Harold Ramis has had an interesting career, which didn't actually start in the film industry, as he now spends most of his time behind the camera.
After attending Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri Ramis began working in a mental institution before becoming a substitute teacher in Chicago.
While in Chicago he became involved with Second City an improvisational comedy troupe, leaving for a while before returning in 1972.
In 1974 Ramis and the rest of Second City, which included John Belushi and Bill Murray, travelled to New York and worked together on radio show The National Lampoon Radio Hour.
Off the back of this success Ramis began to perform, and write for late night sketch comedy TV series SCTV but it wasn't long before he began to pursue a film career.
And from the off Ramis juggled acting with writing and directing and after National Lampoon's Animal House he kicked off his successful collaboration with Bill Murray with Meatballs.
A commerical success the pair teamed up a second time for Caddyshack, which was to be Ramis' directorial debut, and brought further success to the pair.
But what he is best known for is 1984's Ghostbusters, in which he collaborated with Dan Aykroyd to pen the script, as Dr. Egon Spengler, a role he reprised in 1989.
1993 brought what many argue is Ramis' is finest movie as a filmmaker in the form of Groundhog Day, which once again starred Bill Murray.
At the end of the nineties Ramis had a string of movies that found some success with Analyze This, Bedazzled and in 2002 Analyse That.
He returns to the big screen this week with Year One, which sees him work with Jack Black and Michael Cera.
Back in the Year One AD, Zed (Jack Black) and Oh (Michael Cera), two unconventional cavemen, are banished from their tribe for eating from the Tree of Knowledge.
Determined to make the most of their misfortune, the pair set off on an epic journey through an ancient world that will be familiar to anyone who's ever glanced at the Bible.
On the way they encounter a multitude of biblical characters from Adam (Harold Ramis) and Eve (Rhoda Griffis) to Abraham (Hank Azaria) and Cain (David Cross) - already bullying his ill-fated brother Abel (Paul Rudd).
The film has already opened at number three at both the U.S and Aussie box office and looks set to be a success here in the UK.
Year One is out now
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