Both the Chicago Tribune and the New York Daily News reported that film icon Harold Ramis, best known for his role as Dr. Egon Spengler in the 1984 classic Ghostbusters has sadly passed away from complications of autoimmune inflammatory vasculitis (a rare disease that involves swelling of the blood vessels) which he had been fighting for the past four years.
Harold Ramis wrote, starred, directed and produced some of the most memorable films in comedic history:
- Animal House
- Ghostbusters
- Back to School
- Caddyshack II
- Ghostbusters II
- Groundhog Day
- Stripes
- Analyze This
Harold's love for Ghostbusters extended past live action entertainment as he wrote several scripts for The Real Ghostbusters & Extreme Ghostbusters cartoons. His passing comes just as Ghostbusters was about to celebrate it’s 30th anniversary and many speculate that a new Ghostbusters film would be announced this year. ABC News reported:
His “Ghostbusters” co-star, Dan Aykroyd, also told ABC News last spring that “Ghostbusters 3″ could film this year, and that Ramis was “in on it.”
Thanks for the great moments in comedy Mr Ramis your talents will be missed.
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