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Eddie Murphy returns to 'Saturday Night Live'. Thompson On Lazlo. Saturday Night' - 1br. Roustabout E. Presley, Full HD. It's easily his best movie. De Niro and Mr. Murray play against type with such invigorating ease. He received much critical praise for his role in Wes Anderson 's coming of age comedy Rushmore , opposite Jason Schwartzman and Olivia Williams.

Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Murray turns in a thrillingly knowing, unforced performance — an award-worthy high point in a career that continues". Murray decided to take a turn towards more dramatic roles and experienced a resurgence in his career. The film received mixed reviews. In the film, Murray plays Raleigh St.

Clair, the meek and mild-mannered neurologist, writer, and husband of Margot Tenenbaum Paltrow. In , he starred in his first collaboration with director Sofia Coppola in Lost in Translation opposite Scarlett Johansson. Murray plays an aging movie star on assignment in Tokyo to shoot a Suntory whiskey commercial. Feeling isolated and alone he meets an American woman, Charlotte Johansson with whom he sparks an unlikely friendship.

Coppola explores the themes of alienation and disconnection against a backdrop of cultural displacement in Japan. The independent drama was an immense critical success and commercial success. Roger Ebert hailed Murray's performance: "Bill Murray has never been better. He doesn't play 'Bill Murray' or any other conventional idea of a movie star, but invents Bob Harris from the inside out, as a man both happy and sad with his life — stuck, but resigned to being stuck.

In an interview included on the Lost in Translation DVD, Murray states that it is his favorite film in which he has appeared. He played himself "hiding out" in a local coffee shop in Jim Jarmusch 's Coffee and Cigarettes Murray later said that he only took the role because he was under the mistaken impression that the screenplay, co-written by Joel Cohen , was the work of Joel Coen.

Murray plays Zissou, an oceanographer-filmmaker based on Jacques Cousteau who is struggling to finish his latest documentary and has to reconcile with his son Owen Wilson. The film initially received mixed reviews, although Murray's performance was praised, and was a box office bomb. In the decades since, it has developed a cult following. Roger Ebert praised Murray: "No actor is better than Bill Murray at doing nothing at all, and being fascinating while not doing it".

He played an important role in the post-apocalyptic film City of Ember The film is loosely based on a true story about a Tennessee hermit in the s who throws his own funeral party while still alive. Murray voiced Mr. Badger in Anderson's stop-motion film Fantastic Mr. Fox Murray received praise from critics; Roger Ebert wrote, "Bill Murray wouldn't be my first thought for an actor to play President Franklin D.

Roosevelt, but he may have been the right choice for Hyde Park on Hudson. The role requires him to show Roosevelt as a sometimes lonely and sad man whose vacation getaway is his mother's family mansion, Springwood, near Hyde Park in upstate New York Murray, who has a wider range than we sometimes realize, finds the human core of this FDR and presents it tenderly.

The film was a box office and critical success. In , the BBC included the film in its list of greatest films of the twenty-first century. The film competed at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival where it received rapturous reviews. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a modest box office success. Murray starred in the coming of age film St.

Murray played Vincent, a retired, grumpy, alcoholic Vietnam War veteran, and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance. Peter Bradshaw 's mixed review praised Murray: "[He] knows how to shine as the bleary, cynical companion to a younger person dragooned by fate into being both his pupil and his accomplice, and who puts Murray back in touch with his own innocence.

There had been speculation that Murray might return to the Ghostbusters franchise [ 39 ] for a rumored Ghostbusters 3. Maybe it'd be fun to do. However John Nungent of Empire praised its lead performances: "Murray and Driver are two of Jarmusch's favourite muses — the De Niro and DiCaprio to his Scorsese , if you like — and few actors capture that lacksadasical sense of humour quite as well as them, both faces almost Buster Keaton -esque in their deadpan resolve.

Murray reprised his role in Groundhog Day for an ad which aired during the Super Bowl. In it, he steals the groundhog and drives him to various places in the orange Jeep Gladiator. Murray appeared in a small role in The French Dispatch , reuniting him with Wes Anderson for the 9th time. The film was a critical and commercial success. It debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival where it received mixed reviews.

Murray is a partner with his brothers in Murray Bros. Caddy Shack, a restaurant with two locations. In , they opened a location at the World Golf Village near St. Augustine, Florida. In , Murray appeared in two at-bats [ 64 ] for the Grays Harbor Loggers Minor League Baseball team, credited with one hit and a lifetime batting average of.

He founded and was part-owner of the St. Bill occasionally traveled to Saint Paul, Minnesota to watch the team's games. On his birthday in , Murray, along with his brother Joel, launched an apparel brand called William Murray Golf. In , Murray recorded a studio album entitled New Worlds featuring singing and literary recitations with classical musicians.

In , Murray recited poetry and sang with the cellist Jan Vogler , in a recorded production of New Worlds: The Cradle of Civilization , which was released in cinemas. Murray's popularity has been such that he holds an iconic status in American popular culture. Murray's eccentric style of comedy, both on-screen and in his personal life, has caused him to be seen as a folk hero to many making him a significant meme in various media including books and the Internet.

Being very detached from the Hollywood scene , Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a personal telephone number with a voice mailbox that he checks infrequently. If you have a good script that's what gets you involved. People say they can't find me. Well, if you can write a good script, that's a lot harder than finding someone.

I don't worry about it; it's not my problem. In , Murray was pulled over by Swedish police on suspicion of driving a golf cart under the influence of alcohol. Murray has experienced symptoms of depression. He is a student of the teachings of G. Murray is the godfather to Wes Anderson's daughter, Freya. Following Murray's affair with Jennifer Butler, the couple divorced in In , he married Butler.

Together, they have four sons: Caleb, Jackson, Cooper, and Lincoln. Butler died on January 19, Murray is an avid Quinnipiac University basketball fan, where his son served as head of basketball operations, and he is a regular fixture at home games. He is a fixture at home games of those teams when in his native Chicago. Murray appears in Santo's documentary, This Old Cub.

In , Murray became the sixth recipient of Baseball Reliquary 's annual Hilda Award, established in "to recognize distinguished service to the game by a fan". He performed a tandem jump with the U. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights. He served as MC again in and once more in Murray's son, Luke , is an assistant coach for the UConn Huskies men's basketball team.

Murray has attended several of their games, such as during their championship run in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Murray stated in a interview: "I'm definitely a religious person, but it doesn't have much to do with Catholicism anymore. I don't think about Catholicism as much. In a interview, Murray expressed affection for the Traditional Latin Mass and expressed concerns about some of the changes within the Mass of Paul VI : "I'm not sure all those changes were right.

I tend to disagree with what they call the new Mass. I think we lost something by losing the Latin. Now if you go to a Catholic Mass even just in Harlem it can be in Spanish, it can be in Ethiopian , it can be in any number of languages. The shape of it, the pictures, are the same but the words aren't the same. In a interview, Murray praised the Trump tax cuts , opining them to be a "great thing for the corporations".

In , he donated money to help build the Nathalie Salmon House, which provides affordable housing for low-income seniors. Murray has been known for his mood swings , leading Dan Aykroyd to refer to him as "The Murricane". Jim , Wes and Sofia , they know what it is to work, and they understand how you're supposed to treat people. The issue, likely to do with Chase's insistence on doing the "Weekend Update" segment that had been taken over by Jane Curtin , led to Murray and Chase trading insults, with Murray telling Chase to go have sex with Jacqueline Carlin, Chase's wife at the time, while Chase commented that Murray's face looked "like something Neil Armstrong had landed on".

Because we all felt mad he had left us, and somehow I was the anointed avenging angel, who had to speak for everyone. But Chevy and I are friends now. It's all fine. According to Den of Geek , Murray did not get along well with Sean Young during the production of Stripes and has refused to work with her again. Murray has said in interviews that he and film director Richard Donner did not get along well while filming Scrooged , stating that they would disagree with each other.

Bill murray biography video

Both Murray and Richard Dreyfuss have confirmed in separate interviews that they did not get along with each other during the making of What About Bob? I was furious and outraged at the time, but having produced a dozen movies, I can safely say it is not common behavior. You are tolerated! Murray also had a falling out with film director and longtime collaborator Harold Ramis during the production of Groundhog Day.

According to screenwriter Danny Rubin , "They were like two brothers who weren't getting along. As a result, Groundhog Day ultimately served as the final film collaboration between Murray and Ramis, [ ] although they did take part in 's Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Murray eventually reconciled with Ramis just before Ramis' death in February During the making of Charlie's Angels , Lucy Liu allegedly threw punches at Murray after he told her that she could not act.

Lost in Translation director Sofia Coppola said that the central scene of Scarlett Johansson and Murray lying on the bed together took multiple takes because the actors did not seem to be getting along. She eventually stopped for the day and started again the next morning. Despite this, Coppola stated that Murray was a lot of fun to work with on the production.

In August , photographer Peter Simon alleged that Murray physically harassed him at a Martha's Vineyard restaurant. In April , production of Being Mortal was suspended after Murray was accused of unspecified "inappropriate behavior". In October , Geena Davis alleged in her memoir Dying of Politeness that Murray harassed and yelled at her during the filming of Quick Change and that, during their first meeting in a hotel suite, he had pressured her to let him use a massage machine on her back.

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As a business tycoon competing with an eccentric year-old for the affections of a first grade teacher, Murray won best supporting actor from both the New York Film Critics Circle and the National Society of Film Critics. The film's success helped put him back at the forefront, and Murray was added to Anderson's stable of go-to actors. He drew further exposure that year from his appearance as a sleazy lawyer in the controversial Wild Things.

The actor again gained critical praise for his performance in Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums , but it was his role as aging movie star Bob Harris in Sofia Coppola's Lost In Translation , opposite Scarlett Johannson , that led to some of the strongest reviews of his career and his first Academy Award nomination. In , Murray voiced Garfield in Fox's live-action adaptation of the comic-strip feline and teamed up yet again with director Anderson for the offbeat comedy The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.

Murray then made a cameo in the Anderson film The Darjeeling Limited , following with starring turns in the comedy Get Smart and the children's adventure film City of Ember In , continuing his work in the realm of dramas, he starred in Jim Jarmusch's The Limits of Control. Murray earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Franklin D. In , Murray was seen in the comedy Rock the Kasbah portraying a music manager who starts to handle the career of an Afghani teen.

In , Murray provided voice work for The Jungle Book and appeared in the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters , as supernatural skeptic Martin Heiss. After joining longtime collaborator Anderson yet again, as the voice of one of the main canines in the stop-motion flick Isle of Dogs , Murray appeared in a pair of zombie flicks, The Dead Don't Die and Zombieland: Double Tap.

Next up was a return to one of the fame-making roles of his early career with the scheduled July arrival of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Murray was married to Margaret "Mickey" Kelley from to They have two sons, Homer and Luke.