History Creator / HaroldRamis

He passed away in February 2014 after a long illness at age 69. Creator/PattonOswalt said of Ramis after his death, "No Harold Rami, no comedy as we know it today.".

->''"You may not know that through the movies he wrote or directed, he made your life better. You’ve been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years… Now, I’m not a comedian, but if I was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, I might have picked Harold Ramis. Thank you, Harold.".''

->''"You may not know that through the movies he wrote or directed, he made your life better. You’ve been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years... Now, I’m not a comedian, but if I was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, I might have picked Harold Ramis. Thank you, Harold."''.

He passed away in February 2014 after a long illness at age 69. Creator/PattonOswalt said of Ramis after his death, "No Harold Rami, no comedy as we know it today."

Harold Ramis was a favorite among Hollywood's comedy elite in the 1980s, '90s, and '00s who all went out of their way to pay tribute to his talent, graciousness, and how much they enjoyed working with him; after his death. Creator/DanAykroyd referred to Ramis as a "... brilliant, gifted, funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher..."

Frequent collaborator and friend Creator/IvanReitman added, "The world has lost a wonderful, truly original, comedy voice with the passing of Harold Ramis. He possessed the most agile mind I've ever witnessed. He always had the clearest sense of what was funny and how to create something in a new clever way. He was very generous about making everyone around him look better and smarter. Harold had an extraordinary impact on my career and I loved him like a brother. My heart goes out to his children, and his lovely wife, Erica. He will be profoundly missed."

->''"You may not know that through the movies he wrote or directed, he made your life better. You’ve been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years... Now, I’m not a comedian, but if I was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, I might have picked Harold Ramis. Thank you, Harold."''

He passed away in February 2014 after a long illness at age 69. Creator/PattonOswalt said of Ramis after his death, "No Harold Ramis, no comedy as we know it today."

He was famous for co-creating the ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise, also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler in the first two films of it. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s and was a cast member and writer for the early episodes of the Canadian sketch series ''Series/{{SCTV}}''. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

He was famous for co-creating the ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise, also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler in the first two films of it. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s and was a cast member and writer for the early episodes of the Canadian-American sketch series ''Series/{{SCTV}}''. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

* ''The Ice Harvest'' (2005) (directed by)

* DeadpanSnarker: One of the modern masters of the art.

* StraightMan: Often played this, usually paired with Creator/BillMurray's [[StraightManAndWiseGuy Wise Guy]].

* ''Stuart Saves His Family'' (1995) (directed by)

Frequent collaborator and friend Ivan Reitman added, "The world has lost a wonderful, truly original, comedy voice with the passing of Harold Ramis. He possessed the most agile mind I've ever witnessed. He always had the clearest sense of what was funny and how to create something in a new clever way. He was very generous about making everyone around him look better and smarter. Harold had an extraordinary impact on my career and I loved him like a brother. My heart goes out to his children, and his lovely wife, Erica. He will be profoundly missed."

Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating the ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'' franchise, also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler in the first two films of it. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s and was a cast member and writer for the early episodes of the Canadian-American sketch series ''Series/{{SCTV}}''. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'', also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s and was a cast member and writer for the early episodes of the Canadian-American sketch series ''Series/{{SCTV}}''. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

* ''Film/GhostbustersII'' (1989) (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler

* ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' (2009) (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler (voice)

* CopiouslyCreditedCreator: He was a writer, producer, director and actor and usually did most of them all at once.

* JewishAndNerdy: Ramis had a Jewish upbringing, but became non-observant as an adult.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: His friendship with Bill Murray collapsed after making ''Film/GroundhogDay'' due to conflicting ideas of the direction the movie should take, [[CreatorBreakdown which was further compounded by Murray's divorce during filming]]. Fortunately, they reconciled shortly before Ramis' passing in 2014, and Murray paid tribute to Ramis while presenting the award for Best Cinematography at the 2014 Oscars.

Harold Allen Ramis (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s and was a cast member and writer for the early episodes of the Canadian-American sketch series ''{{SCTV}}''. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' (1984) (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler

* ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989) (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler

'''Harold Allen Ramis''' (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s and was a cast member and writer for the early episodes of the Canadian-American sketch series ''{{SCTV}}''. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

'''Harold Allen Ramis''' (November 21, 1944 – February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoon's Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'', and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell, and countless others.

* WeUsedToBeFriends: His friendship with Bill Murray collapsed after making ''Film/GroundhogDay'' due to conflicting ideas of the direction the movie should take, [[CreatorBreakdown which was further compounded by Murray's divorce during filming]]. Fortunately, they reconciled shortly before Ramis' passing in 2014.

* ''Film/{{Stripes}}'' (1981) (co-writer, Russell Ziskey)

* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' (1984) (co-writer, Dr. Egon Spengler)

* ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989) (co-writer, Dr. Egon Spengler)

* ''Film/{{Airheads}}'' (1994) (Chris Moore)

* ''Film/AsGoodAsItGets'' (1997) (Dr. Martin Bettes)

* ''Film/OrangeCounty'' (2002) (Don Durkett)

* ''Film/KnockedUp'' (2007) (Harris Stone)
* ''Film/WalkHard'' (2007) (L'Chai'm)
* ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' (2009) (co-writer, Dr. Egon Spengler (voice))

'''Harold Ramis''' (November 21, 1944 -- February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoons Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell and countless others.

Harold Ramis was a favorite among Hollywood's comedy elite in the 80's, 90's, and 00's who all went out of their way to pay tribute to his talent, graciousness, and how much they enjoyed working with him; after his death. Creator/DanAykroyd referred to Ramis as a "... brilliant, gifted, funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher..."

* ''Series/{{SCTV}}'' (1976-79) - (series writer seasons 1-2, cast member season 1)
* ''Film/AnimalHouse'' (1978) - (co-writer)
* ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'' (1980) - (directed and co-written by)
* ''Film/{{Meatballs}}'' (1980) - (written by)
* ''Film/{{Stripes}}'' (1981) - (co-writer) - Russell Ziskey
* ''Film/NationalLampoonsVacation'' (1983) - (directed by)
* ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' (1984) - (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler
* ''Film/ClubParadise'' (1986) - (directed by)
* ''Ghostbusters II'' (1989) - (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler
* ''Film/GroundhogDay'' (1993) - (directed and co-written by)
* ''Film/{{Airheads}}'' (1994) - Chris Moore
* ''Stuart Saves His Family'' (1996) - (directed by)
* ''Film/{{Multiplicity}}'' (1996) - (directed by)
* ''Film/AsGoodAsItGets'' (1997) - Dr. Martin Bettes
* ''Film/AnalyzeThis'' (1999) - (directed by)
* ''Film/{{Bedazzled 2000}}'' (2000) - (directed and co-written by)
* ''Analyze That'' (2002) - (directed by)
* ''Film/OrangeCounty'' (2002) - Don Durkett
* ''The Ice Harvest'' (2005) - (directed by)
* ''Film/KnockedUp'' (2007) - Harris Stone
* ''Film/WalkHard'' (2007) - L'Chai'm
* ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' (2009) - (co-writer) - Dr. Egon Spengler (voice)
* ''Film/YearOne'' (2009) - (directed by)

* WeUsedToBeFriends: His friendship with Creator/BillMurray collapsed after making ''Film/GroundhogDay'' due to conflicting ideas of the direction the movie should take, [[CreatorBreakdown which was further compounded by Murray's divorce during filming]]. They happily reconciled shortly before Ramis' passing in 2014.

'''Harold Ramis''' (November 21, 1944 -- February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'', also starring as Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoons Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell and countless others. Creator/PattonOswalt said of Ramis after his death in 2014, "No Harold Ramis, no comedy as we know it today."

He passed away in February 2014 after a long illness at age 69.

->''"You may not know that through the movies he wrote or directed, he made your life better. You’ve been quoting his films and the things he wrote for years...Now, I’m not a comedian, but if I was, as a young bookish man with glasses looking for a role model, I might have picked Harold Ramis. Thank you, Harold."''

'''Harold Ramis''' (November 21, 1944 -- February 24, 2014) was an American screenwriter, director and actor famous for co-creating ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}}'' and starring as Ghostbuster Dr. Egon Spengler. Ramis started as a writer for ''National Lampoon'' magazine in the early 1970s. Ramis was one of the most influential comedians of his generation, having written, co-written, directed or starred in a wide variety of influential comedy juggernauts such as ''Caddyshack'', ''Animal House'', ''Meatballs'', ''National Lampoons Vacation'', ''Ghostbusters'' and ''Groundhog Day''. His influence is felt and cited today by the likes of Creator/JuddApatow, Creator/JackBlack, Creator/SethRogen, Creator/RainnWilson, Creator/WillFerrell, Creator/SteveCarell and countless others. Creator/PattonOswalt said of Ramis after his death in 2014, "No Harold Ramis, no comedy as we know it today."

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->''"The best comedy touches something that's timeless and universal in people. When it's right, those things last."''