Who is Rick Moranis? Learn more about the actor who was attacked near NYC’s Central Park on October 1, 2020.
Hollywood is enraged over the attack on Rick Moranis in New York City on October 1. The actor was punched in the head while on a solo stroll through Manhattan. Learn more about Rick Moranis. Rick Moranis was the victim of a random attack on Thursday morning in New York City. The actor,67, was walking by himself on Central Park West near 70th Street, when an unidentified man approached him and punched him in the head, knocking him to the ground. Video surveillance footage, which was released by the New York Police Department, shows the alleged suspect wearing a black hooded sweatshirt that reads, “I Love New York.” Rick has since been treated at a local New York hospital, and he later walked to a local precinct to report the crime. As police continue to search for Rick’s attacker, learn more about the actor. 1. Rick is a pretty big deal in Hollywood. — In case you forgot, or you’re not an ’80s or ’90s baby, Rick has starred in some major classic films. He played Louis Tully in Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II (1989). Rick went on to star as Wayne Szalinski in the hit 1989 film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (and its two sequels in 1992 and 1997). Other popular films he’s starred in include: Strange Brew (1983), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Spaceballs (1987), Parenthood (1989), My Blue Heaven (1990), and The Flintstones (1994).
