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NEWS ABOUT: Bill Murray

Bill Murray stories: 12 news summaries

 Top Saturday Night Live Alums 

Stars who made it big after the show

Jun 5, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not all Saturday Night Live alums go on to bigger and better things after leaving the show. Time pronounces the top 10 who did.
  • Will Ferrell has come a long way since those cheerleader sketches. His latest flick, Land of the Lost, opens today (and judging from the
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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Tina Fey • Bill Murray • Al Franken • Chris Rock • Sarah Silverman • Eddie Murphy • Will Ferrell • Sarah Palin • John Belushi • Janeane Garofalo • Chevy Chase

(Newser) - Dan Aykroyd has been trying to get the Ghostbusters to cross streams again for 15 years, and now it’s finally happening—in video-game form. Unlike most movie tie-in games, Ghostbusters isn’t an afterthought—Atari’s giving it blockbuster treatment, complete with voices from Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and... More »

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entertainment • Bill Murray • Atari • Dan Aykroyd • movies • video games • Ghostbusters • Harold Ramis • Ernie Hudson

(Newser) - Would-be Cubs buyer Tom Ricketts has approached a bunch of baseball-loving celebrities, including Bill Murray, Jim Belushi, and John Cusack, about going in with him on the team, the Chicago Tribune reports. Ricketts is asking each to pitch in $25 million, say sources—who add that Ricketts doesn’t need... More »

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entertainment • Chicago Cubs • Tribune Company • John Cusack • Bill Murray • TD Ameritrade • John Belushi • WGN • Tom Ricketts

(Newser) - Gail DiMaggio got a much better look at Bill Murray then she bargained for. Competing in a pro-am tournament in Florida yesterday, the comedian hooked a shot so badly that he hit and knocked over DiMaggio—who was watching from her own yard. Murray rushed to the woman, being tended... More »

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golf • Bill Murray • comedian

Movie Review

 City of Ember Smolders

Kids will enjoy nonsensical movie

Oct 10, 08 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids should enjoy the “rousing and action-packed and short” City of Ember, so long as they "haven't already been hopelessly corrupted by high-powered sci-fi on TV and video,” Roger Ebert writes for the Chicago Sun-Times. But for adults the movie may prove too nonsensical, and, for... More »

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film • movie review • Bill Murray • children's books

 Murray 'Devastated' by Divorce 

Actor was 'just dead, just broken' since May

Oct 8, 08 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - His divorce from his wife of 11 years and her accusations of abuse and addiction “were devastating…the worst thing that ever happened to me in my entire life," says Bill Murray. "I was just dead, just broken," a teary Murray told the AP of the... More »

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celebrity • Bill Murray • actor • celebrity divorces

Who Ya
Gonna Call? Ghostbusters Gear Up Again

Original cast will return for second sequel

Sep 5, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mystical evildoers, beware: The Ghostbusters are back. A team of writers from The Office will provide the script for the third installment of the blockbuster franchise, Variety reports. The stars of the 1984 film and its 1989 sequel, including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, are slated to return,... More »

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Hollywood • The Office • Bill Murray • Dan Aykroyd • sequel • Ghostbusters

 Bill Murray Drops In on Air Show 

Actor hurls himself from 13,500 feet for perfect landing at Chicago show

Aug 16, 08 6:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wisecracking comedian Bill Murray launched himself from 13,500 feet to start off the Chicago Air and Water Show yesterday, AP reports. "Is there some frequent flier program?" quipped the 57-year-old actor before leaping from a plane and executing several spins strapped to the belly of a sergeant from... More »

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Chicago • air show • Bill Murray • skydiving • actor • parachute

 Murray's Divorce
 Settled in a Flash 

After allegations from both sides a month ago, comedian's wife gets custody, houses

Jun 26, 08 11:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gossip hounds hoping for acrimonious divorce proceedings for Bill Murray aren't getting their wish, TMZ reports. The actor's divorce has already been settled, with papers signed June 13. Wife Jennifer Butler Murray, 42, gets custody of the four kids; Bill, 57, will have to pay child support. Jennifer, who also... More »

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Bill Murray • comedian • divorce settlement • child custody • celebrity divorces

 Cops: Kids Fled
 Murray's 'Boozy' Ex 

Cops called when soon-to-be-ex got 'physical' with kids

Jun 10, 08 9:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Murray's wife, who claims in their divorce that the actor is a violent alcoholic with cheating and sexual compulsions, had the police knocking on her door to investigate neighbors' complaints that she'd gotten “physical” with her children while drinking, the New York Post reports. Two of the couple’... More »

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South Carolina • child abuse • alcohol abuse • Bill Murray • celebrity divorces

Murray's Wife Files for Divorce, Citing Abuse...

...Adultery, drugs, and she'd like a restraining order, please

May 29, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Murray is a spouse-abusing, drug-addicted adulterer, charges his soon-to-be-ex-wife. Jennifer Butler Murray filed for divorce recently, citing “adultery, addiction to marijuana and alcohol, abusive behavior, physical abuse, sexual addictions, and frequent abandonment.” She also asked for a restraining order against the comedian. More »

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alcohol abuse • abuse • celebrity • Bill Murray • celebrity divorces

Bill Murray's Perfect Day Ruined

Actor admits to driving golf cart under the influence in Sweden

Aug 22, 07 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Murray stole a scene out of “Caddyshack” today by admitting to driving a golf cart through downtown Sweden while under the influence. When cops pulled him over, the lively thespian refused to take a breathalyzer test but did sign a statement admitting he had been drinking. Police said... More »

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golf • drunk driving • Sweden • Bill Murray • Stockholm • golf cart • actor

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