Bill Murray

William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor, comedian, and writer.

He first gained exposure on the NBC late-night comedy variety show ' for which he earned a, and later starred in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films, such as ', ', ', and . He also starred in with fellow co-stars John Candy and Harold Ramis as the character of in the ' films, and voiced the titular character in the live-action '. He gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in , for which he was nominated for. He also starred in a series of films directed by, including ' as Raleigh St. Clair, ' as Mr. Bishop, and  as Clive Badger.

For Disney, he portrayed Steve Zissou in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Herman Blume in Rushmore, Tommy Crickshaw in , Bunny Breckinridge in Ed Wood, and Bob "Bobby" Wiley in What About Bob?. He also voiced Baloo in the 2016 film The Jungle Book, as well as performed a new version of "The Bare Necessities". He was mentioned in the The Muppets episode "A Tail of Two Piggies".

He is the younger brother of actor Brian Doyle-Murray and the older brother of actors John Murray and Joel Murray.

Trivia

 * Murray was once considered for the role of Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story along with Jim Carrey and Chevy Chase, who were also considered for the role. He was also considered for the role of James P. Sullivan in Monsters, Inc.
 * He was originally considered for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit along with several other actors. But he missed out on it, due to his method of receiving offers for roles.
 * He was considered for the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in .
 * He was considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.