Rick Moranis Hasn't Acted In Years But His Current Net Worth Ensures He's More Than Okay

Highlights

• Rick Moranis's $10 million net worth has allowed him to focus on family and voiceover work after stepping away from live-action roles.
• Despite mostly stopping acting in the late 1990s, Moranis has been able to maintain a comfortable lifestyle thanks to his past high-profile roles.
• Moranis remains open to returning to acting and is set to star in the reboot of "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" with Josh Gad.

For many kids who grew up in the 1990s, Rick Moranis was a fan favorite actor thanks to his starring role as a sweet and eccentric scientist father in the Disney movie Honey I Shrunk The Kids. While Disney was uncertain about the film, it became a hit and led to two sequels. However, as fans sadly know, Moranis stopped acting when his wife passed away from cancer in 1991. Rather than juggle work and family at this devastating and tragic time, Moranis focused on taking care of their two children Rachel and Mitchell. Thanks to this choice and his general reputation in Hollywood, fans know that Moranis is a kind person.

Over the years, Ghostbusters star Rick Moranis has been photographed out and about in New York City, and fans were shocked when he was attacked in 2020. Thankfully, the actor was okay, and he has been doing well for several decades now. In this article, we'll take a look at how Rick Moranis's net worth has given him a comfortable lifestyle, along with the ways that he has kept making money despite not playing many movie roles.

What Is Rick Moranis's Net Worth?

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Rick Moranishas a $10 million net worth. Thanks to the actor's high net worth, he has been able to support himself and his family, even though his resume has been pretty bare for several decades now.

While some actors star in one popular TV series and make enough money to leave the business behind, Rick Moranis had plenty of high-profile movie roles that gave him a nice cushion to mostly stop acting after the late 1990s. In the 1980s, he performed on SCTV and SCTV Network, which gave him a public platform to showcase his comedic talent.

While Rick Moranis has millions and has definitely made a nice living from acting, he talked about his family and acting roles with The Independent in 2006 he wasn't sure he would become a rich and famous actor. He said:

"In Canada you don't think that show business is an opportunity for you. You think it's something that happens across the border. I really thought I would just keep going to school until I became something my parents wanted me to be. I had no burning ambition whatsoever - and still don't."

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What Roles Did Rick Moranis Play Before He Stopped Acting?

• Louis Tully in Ghostbusters (1984)
• Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
• Louis Tully in Ghostbusters II (1987)
• Nathan Huffner in Parenthood (1989)
• Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
• Narrator in Shelly Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992)
• Wayne Szalinski in Honey, I Blew Up The Kid (1992)
• Barney Rubble in The Flinstones (1994)
• Wayne Szalinski in Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997)
• Bob in McKenzie Bob & Doug McKenzie's Two-Four Anniversary (2007)

As mentioned by Celebrity Net Worth, Rick Moranis also made money by appearing in a commercial for Mint Mobile with Ryan Reynolds in 2020. According to People, Reynolds mentions being "a huge fan" of Moranis in the Mint Mobile ad. The two have a brief exchange and then Moranis leaves, which is hilarious.

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While Moranis's salary for the Mint Mobile commercial is unknown, he must have done fairly well since commercials tend to be lucrative jobs for actors.

Rick Moranis Continued To Make Money After He Stopped Acting

In 2015, Rick Moranis talked about his career in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. He explained that while he didn't take on any live-action roles after Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves was released in 1997, he voiced characters in a few movies. This meant that he could keep making money and adding to his net worth in terms of residuals. However, the amount of residuals Moranis makes from these projects or any of his others is unknown.

He said:

“It wasn’t a formal decision. It began in an already busy year where I declined a film that was being shot out of town as the school year was beginning. But I was fortunate to be able to continue to make a living writing and doing voice work in Manhattan.”

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In the same interview, the actor mentioned that he lives in New York City and fans still chat with him when they see him around. He said that he was open to acting again, as long as he found a great role.

What Characters Did Rick Moranis Voice?

• The Toy Taker / Mr. Cuddles in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)
• Rutt in Brother Bear (2003)
• Rutt in Brother Bear 2 (2006)
• voice of Pannakin Crybaby/Lord Dark Helmet in The Goldbergs (2018)

He told The Hollywood Reporter, “I took a break, which turned into a longer break. But I’m interested in anything that I would find interesting. I still get the occasional query about a film or television role and as soon as one comes along that piques my interest, I’ll probably do it." He added that while he was given the chance to star in the Ghostbusters reboot, he didn't want to do that.

In 2020, The Hollywood Reporter shared the good news that Rick Moranis would star in Shrunk, a reboot of Honey I Shrunk The Kids. Josh Gad is also co-starring. According to IMDb, Shrunk has a 2024 release date. Although he didn't take on any live-action roles for a long time, Moranis must have been paid a lot considering how important he is to the children's franchise.

However, as of the time of this writing, it might be a while before fans get to see Shrunk. In June 2023, Josh Gad tweeted, "We were inches from starting and then COVID hit, inches from starting again & then my schedule exploded with conflicts, inches from starting again & budget got the best of us. If you want it, let your local @disney know."

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