Bill Murray
Summary
William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian. He first gained national exposure on Saturday Night Live, and went on to star in a number of critically and commercially successful comedic films including Caddyshack (1980), Ghostbusters (1984), and Groundhog Day (1993). He gained additional critical acclaim later in his career, starring in Lost in Translation (2003), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and a series of films directed by Wes Anderson, including Rushmore (1998), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) and Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009).Murray, the fifth of nine children, was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, a northern suburb of Chicago, the son of Lucille (nee Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman.
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Andy Murray's late Wimbledon win nets a peak of more than 8m | TV ratings – 30 June
Andy Murray's late, late show at Wimbledon proved a ratings winner for BBC1 finishing with more than 8 million viewers.
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Andy Samberg: a boy who deserves to do good
Coming to British screens in BBC3's Cuckoo, the appealingly goofy Andy Samberg is a Saturday Night Live alumnus who promises to live up to expectations.
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WSJ’s Facebook video ‘the beginning of an effort to produce longer, more in-depth videos’
The Wall Street Journal “Unfriended: The Facebook IPO Debacle” a nearly 10-minute-long video directed by indie filmmaker Naftali Beane Rutter, “marks the beginning of an effort to produce longer, more in-depth videos” at The Wall Street Journal, writes Journal… Read more.
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South African newspaper defies ANC boycott call
South Africa's ruling party, the ANC, has called for a boycott of the City Press newspaper after it published a picture depicting President Jacob Zuma in a Leninist pose with exposed genitalia.
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Trailer Mash 05-25-12
Seen The Avengers? Good. So, here are your options for movie watching this week as they have presented themselves in trailer form. Mashup by Sara Gardephe.
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The red-carpet glamour gap
At Cannes, it's hard not to notice that the women look hot while the men look … not. So why the double standard?.
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Trailer Mash 05-11-12
Simply because the trailer self-destructs in a blaze of clich, it does not follow that a movie will not be a work of unparalleled genius. Nor is the opposite the case. But in a week of powerful females leading sharp, witty trailers, hope is high for almost all of them.
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BBC to broadcast Queen's Club tennis for five more years
The BBC has struck a deal to continue to broadcast the Queen's Club tournament, the traditional pre-Wimbledon warm-up, for a further five years as Andy Murray pledges to appear at the event until 2016.
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Weekend Coffee Links – Be Happy Edition
Happy weekend! Or, for some, happy holiday weekend! Whether you get to enjoy some extended play or if you’re just looking to get as much as you can from the two days you have, this is shaping up to be a gorgeous weekend for many of us. The weatherman says Upstate, NY is going to be touching 60.
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AOL, BermanBraun Go Bro With Mandatory.com
Dude, AOL and BermanBraun are bringing back man—at least that’s the tagline for the duo’s new men’s lifestyle site Mandatory. com, which launched today.
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