Rick Moranis

In 1986, Moranis got married to Ann Belsky Moranis but lost her to breast cancer, which had spread to her liver, in 1991. He has two children with his late wife.

Rick Moranis was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in a middle-class Jewish family. He attended the Sir Sandford Fleming Secondary School. He attended his primary school with ‘Rush’s’ frontman, Geddy Lee.

Moranis’ entertainment career began as a radio disk jockey with three different Toronto radio stations in the 1970s. His air-name used to be ‘Rick Allan’ at that time.

His made his television debut in 1976; he was a regular CBC-TV’s comedy series called ’90 Minutes Live’ but it was only four years later that he became famous with ‘Second City Television (SCTV)’.

He was convinced into joining the third season of the series by the writer and performer of the series itself, and his friend, Dave Thomas. He started getting fame for his impressions of Woody Allen, David Brinkley, etc.

In 1983, after gaining success as ‘McKenzie’ brothers, with their endearing catchphrases and portrayal of stereotypical Canadian men, Moranis and Thomas came out with a movie named, ‘Strange Brew’.

In the following year, opportunities to act in motion movies overwhelmed Moranis and he acted in ‘The Streets of Fire’ along with Diane Lane and Michael Pare, in which he played a slightly serious role than ‘SCTV’.

Moranis gained success with his ‘Second City Television (SCTV)’ in 1980. His portrayal of one of the ‘McKenzie’ brother’s along with Dave Thomas helped him in getting recognized not only in Canada but the States as well.