![]() ![]() Ramis began writing parodic plays in college, saying years later, "In my heart, I felt I was a combination of Groucho and Harpo Marx, of Groucho using his wit as a weapon against the upper classes, and of Harpo's antic charm and the fact that he was oddly sexy-he grabs women, pulls their skirts off, and gets away with it." He avoided the Vietnam War military draft by taking methamphetamine to fail his draft physical. But if I were a businessman, I'd probably be applying those same principles to that line of work. As a director, you're dealing with that constantly with actors. It's knowing how to deal with people who might be reacting in a way that's connected to anxiety or grief or fear or rage. And not just with actors it was good training for just living in the world. People laugh when I say that, but it was actually very good training. …prepared me well for when I went out to Hollywood to work with actors. ![]() He later said of his time working there that it: Īfterward, Ramis worked in a mental institution in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was a member of the Alpha Xi chapter of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. Hayt Elementary School in June 1958 and Nicholas Senn High School in 1962, both Chicago public schools, and in 1966 from Washington University in St. In his adult life, he did not practice any religion. Ramis was born on November 21, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth (née Cokee) (1919–2001) and Nathan Ramis (1915–2009), who owned the Ace Food & Liquor Mart on the city's far North Side. Along with Danny Rubin, he won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Groundhog Day. Filmmakers and actors including Jay Roach, Jake Kasdan, Adam Sandler, Judd Apatow, and Peter and Bobby Farrelly have cited his films as among their favorites. ![]() Ramis's films influenced subsequent generations of comedians, comedy writers and actors. The final film that he wrote, produced, directed, and acted in was Year One (2009). Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV, on which he also performed, as well as a co-writer of Groundhog Day and National Lampoon's Animal House (1978). As a director, his films include the comedies Caddyshack (1980), National Lampoon's Vacation (1983), Groundhog Day (1993), Analyze This (1999) and Analyze That (2002). His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989), and as Russell Ziskey in Stripes (1981) he also co-wrote those films. Harold Allen Ramis ( / ˈ r eɪ m ɪ s/ Novem– February 24, 2014) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. ![]()
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