"I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97. I'm a single parent (Moranis' wife[1] died in 1991 of liver cancer), and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn't miss it." ”

Moranis reportedly retired because he made so much money from the Honey I Shrunk the Kids movies that he did not need to work anymore.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-10-12-rick-moranis_x.htm

God bless him. Not many actors would leave the business to take care of the kids. They are very fortunate to have him as a dad. :D

Good for him !

I guess he wont be in the new Ghostbusters movie :(

I guess he wont be in the new Ghostbusters movie :(
Maybe he'll make an exception. I think his kids are grown up now.

Maybe he'll make an exception. I think his kids are grown up now.
Yeah. He;s great in the GB movies LOL

I guess he wont be in the new Ghostbusters movie :(


It is highly unlikely, he already turned down an offer to lend his voice to the new Ghostbusters video game.

He seems like a sweet guy. Good for him, but we'll sure miss him.

I wondered why he hadn't done anything in a long time. Sad that he's never remarried either or found someone else.

Rick is a great guy and very down to earth. I've never met him, but know people who worked with him when he was still with SCTV. It's sad we won't get to see his humour much anymore. Hopefully he'll do the odd thing now and again though.

Hey Hoser - you're always welcome here, where your toque, lumberjacket and a square of Molson's awaits you eh!

Yeah ditto. He's the perfect older nerd character, and he's hilarious. We'll miss his humor


Actually the last thing he did WAS a McKenzie brothers type thing in a Disney movie:lol:

Yeah ditto. He's the perfect older nerd character, and he's hilarious. We'll miss his humor


Actually the last thing he did WAS a McKenzie brothers type thing in a Disney movie:lol:


I know - now I'm wondering if that was done on purpose - kinda to "bookend" his career. I hope not. Yah, he could be doing voice-overs at least. I imagine it would be fun for his kids to know he's voiced cartoons, etc..

I know - now I'm wondering if that was done on purpose - kinda to "bookend" his career. I hope not. Yah, he could be doing voice-overs at least. I imagine it would be fun for his kids to know he's voiced cartoons, etc..
Yeah thats true. Though I think his kids are teenagers, unless he shrunk them :lol:




RICK PLEASE MAKE A HONEY I SHRUNK MY TEENAGERS

Yeah thats true. Though I think his kids are teenagers, unless he shrunk them :lol:




RICK PLEASE MAKE A HONEY I SHRUNK MY TEENAGERS


Now THAT would be hugely popular with parents!!! :lol:

Now THAT would be hugely popular with parents!!! :lol:
LOL yeah

its too bad for us, he did a lot of great stuff over the years

Yeah thats true. Though I think his kids are teenagers, unless he shrunk them :lol:




RICK PLEASE MAKE A HONEY I SHRUNK MY TEENAGERS
Hey, I'd watch that movie. :lol:

Tell you the truth I thought he had left "the business" years ago. I never heard his name coming up since the late 90s after the Honey We Shrunk Ourselves video release.

According to IMDB his last work were two Brother Bear films; second one in 2006.

The Real Reason Rick Moranis Walked Away From Hollywood (https://www.looper.com/1885757/real-reason-rick-moranis-walked-away-from-hollywood/)

Rick Moranis (https://web.archive.org/web/20190914213139/https://lebeauleblog.com/2011/06/21/what-the-hell-happened-to-rick-moranis/) was one of the biggest comedy stars of the 1980s and '90s, but then he largely walked away from it all. What happened and where did he go?

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If you’re a child of the eighties, you’ll remember Rick Moranis. He was one of the biggest comic stars of the era, with iconic roles in GHOSTBUSTERS I & II, HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS and many more. But, somewhere around the mid-nineties, Moranis seemed to drop off the map, vanishing from sight, only returning for the occasional voice role in things like Disney’s BROTHER BEAR.

In our latest edition of WTF Happened to This Celebrity, we try to figure out why Moranis seemingly abandoned his thriving Hollywood career. It turns out that Moranis simply decided to focus on things that were more important to him (family). We dig into this as well as his career origins on SCTV, where he and co-star Dave Thomas famously created the beer-swilling Canucks, Bob & Doug McKenzie, before hitting the big time with a feature film (STRANGE BREW) that remains a cult classic. From there, Moranis’ career was on fire, with him taking over for John Candy as Louis Tully in GHOSTBUSTERS, before becoming an unlikely (and famous) leading man in his own comedies, including HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS (and its sequel HONEY, I BLEW UP THE KID), LITTLE GIANTS, PARENTHOOD, and more.

Yes family is the most important thing........

I dont wanna sound mean but I didnt like Spaceballs so I doubt the 2nd one will be better.....

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Welcome to my channel Fade To Black!

What Really Happened To Rick Moranis?

Rick Moranis wasn’t just the nerdy guy with the glasses — he was one of the most quietly brilliant comic actors of the 1980s.

From SCTV to Ghostbusters, Spaceballs, and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Moranis built a run of performances that defined a generation… and then he walked away at the height of his career.

So what really happened?

In this episode of What Really Happened To…, we look at Rick Moranis’ rise through sketch comedy, his Hollywood breakout, the personal tragedy that changed everything, his long absence from film, and the shocking 2020 street attack that put him back in the headlines.

This isn’t a story about scandal or collapse.

It’s about priorities, fatherhood, and a man who chose something bigger than fame.

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⏱️ Timestamps


0:55 – SCTV
2:08 – Strange Brew
2:29 – Streets of Fire
2:43 – Ghostbusters
4:26 – The Little Shop of Horrors
4:50 – Parenthood
5:58 – Spaceballs
6:18 – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
7:02 – Tragedy
9:13 – The Attack
9:47 – What We Remember


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Rick Moranis didn’t disappear. He made a choice.

And that choice says a lot about Hollywood — and even more about him.