Harold Ramis Net Worth

Harold Ramis's Quotes

• I never work just to work. It's some combination of laziness and self-respect.
• [Remarks to the New York Times on the ecumenical popularity of Groundhog Day (1993)] At first, I would get mail saying, "Oh, you must be a Christian because the movie so beautifully expresses Christian belief". Then, rabbis started calling from all over, saying they were preaching the film as their next sermon. And the Buddhists! Well, I knew they loved it because my mother-in-law has lived in a Buddhist meditation centre for 30 years and my wife lived there for five years.
• [on whether he and Bill Murray would consider doing a third Ghostbusters movie] My attitude is generally like Bill's old attitude -- there's no point unless it has some interesting quality or something to say about the subject. Personally, I don't rule it out. I'm skeptical, but maybe it'll work.
• Everything we see has some hidden message. A lot of awful messages are coming in under the radar - subliminal consumer messages, all kinds of politically incorrect messages.
• Chicago still remains a Mecca of the Midwest - people from both coasts are kind of amazed how good life is in Chicago, and what a good culture we've got. You can have a pretty wonderful artistic life and never leave Chicago.

Interesting Facts about Harold Ramis

1. Was a member of the Board of National Neurofibromatosis Foundation.
2. Was a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis.
3. Attended and graduated from Nicholas Senn High School in Chicago, Illinois (1962).
4. Attended and graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri (1966). He later received an honorary degree (Doctor of Arts) from the university (1993).
5. Was a former active member of Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
6. Once a mental ward orderly before finding work as a joke writer for Playboy magazine.
7. Teamed with John Belushi, Gilda Radner and Bill Murray on "The National Lampoon Show" but, unlike the others, was not asked by Lorne Michaels to join Saturday Night Live (1975). Harold went to Second City TV (1976) instead.
8. Sketch comedian best known for his character Moe Green on Second City TV (1976).
9. Had three children: daughter Violet Ramis (born in 1977), with ex-wife Anne Ramis, and sons Julian Arthur Ramis (born on May 10, 1990) and Daniel Ramis (Daniel Hayes Ramis) (born on August 10, 1994), with wife Erica Mann.
10. The proton packs worn in Ghost Busters (1984) were much heavier than they looked, and some were heavier than others depending on what a scene demanded while filming. According to director Ivan Reitman, none of the actors enjoyed wearing the packs, but Harold complained the least (Reitman would not say which actor complained the most).
11. Once worked at a public school in Chicago, Illinois (1968). Attempted graduate school for a week, which did not pan out.
12. When he was doing his audition for The Second City, it was him performing a sketch to a full house.
13. Best remembered by fans of all ages as Dr. Egon Spengler in Ghost Busters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989).
14. Said in an interview that his working relationship with actor Bill Murray ended while filming Groundhog Day (1993) due to differing views on what the film should be about (Murray wanted it to be more philosophical, Ramis wanted it to be a comedy). Ramis also cites that Murray's real life personal problems at the time (specifically the ending of his first marriage) was having a ripple effect on his behavior at work as another factor in the unfortunate ending of their working relationship.
15. Wrote four of the American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies: Ghost Busters (1984) at #28, Groundhog Day (1993) at #34, National Lampoon's Animal House (1978) at #36 and Caddyshack (1980) at #71. Meatballs (1979), Stripes (1981) and Back to School (1986) were also nominated, but did not make the list.
16. Had appeared with Bill Murray in four films: Stripes (1981), Ghost Busters (1984), Ghostbusters II (1989) and Groundhog Day (1993).
17. His paternal grandparents were Ukrainian Jewish immigrants and his maternal grandparents were Polish Jews.
18. Following his death, he was interred at Shalom Memorial Park in Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois.
19. He was awarded a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame at 6338 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri on May 16, 2004.
20. After not speaking to each other for a number of years, Bill Murray, reportedly visited Ramis before his death and they both made their peace with each other.