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02-25-2014, 03:58 PM
WENN
Bill Murray has paid tribute to his "Ghostbusters" co-star and frequent collaborator Harold Ramis, following the actor/director's death on Monday.
Ramis passed away at the age of 69 from complications of a rare blood disease, and now Murray is the latest star to share his condolences. The funnyman released a statement that reads: "Harold Ramis and I together did the 'National Lampoon Show' off Broadway, 'Meatballs,' 'Stripes,' 'Caddyshack,' 'Ghostbusters' and 'Groundhog Day.' He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him."
Despite the fact the duo found success with a string of comedy classics in the 1980s and 1990s, Ramis revealed in a 2009 interview with website TheAVClub that he had not spoken to Murray since 1993's "Groundhog Day" after an on-set dispute, and they had "no social relationship whatsoever."
Actor Dan Aykroyd starred in "Ghostbusters" along with Murray and Ramis and expressed his sadness over the passing of his good friend on Monday. A statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter reads: "[I am] deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brilliant, gifted, funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher Harold Ramis. May he now get the answers he was always seeking."
Bill Murray has paid tribute to his "Ghostbusters" co-star and frequent collaborator Harold Ramis, following the actor/director's death on Monday.
Ramis passed away at the age of 69 from complications of a rare blood disease, and now Murray is the latest star to share his condolences. The funnyman released a statement that reads: "Harold Ramis and I together did the 'National Lampoon Show' off Broadway, 'Meatballs,' 'Stripes,' 'Caddyshack,' 'Ghostbusters' and 'Groundhog Day.' He earned his keep on this planet. God bless him."
Despite the fact the duo found success with a string of comedy classics in the 1980s and 1990s, Ramis revealed in a 2009 interview with website TheAVClub that he had not spoken to Murray since 1993's "Groundhog Day" after an on-set dispute, and they had "no social relationship whatsoever."
Actor Dan Aykroyd starred in "Ghostbusters" along with Murray and Ramis and expressed his sadness over the passing of his good friend on Monday. A statement issued to The Hollywood Reporter reads: "[I am] deeply saddened to hear of the passing of my brilliant, gifted, funny friend, co-writer/performer and teacher Harold Ramis. May he now get the answers he was always seeking."