Although most people know Rick Moranis from his roles in Ghostbusters, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Spaceballs and his work on Second City Television, the comedy legend has all but effectively retired from television or movies.
Moranis didn't even turn up for the Ghostbusters reboot with Kirsten Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones either, which managed to wrangle Bill Murray in for a scene along with Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver. Anyway, that's all changed now as Moranis is now on his way back to our screens for a cameo in The Goldbergs.
Per USA Today, Moranis will be reprising his role as Dark Helmet from Spaceballs and apparently took showrunner Adam F. Goldberg weeks of convincing to do. "I truly think Rick Moranis gave the most underrated and brilliant comedic performance in any ‘80s movie as Dark Helmet. I’ve been a lifelong fan of his work and became obsessed with having him reprise the role on my show. As an added bonus, maybe this even gets Spaceballs back in the conversation, and I can get my dream of helping make a sequel!"
Moranis hasn't starred in a live-action role in twenty-one years, his last role playing the father in Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. Since then, he's done a few voice roles, but mostly left the industry to focus on raising his children following the passing of his wife.
Via USA Today