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The Legendary Harold Ramis: Why You Know His Work Better Than You Think
Harold Ramis passed away this week, and the film world has truly lost a great mind. The actor/writer/director's mark is all over Hollywood. Ramis's longtime creative partnership with Bill Murray produced some of the best comedies of all time, including Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, and perhaps the film he's best known for, Ghostbusters. Modern-day audiences might also recognize him from his cameo in Judd Apatow's 2007 comedy Knocked Up. In case you heard the news and scratched your head, here's why you know a lot more about the famed filmmaker than you think you do.
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He Got His Start on the Canadian Cult Hit SCTV (1976-78)
He Co-Wrote Animal House (1978)
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He Wrote the Great Summer-Camp Comedy Meatballs (1979)
Then He Made His Directorial Debut With Caddyshack (1980)
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Ramis Then Starred Alongside Murray in Stripes (1981)
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He Even Directed the Very First National Lampoon's Vacation (1983)
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You Definitely Remember Him as Egon in Ghostbusters (1984)
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And Ghostbusters II (1989)
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After That, He Directed the Classic Groundhog Day (1993)
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Remember Analyze This and Analyze That? He Directed Those, Too! (1999, 2002)
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Then He Made an Appearance as Seth Rogen's Dad in Knocked Up (2007)
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He Will Be Missed
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