Rick Moranis
Rick Moranis is a Canadian actor and comedian best known for comedic roles in 1980s and 1990s films including *Ghostbusters*, *Spaceballs*, and *Honey, I Shrunk the Kids*.
He largely retired from acting in the mid-1990s to focus on raising his children after his wife's death, making his name synonymous with prioritizing family over career.
Fictional spirit-catching squad
- SpaceballsSci-fi parody from 1987
- Strange BrewPeculiar mixed drink
- The FlintstonesAnimated caveman household show
- Second CityChicago's longtime nickname
- nerdyUnfashionably intellectual
- bespectacledWearing corrective lenses
- everymanOrdinary representative person
- underdogPresumed loser beforehand
Satirical imitation
- spoofComic exaggerated imitation
- satireMockery exposing vice
- improvUnscripted comedic performance
- sketchHasty informal drawing
slapstick · deadpan · wit · timing · physical comedy · absurdist · send-up · gags
Longing for the past
- VHSAnalog tape format
- vintageQuality from past eras
- arcadeArched passageway or gaming hall
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
synthesizer · Atari · boombox · Walkman · MTV · neon · retro · blockbuster
Ontario's capital city
- MontrealQuebec's chief city
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- hockeyStick-and-goal sport
- Second CityChicago's longtime nickname
poutine · toque · Ontario · Quebec · Vancouver · Canuck · loonie · beaver
Leaving the workforce permanently
- comebackRecovery after decline
- familyRelated people together
- widowerMan whose wife died
- reclusiveSeeking isolation from others
private · grief · fatherhood · devoted · sabbatical · absence · return
Unified collection of recordings
- songwriterOne who composes music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- vocalsSung musical parts
lyrics · singer-songwriter · recording · acoustic · performer
Ghostbusters
Fictional spirit-catching squad
- SpaceballsSci-fi parody from 1987
- Strange BrewPeculiar mixed drink
- The FlintstonesAnimated caveman household show
Barney Rubble
- nerdyUnfashionably intellectual
- bespectacledWearing corrective lenses
- everymanOrdinary representative person
parody
Satirical imitation
sketch · slapstick · deadpan · wit · timing · physical comedy · absurdist · send-up · gags · shtick
nostalgia
Longing for the past
cassette · synthesizer · Atari · boombox · Walkman · MTV · neon · retro · blockbuster · mullet
Toronto
Ontario's capital city
Second City · poutine · toque · Ontario · Quebec · Vancouver · Canuck · loonie · beaver · Tim Hortons
retirement
Leaving the workforce permanently
reclusive · private · grief · fatherhood · devoted · sabbatical · absence · return
album
Unified collection of recordings
- songwriterOne who composes music
- countrySovereign state or territory
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
vocals · lyrics · singer-songwriter · recording · acoustic · performer
- GhostbustersSlimer, Ecto-1, ghosts, firehouse, ghost trap
Rick MoranisArnold Schwarzenegger
Sylvester Stallone · Dwayne Johnson · Vin Diesel · Jean-Claude Van Damme · Chuck Norris
Rick MoranisSamuel L. Jackson
Nicolas Cage · Dwayne Johnson · Adam Sandler · Kevin Hart · Ryan Reynolds
Rick MoranisKardashians
Famous media family
Paris Hilton · attention-seeker · publicity hound · Tom Cruise · Dwayne Johnson