# 60 Bill Murray Facts for His 60th Birthday **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 15, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813 "2010-09-15T04:41:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/1 "2010-09-15T04:41:45Z")
Bill Murray turns 60 next Tuesday. In honor of the occasion, _The Guardian_ has come up with [60 facts about him](http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/11/bill-murray-60th-birthday-facts). I am especially interested to know if #43 really is true. I also find it a bit disconderting that people born in the 1950s are now entering their 60s. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/2 "2010-09-15T04:49:01Z")
#61. Bill Murray still fuckin’ rocks! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/3 "2010-09-15T04:53:03Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I also find it a bit disconderting that people born in the 1950s are now entering their 60s. :eek: And of course, I really do know how to spell “disconcerting.” Fat-finger syndrome strikes again. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/4 "2010-09-15T08:19:21Z")
#62: On the 1970s \*\*Fantastic Four \*\*radio show, Bill Murray voiced the Human Torch. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/5 "2010-09-15T14:16:28Z")
I have to say that while there are those who show it more, I think Murray is the possibly the craziest man in Hollywood. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/6 "2010-09-15T15:41:52Z")
#63: I live just down the road from Bill Murray’s Caddy Shack. They claim he likes to play golf at the World Golf Village (where the restaurant is located.) ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/7 "2010-09-15T15:58:02Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I am especially interested to know if #43 really is true. An interviewer asked him about that recently and he ducked the question. I doubt it’s true but it’d be great. Looks like it’ll turn into an urban legend next. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/8 "2010-09-15T16:15:49Z")
> [@smiling\_bandit](#): > > I have to say that while there are those who show it more, I think Murray is the possibly the craziest man in Hollywood. Judging by that list, I think you’re right. He’s not the wacky tabloid Andy Dick self-destructive kind of crazy, he’s the quiet creepy unsettling possibly-hiding-bodies-in-his-basement kind of crazy. He’s still pretty awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/9 "2010-09-15T16:29:54Z")
> [@](#): > > 1. In fact, the parts of the four Ghostbusters were originally written for Belushi, Eddie Murphy, John Candy and Christopher Walken. The involvement of these actors would have made Ghostbusters much worse. I now have an image in my brain of Christopher Walken climbing out from under Annie Potts’ desk announcing in that awesome deadpan of his that “Print is dead.” ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/10 "2010-09-15T17:07:55Z")
> [@Lord\_Ashtar](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > 1. In fact, the parts of the four Ghostbusters were originally written for Belushi, Eddie Murphy, John Candy and Christopher Walken. The involvement of these actors would have made Ghostbusters much worse. > > I now have an image in my brain of Christopher Walken climbing out from under Annie Potts’ desk announcing in that awesome deadpan of his that “Print is dead.” “I forgot to tell you…_stares past the camera at a cue card_ Don’t cross the streams. …It’s bad.” ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2010, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/11 "2010-09-15T19:47:58Z")
Bill Murray and I have the same birthday (not including the year). We share 9/21 with Stephen King (and his character Carrie), Ricki Lake, Rob Morrow, Faith Hill, Liam Gallagher, Nicole Richie, and Dave Coulier. Oh, and Alfonso Ribeiro, who is exactly my age and who I always had a little crush on in _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_. ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/12 "2010-09-16T00:05:24Z")
> [@](#): > > 53 In Groundhog Day, Bill Murray repeated the same day countless times in order to win Andie MacDowell’s heart. To this day, it remains the most amount of effort that any film character has expended for such a comparatively meagre reward. Amen to that. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/13 "2010-09-16T00:24:30Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > Bill Murray and I have the same birthday (not including the year). We share 9/21 with Stephen King (and his character Carrie), Ricki Lake, Rob Morrow, Faith Hill, Liam Gallagher, Nicole Richie, and Dave Coulier. Oh, and Alfonso Ribeiro, who is exactly my age and who I always had a little crush on in _The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air_. Sounds like you and I were born on the same day, 3 years apart—I have always been a big Bill Murray fan (I suppose Caddyshack is one of my 5 favorite movies of all-time) but over the past few years have read some things about his personal life that have left me a little bit off. I guess I really don’t care too much about how Bill Murray conducts himself in private, but I would love it if he could once again come up with an iconic comic role a la Caddyshack or Kingpin. (For some reason, even though I was primed to absolutely love Lost in Translation, I never saw what all the critical acclaim was about; it was not nearly as good as the reviews made it out to be) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/14 "2010-09-16T16:35:19Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > Sounds like you and I were born on the same day, 3 years apart Awesome! There have been a few “Doper birthdays” threads over the years, but no one else has shared my birthday until now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/15 "2010-09-16T16:43:23Z")
1. He’s the father of seven sons (six biological, one adopted stepson). 2. The producers of _Zombieland_ wanted Steve Martin but he was unavailable- Bill Murray was several names down the list. Nobody could possibly have regrets. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/16 "2010-09-16T16:48:39Z")
Meanwhile, in LA, the R&R Gallery has an exhibition of Murray portraits opening tomorrow called [Mr. Bill Murray: A Tribute to the Legend](http://flavorwire.com/117986/photo-gallery-portraits-of-the-artist-bill-murray) . ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/17 "2010-10-07T13:24:07Z")
1. His brother Brian Doyle Murray appears with him in _Groundhog Day_ (as the M.C. at the festivities in the park). 2. He appears in this funny short film: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPo9sCqza98](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPo9sCqza98) ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/18 "2010-10-07T14:00:37Z")
Mr. S once read somewhere that Bill Murray never wears a pair of socks twice. 365 days in a year, 365 pairs of socks. Wear 'em, toss 'em. Also, Bill Murray can divide by zero. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/19 "2010-10-07T14:28:32Z")
1. He used to be part owner of the minor league baseball team, the St. Paul Saints. He wears a Saints ballcap in Space Jam. (We were season ticket holders during that period, he’d come to games once in a while - generally sitting in the announcers box so people would watch the game and not him. The waitresses at Gabe’s said he tipped really well). ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813/20 "2010-10-07T14:50:49Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I also find it a bit disconcerting that people born in the 1950s are now entering their 60s. :eek: As one born in 1951, I assure you I find it equally disconcerting! ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/60-bill-murray-facts-for-his-60th-birthday/553813.md?page=2)