard as Toy Taker in “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys”.

Two years later, Rick was heard as Holley in “Miss Soider’s Sunny Patch Kids” and as Rutt in “Brother Bear”; he reprised his voice role as Rutt in the 2006 sequel “Brother Bear 2”. He returned on television as Bob McKenzie in the 2007 TV movie “Bob & Doug McKenzie Two-Four Anniversary”, and in the following year made his return to the big screen again as Bob McKenzie, in “Rush: Snakes & Arrows – Live in Holland”, which was his most recent role.

What is he doing today?

If you loved his role as Wayne Szalinski, then we have a great piece of news for you. Rick will be back in the cinemas playing this role in the movie “Shrunk”, which is currently in development, and set to be released later in 2023. This is a remake of the 1989 movie “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, and this time, Rick’s co-star is great Josh Gad.

Love life and wife

Rick is quite secretive when it comes to his personal matters, but it’s known that he married Ann Belsky, a make-up department worker, in 1986, and they had two children together, namely Rachel and Mitchell. Sadly, Ann died on 4 February 1991, after a long battle with breast cancer.

The reason Rick took his acting break was his inability to manage his work and his responsibilities as a single father, and as he put it, he decided to devote his time to his children.

As of April 2023, it seems that Rick is still single.

Net worth

Rick has amassed a sizable fortune as a result of his acting career and major film appearances. It was a long road from radio presenter to one of the most popular comedians, but it looks that the effort paid off in the end. Rick’s net worth is estimated to be more than $10 million, as of April 2023, according to sources.

Who is Talia Shire?

An actress with over 70 acting credits to her name, Talia Shire is still probably known best for her roles as Connie in “The Godfather” and its sequels, as well as Adrian in “Rocky”. She won numerous awards and accolades playing the mentioned roles, including the most prestigious Academy Award nomination.

More about her acting career, her life, and where she is now, you’ll find out by reading this article, so keep on scrolling.

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— The New York Acting Alliance (@NewYorkActing) December 4, 2021

Early life, family, and education

Born Talia Rose Coppola under the zodiac sign of Taurus on 25 April 1946, she recently celebrated her 77^th birthday. Talia is a native of Lake Success, New York State USA, holds American nationality, and comes from a family of Italian descent. She’s the daughter of Carmine and Italia Coppola, and her brothers are the famous director Francis Ford Coppola, and August Coppola, an academic.

As a young girl Talia was very shy, so upon matriculating from high school in 1964, her parents sent her to Yale Drama School to overcome her shyness. In 1966, she moved to Hollywood, California to launch her acting career.

Acting career-beginnings

Talia made her acting debut playing the support role as June in the 1968 movie “The Wild Racers”. Two years later, she was cast to play Nurse Cora in “The Dunwich Horror”, and later in 1970, Talia made her first television appearance as Lydia in an episode of the TV series “My World and Welcome to It”.

In the following year, Talia played a supporting role as Last Party Guest in the movie “The Christian Licorice Store” before she was seen playing one of her most notable roles, as Connie in “The Godfather” in 1972.

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Most notable roles

Talia starred opposite Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, and James Can in this legendary movie, written and directed by her brother, Francis Ford Coppola. Her role as Connie Corleone Rizzi in the first part of “The Godfather” did not go unnoticed, however, and when she reprised her role in the 1974 sequel “The Godfather Part II”, she was nominated for the Oscar – Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Two years later, Talia was cast to play Adrian in the sports drama “Rocky”, written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. This was Talia’s first main role, and she was nominated for the Oscar- Best Actress in a Leading Role, as well for the Golden Globe Award- Best Actress in a Motion Picture- Drama.

She reprised her role in “Rocky II” (1979), “Rocky III” (1982), “Rocky IV” (1985), and “Rocky V” in 1990, then later in 1990, she was again seen as Connie Corleone in “The Godfather Part III”.

After “The Godfather” and “Rocky”

These two roles have marked her career, however, Talia had numerous roles in the late ’90s and early 2000s, which also deserved the attention of the critics and the audience.

Worth mentioning are Talia’s roles in “Bed & Breakfast” (1991), “Deadfall” (1993), “The Landlady” (1998), and “Lured Innocence” (2000). She played Irena in the 2002 romantic drama “Kiss the Bride”, also starring Sean Patrick Flanery and Amanda Detmer, which had nine wins, Talia winning two Monte-Carlo Comedy Film Festival Awards – Special Mention and Jury Prize for Best Actress.

She followed with supporting roles in “Pomegranate” (2005), “Homo Erectus” (2007), and “Looking for Palladin” (2008) before she landed the lead role as Mary Perspirino in the 2010 comedy crime-drama “Pizza with Bullets”. It was a story of a mobster who believed that a pizza parlor owner is his missing son, also starring Vincent Pastore and Ronnie Marmo. For her performance, Talia won the Action on Film International Film Festival – Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Garden State Film Festival Award -Wave of Excellence for Filmmaking.

Since the list of Talia’s roles is too long to enumerate, we’ve  chosen some of her most notable. In the following decade, Talia was seen in “My Secret Billionaire” (2011), “Palo Alto” (2013), “Dreamland” (2016), and “Con Man” in 2018.

Talia returned to television too, guest-starring in the series “Kingdom” (2017) and “Grace and Frankie” (2018).

What is she doing now?

Most recently, Talia was seen as Iola Parkes in the 2019 movie “Working Man”, starring opposite Peter Gerety and Billy Brown, which followed the story of an old factory worker who continued to go to his former job although the factory was shut down. Two years later, Talia was seen as Ida Stern in the family drama “Romancing Brazil”.

She starred in the 2023 drama “Chantilly Bridge” which premiered in March, and received praise from the audience who rated it 9.1/10, naming it an ‘awesome movie’. Talia’s co-stars are Jill Eikenberry and Lindsay Crouse, and the movie is based on the 1993 TV drama “Chantilly Lace”, which follows the secret lives of seven women.

Talia’s fans will be happy to hear that she has finished the filming of her new project, entitled “Megalopolis”, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Love life and relationships

Talia has been married twice. Her first husband was David Shire, a writer, and composer, with whom she has a son named Matthew Shire, also a writer. Talia and David married on 29 May 1970, and divorced on 8 May 1980.

On 23 August 1980, Talia married Jack Schwartzman, an actor and producer. They had four children together, Jason, John, Robert and Stephanie, and were in marriage until his death on 15 June 1994 from pancreatic cancer.

Talia was in a relationship with Roger Corman, a film producer, however, this love story didn’t last long.

As of April 2023, it appears that Talia is single; she was married twice and has five children.

Net worth

As mentioned, Talia is perhaps most popular for playing the roles of Adrian and Connie, however, she’s accumulated a decent wealth during her 55-year-long acting career. Fun fact: for playing Adrian in “Rocky” she was offered $7,500, and for playing Connie in “The Godfather”, she was paid $1,500. Most of the income Talia has earned through her production house, Talia Production Company. According to sources as of early 2023, Talia has a net worth estimated at over $40 million.

Who is Lacey Wildd?

Lacey Wildd was born on 23 April 1968, in Montgomery, West Virginia, USA, and is a reality television and movie occasional actress, and former model, best known for her numerous breast augmentations and implants that have led to her breasts reaching a very large size. She’s been featured on numerous television programs, including “True Life”.

The Riches of Lacey Wildd

As of mid-2020, Lacey Wildd’s net worth is estimated to be over $100,000, earned through success in her various endeavors. Her work on television has brought in some significant paydays, though she has also spent a hefty amount to increase and maintain her bust size.

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She’s also had other work done on various parts of her body.

Early Life and Plastic Surgery Beginnings

Lacey grew up in West Virginia and lived most of her early life without much attention, though she often got into trouble or had accidents – she experienced falling down a well, and has had other near-death experiences though never specified. One specific experience she had was a feeling that she shouldn’t enter a car which proved to be a good decision as the car was involved in a crash later that day.

At the age of 16, she became involved in a relationship and became pregnant, leading her to marry at a young age.

She had two children, but was divorced five years later. When she became single, she realized that she needed to make ends meet to help provide for the children, and she worked as a waitress. She also changed her hair color and began contemplating breast augmentation surgery, something that she had always thought about. While the exact reasons for her breast surgery are not known, she decided that her A cup was not big enough for her.

Breast Augmentations and Other Augmentations

So Lacey used some of her earnings to undergo breast augmentation, increasing her size from A cup to a B cup.

Some people undergo augmentation surgery, then realize that they can do more enhancement, and begin considering a Barbie look. She wanted to become an adult Barbie, but an extreme version, so she then had her buttocks enlarged, her nose made slimmer, and her eyes widened, among many other things.

However, the main thing that she worked on was her breasts, as she continued increasing her size, over a third of her 36 plastic surgery operations. To date, she has spent over a million dollars in breast augmentation and is now credited as having an LLL Cup, a size that is almost impossible to achieve biologically. Her breast size has brought her a lot of attention, and considerable ire from those who don’t believe in plastic surgery.

Still, she quickly became a celebrity based on her breast size and other augmentations which have been the subject of numerous reality programs. In 2014, she announced that she was aiming to go for a QQQ cup size, and once again attracted controversy for the decision.

Television Appearances

Due to her breast size, Lacey’s gained opportunities to appear in minor roles in films, with the first being in the independent feature “Dr. Ice”. Later on, she would appear in “Blonde Squad” and “Beauty and the Beholder”, mostly working on various B films, so not gaining any mainstream attention for her acting.

Lacey Wildd

In 2011, her popularity surged when she was featured in an episode of “True Life” – the documentary series follows a particular topic, often related to addiction or issues about sex, money, or drugs, and has gained numerous awards over the years.

Since then, she’s been invited on to numerous shows, including “20/20”, “ABC News”, and “Dr. Drew”, which tackled her augmentation story, and debated her addiction to plastic surgery. In 2014, she was featured in “My Strange Addiction”, another documentary series that features people with what’s regarded by some as bizarre behavior, related to their beliefs or personal interests, often leading to ritualistic or compulsive behavior.

One of her latest appearances was in the same year, in an episode of “Botched”, the reality show which tackles various plastic surgery procedures that have gone wrong.

Recent Endeavors

Wildd continued with her QQQ cup surgery, though there wasn’t a lot of attention on it following her announcement, except for some controversy based on the risk that was involved with the surgery. No doctor from the US wanted to support her action, so she had to go to Brazil for medical consultations. Due to her large breast size and weight, she has had pig skin sewed into her abdomen to support them. She also had internal bra surgery to have something that is supporting the heavyweight of her augmentations.

She has to sleep at a 30-degree angle or risk getting suffocated by her breasts which have been weighed at around 21 kilograms together. She mentions that it feels like she has guitar strings in her body that support her breasts. Despite the obvious risks and dangers, she doesn’t seem to be bothered by it at all. In 2016, she started a psychic business, offering consultations in her home with the name Ghostbusty. She credits her psychic abilities to her unusual or near-death experiences as a child, but believes that her breast journey has led her to her current line of work.

Personal Life

Lacey has six children from different relationships, but is still single. She has not remarried following her first marriage and divorce, as proven by the fact that her ex-boyfriend was one of the people who encouraged her with her current psychic business. Her children have been interviewed on television, and they admit that their life has been surrounded with the attention on their mother’s boobs. Her children don’t believe in her plastic surgery enhancements for the most part, and seeing her photos of the past, they believe she was much prettier back then.