Bill Murray Wiki 2021: Age, Career, Award, Wife, and Bio

Introduction

Bill Murray (born September 21, 1950) is a popular actor, comedian, and writer from America. He is mainly famous for his comedy show and characters in ‘Saturday Night Live”. Along with that Bill has also contributed to other major movies and TV shows such as Ghostbusters, Meatballs, Caddy shack, and so on.

Along with being an actor and comedian, Bill has also indulged in directing movies and one of his successful project is Quick Change along with Howard Frankin. Murray is also a recipient of various awards such as the Golden Globe and the British Academy Film Award from the Blockbuster movie “Lost in Translation”. However, his extraordinary humor and comedic response have always been the highlight of his career and from that, he eventually received the prestigious “Mark Twain Award for American Humour”.

Biography

Bill Murray was born in Evanston, Illinois. His parents were Joseph Murray and Lucille. Regarding his siblings, he has eight siblings but many things about them are not known to date. According to Murray himself, he was a very troublemaker and comedian from a very early age and often used to get in trouble. He was getting kicked out of Little League or being captured by police at age 20 for smuggling nine pounds of pot and Marijuana through Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. While trying to discover the direction in his life, he joined his eldest sibling, Brian Doyle-Murray, in the cast of the comedy and parody group called Chicago’s Second City.

Career

After impressing everyone in the comedy group Chicago Second City he was invited to join National Lampoon Radio Hour by John Belushi. He joined the Lampoon show in 1975 which projected his way towards the popular ABC show Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell where he portrayed many characters on the television. The show became even popular and a new show called Saturday Night Live became available from a partnership with the NBC channel. His comedic persona and comedic punch became very popular among fans.

After the success of the TV industry, Bill started his movie career with a series of hits, including Meatballs (1979), Caddy shack (1980), and Stripes (1981). In 1984 Murray featured Aykroyd and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters, which became one of the greatest commercial movies of the decade. However, his success did not last long and he began to appear in very average and unsuccessful movies. He went into the break and only returned for the direction in movies such as Quick Change. He returned as an actor in the comedy movie Groundhog Day. The success of the movie motivated Bill to be involved in the projects carefully and cautiously.

In 2003, Bill appeared in one of his biggest successes in “Lost in Translation”. He won the BAFTA Award and Golden Globe Award for one of the greatest performances of his career. The depth and affectability of his acting shocked pundits and set his place as a refined sensational entertainer. Murray likewise acquired critical recognition for his acting as a long-term bachelor who is looking for love and reconsiders his heartfelt decisions in Jim Jarmusch’s movie titled “Broken Flowers.

Relationship

In 1996, Bill Murray divorced his first wife whose name was Mickey Kelly. However, a year later he started dating an actress Jennifer Butler. He married Jennifer in the same year. After all the rumors it was proved he was having extramarital affair with the actress. Both Bill and Jennifer became really happy and they lasted their relationship for over 11 years. Jim also has four children with Jennifer and their names are Jackson, Caleb, Lincoln, and Cooper.

However, during 2007-2008 their marriage started to go downhill with lots of problems and disputes. Jennifer sought a divorce in 2008, claiming that Murray had been oppressive and abusive all through their 11-year marriage. As published by the publication Baltimore Sun, Butler says that Murray would vanish for a significant period of time abruptly and misuse weed and liquor consistently. During one fight between the couple in 2007, Butler affirms that Murray really hit her in the face and shouted to her that she was “fortunate he didn’t actually murder her.

Net Worth

Bill Murray is one of the greatest comedians and actors of the ’80s and ’90s. He was the pioneer of the show “Saturday Night Live” and also performed brilliantly in movies such as “Ghostbuster”, and “Lost in Translation”. The performances earned him prestigious awards like BAFTA and Golden Globe along with a nomination for Academy Award.

Bill Murray has earned quite a fortune and wealth due to his illustrious career as a comedian and an actor. His primary source of income is from his acting career and from the comedy shows that he attended. Currently, in 2021, his net worth is approximately $180 million.

Facts and Trivia

• Bill Murray was arrested for possession of Marijuana in his early days.
• Murray changed the course of comedy shows with NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”.
• He was inducted with BAFTA and Golden Globe for his performance in Lost in Translation.
• Bill Murray has a net worth of approximately $180 million as of 2021.