By Wonderwall.com Editors
2:56pm PST, Feb 12, 2023
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In 1975, Bill Murray — who cut his teeth in comedy at The Second City in Chicago and then at "The National Lampoon Radio Hour" after he moved to New York City in 1974 — made his television debut on the ABC variety show "Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell," which is often confused with NBC's "Saturday Night Live." That October, Bill co-starred in a sketch with comedy legend Christopher Guest and his real-life big brother, fellow actor Brian Doyle-Murray.
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Bill Murray posed for a portrait in 1977 to mark his first full season on "Saturday Night Live" after joining the cast midway through the second season earlier that year. (He was brought on to replace original cast member Chevy Chase.)
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Bill Murray sat in Chevy Chase's lap while posing for a group photo with Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner and Laraine Newman on the New York City set of "Saturday Night Live" in 1978 when Chevy returned to host. The two men got into a huge verbal altercation that week and remained on bad terms for years after.
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In 1979, Bill Murray joined Gilda Radner at the New York City premiere of "Manhattan." The "Saturday Night Live" co-stars reportedly dated during their early years on the sketch-comedy series.
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In 1979, Bill Murray starred in a feature film for the very first time: He appeared alongside Jack Blum, Russ Banham and Keith Knight in the Canadian comedy "Meatballs," which was directed by Bill's frequent collaborator Ivan Reitman.
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Bill Murray sat behind the "Weekend Update" news desk with Jane Curtin on the May 24, 1980, episode of "Saturday Night Live." It was his final appearance as a featured player on the long-running sketch-comedy series. (The duo co-anchored the popular segment during the fourth and fifth seasons of "SNL" between 1978 and 1980.)
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Bill Murray and Chevy Chase ultimately made amends and went on to star in 1980's "Caddyshack" together. The comedy — the directorial debut of Bill's frequent collaborator Harold Ramis — has gained a cult following over the years.
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In 1981, Bill Murray and Harold Ramis (in his feature film acting debut) co-starred in the Ivan Reitman-directed comedy "Stripes." It was a huge hit with critics and at the box office.
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In 1984, Bill Murray starred alongside Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd in the Ivan Reitman-directed supernatural comedy "Ghostbusters." He went on to score his first Golden Globe nomination for his efforts.
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In 1984, Bill Murray and his older brother, actor and fellow "Saturday Night Live" alum Brian Doyle-Murray, co-starred in the big-screen adaptation of the 1944 novel "The Razor's Edge" — a passion project Bill co-wrote. (Brian appeared in many films in which Bill starred over the years.) The war drama — which marked the comedian's first stab at a dramatic role — tanked with critics and bombed at the box office. Its failure prompted Bill to take a four-year break from acting during which he studied history and philosophy at Sorbonne University in Paris and focused on his family.
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In 1986, Bill Murray had a small but memorable role in the Oscar-nominated musical "Little Shop of Horrors." He portrayed a masochistic patient of Steve Martin's sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivello.
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Bill Murray restored his leading man status with 1988's "Scrooged." The comedy — which is based on "A Christmas Carol" — performed well with critics and at the box office and even earned an Oscar nomination for best makeup.
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In 1989, Bill Murray returned to the role of Peter Venkman in "Ghostbusters II," which was a huge hit at the box office in spite of poor reviews from critics.
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Bill Murray co-directed and starred in the 1990 movie "Quick Change." The well-reviewed crime comedy, which bombed at the box office, is his only stab at directing so far.
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We all remember this one, right?! In 1993, Bill Murray headlined the iconic Harold Ramis-directed comedy "Groundhog Day," which won the BAFTA Award for best original screenplay the following year. (Sadly, things between Bill and Harold turned sour on set, effectively ending their long-term working relationship.)
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In 1994, Bill Murray stepped out in Malibu with members of his family including a little boy who may have been one of his six sons. The iconic comedian welcomed two sons with first wife Margaret Kelly — Homer and Luke — and four sons with second wife Jennifer Butler: Caleb, Jackson, Cooper and Lincoln. Bill and Margaret, who managed to fly under the radar throughout their marriage, wed in 1981 and divorced in 1996 after he had an affair with Jennifer, whom he married in 1997.
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Bill Murray shared the screen with Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny in 1996's "Space Jam." The comedian portrayed a fictionalized version of himself in the hybrid live-action and animated sports comedy, which was a huge hit at the box office in spite of poor reviews from critics.
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In 1998, Bill Murray and his five brothers — Ed Murray, Joel Murray, John Murray, Andy Murray and Brian Doyle-Murray — auctioned off a photo of themselves during a benefit for Paul Newman's Hole In the Wall Gang Camp for kids with cancer. They also have three sisters.
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In 1998, Bill Murray starred alongside Jason Schwartzman in director Wes Anderson's sophomore effort, "Rushmore." He went on to win the Film Independent Spirit Award for best supporting actor for his work in the cult coming-of-age dramedy, for which he also scored his second Golden Globe nomination. Since then, Bill has appeared in every feature film Wes has directed.
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In 2000, Bill Murray portrayed Bosley in the hit action flick "Charlie's Angels." Although he got along with two of the Angels — Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore — his feud with Lucy Liu got so heated that he was ultimately replaced by Bernie Mac in the 2003 sequel, "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle."
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In the summer of 2001, Bill Murray and his second wife, Jennifer Butler, made their red carpet debut as a couple at the Hollywood premiere of "Osmosis Jones." (He starred in the family-friendly comedy, which bombed at the box office.) They were joined at the event by two of their sons.
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In 2002, Bill Murray and his oldest son, Homer Murray, were snapped smiling at Free Arts for Abused Children's annual art auction benefit in New York City.
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In 2003, Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson co-starred in the Sofia Coppola-directed dramedy "Lost in Translation." He scored his first and only Oscar nomination for his work in the film and also won the Film Independent Spirit Award, the BAFTA Award and the Golden Globe for best actor for his efforts.
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Bill Murray beamed during the 2004 Golden Globes while posing with his award for best actor in a musical or comedy film for his work in "Lost in Translation."
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Bill Murray's second wife, Jennifer Buttler, joined him on the red carpet at the 2004 Academy Awards. Four years later, she accused him of domestic violence, infidelity and drug abuse while filing for divorce.
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Bill Murray — who was born just outside Chicago in Evanston, Illinois — is a diehard fan of Chicago sports teams. In 2004, he threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Chicago Cubs home opener against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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Bill Murray briefly appeared in Jim Jarmusch's 2004 anthology film "Coffee and Cigarettes." (He starred alongside the Wu-Tang Clan's GZA and RZA in the "Delirium" segment.) Bill and Jim have collaborated on a number of projects since then.
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In 2008, Bill Murray went skydiving with the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team during the 50th Annual Chicago Air & Water Show.
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In 2009, Bill Murray starred in the 1930s-set drama "Get Low." He scored his third Film Independent Spirit Award nomination for his efforts.
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Bill Murray made a hilarious cameo as a fictionalized version of himself in the hit 2009 zom-com "Zombieland." (He's seen here alongside one of the film's stars, Woody Harrelson.)
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Bill Murray and one of his actor brothers, "Dharma & Greg" star Joel Murray — who also had memorable stints on "Mad Men" and "Shameless" — posed together at the 2012 Irish Open golf tournament in Northern Ireland.
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In 2012 — the same year he appeared in the lauded Wes Anderson comedy "Moonrise Kingdom" — Bill Murray starred as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the British historical dramedy "Hyde Park on Hudson." The funnyman scored his fourth Golden Globe nomination for his efforts in the film, which received abysmal reviews from critics.
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Bill Murray co-starred with Jaeden Martell (in his feature film debut) in 2014's "St. Vincent." The "Saturday Night Live" alum scored yet another Golden Globe nomination for his work in the dramedy.
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In 2014, Bill Murray starred on two episodes of the HBO miniseries "Olive Kitteridge." He earned yet another Golden Globe nomination and also won the Emmy for best supporting actor in a limited series or movie for his efforts. (It was his first Emmy nomination since the late '70s when he was recognized for his work on "Saturday Night Live.") He ultimately missed out on the opportunity to accept his award in person due to his son Luke's wedding.
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In 2015, Bill Murray headlined the star-studded Netflix musical comedy "A Very Murray Christmas," which scored an Emmy nomination for best TV movie.
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Bill Murray posed with actress-turned-musician Jenny Lewis and Netflix boss Ted Sarandos at the afterparty following the premiere of "A Very Murray Christmas" in New York City in late 2015. At the time, there were conflicting reports about the nature of his relationship with the former child star: Page Six described Jenny as Bill's "younger love interest," while E! News reported that they were "just friends."
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Bill Murray and son Luke Murray — who's a men's college basketball coach — watched the Big East College Basketball Tournament at New York City's Madison Square Garden in the spring of 2016.
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In 2016, Bill Murray reunited with "Ghostbusters" co-stars Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Dan Aykroyd on the set of ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night," where they posed with "Ghostbusters" theme song writer-performer Ray Parker Jr., the stars of the 2016 all-female "Ghostbusters" reboot — Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy — and host Jimmy Kimmel. (The stars of the original "Ghostbusters" made cameos in the reboot in all new roles.)
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Bill Murray received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor — which honors individuals who've "had an impact on American society in ways similar" to writer Mark Twain — at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in late 2016.
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The Tony-nominated musical "Groundhog Day" opened on Broadway in the spring of 2017. Later that year, Bill Murray — who starred in the film on which the show is based — caught a performance with brother Brian Doyle-Murray, who also appeared in the film.
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Bill Murray has returned to "Saturday Night Live" just four times since he retired as a featured player in 1980: He hosted the long-running sketch-comedy series in 1981 and 1993 and popped up on episodes in 2016 and 2018, when he portrayed Steve Bannon alongside Fred Armisen as Michael Wolff, Kate McKinnon as Mika Brzezinski, Alex Moffat as Joe Scarborough and Mikey Day as Willie Geist in a "Morning Joe"-themed cold open.
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During the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Bill Murray and Selena Gomez made headlines with their chummy behavior toward one another while promoting the Jim Jarmusch zom-com in which they co-starred: "The Dead Don't Die." The singer-actress later revealed that the comedian was "saying dumb things" to her on the red carpet to make her laugh while she was "trying to be poised." Said Selena, "He's fun. He's a big kid."
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In early 2020, Bill Murray and son Jackson Murray attended an NCAA college basketball game between Clemson University and the University of Louisville in Clemson, South Carolina.
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Bill Murray and Rashida Jones co-starred as father and daughter in Sofia Coppola's 2020 dramedy "On the Rocks." The comedian scored his seventh Golden Globe nomination for his work in the film.
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In late 2021, Bill Murray reunited with "Ghostbusters" co-stars Ernie Hudson and Dan Aykroyd at the New York City premiere of "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" — in which Paul Rudd starred. (The trio returned to their original roles in the newest film.)
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Bill Murray honored his late collaborator Ivan Reitman as part of the "In Memoriam" segment during the 2022 Academy Awards. He's kept a relatively low profile in Hollywood since then: Less than a month later, he was fired from Aziz Ansari's feature film directorial debut, "Being Mortal," for alleged misconduct. Bill later shared his take on what happened: "I had a difference of opinion with a woman I'm working with. I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn't taken that way," he said, adding that he and his female colleague were "trying to make peace with each other."
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Bill Murray made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Lord Krylar — the governor of Axia, a bizarre and cushy community within the Quantum Realm, in the third Ant-Man film, "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." He's seen here at the movie's premiere in February 2023.
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