Rick Moranis appeared in a commercial alongside Ryan Reynolds
Moranis lost his wife, Ann, to breast cancer in 1991 and decided to take a break from acting to raise their two kids
This commercial marks 23 years since Moranis stepped away from on-screen acting
After a long hiatus, actor Rick Moranis is finally back on our screens, along with another very familiar face. The Honey I Shrunk The Kids star took a lengthy break from acting to become a full-time dad after losing his wife to breast cancer in 1991, and it’s so refreshing to see him back at it.
Moranis, 67, lost his wife, costume designer Ann Belsky, in 1991 to breast cancer. She was just 35-years old. The couple were married for only five years by the time she passed; they share two children, Rachel and Mitchell. Moranis tried to keep working in the industry, but as so many of us know — it’s hard to work full-time when you are the only parent. He made the difficult decision to step away from the red carpet to focus on being a dad to his young children.
“I pulled out of making movies in about ’96 or ’97,” Moranis told USA Today in 2005. “I’m a single parent, and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn’t miss it.”
“It’s hard to believe that Mint Mobile has gone so long without an unlimited plan, so to introduce it, we brought in an actor we’ve all gone too long without,” Reynolds says.
Even though the commercial was only 40 seconds, it was refreshing to see Moranis back on the (not so big) screen. Plus, fans couldn’t contain their excitement at the sight of Moranis’ grand return.
“I love how you brought Deadpool to the screen, but bringing back Rick Moranis is even better,” film director James Gunn wrote.
“Find someone who looks at you the same way Ryan Reynolds looks at Rick Moranis!” one Twitter user wrote.
In the commercial, Reynolds stares in awe of Moranis (who can blame him), saying that he’s a huge fan. Judging by a response he wrote on Twitter, he’s not joking.
If you need me, I’ll be planning a Moranis movie marathon.
Coping With Losing a Spouse To Cancer
Moranis and his wife kept their cancer journey relatively out of the public eye, but no matter the situation, losing a spouse can be one of the most difficult experiences someone can face. Families impacted by the disease have spoken to SurvivorNet about how they handled talking about the future after a prognosis isn’t promising, which includes coming to terms with reality and having tough conversations with your kids.
John Duberstein was there for his wife Nina when she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, and stood by her side during treatment. However, her prognosis wasn’t looking good, and even though John understandably denied it, he says Nina started to accept their new normal.
“I really wanted things to go back to normal, whatever that meant,” John says. “She was not for that. She wanted to embrace the existence that she had, even before she knew she was going to die imminently. I did not want to talk about what was going to happen with me after Nina died. Nina is the one that really brought it up, she brought it up a number of times. In retrospect, I can’t even explain how glad I am that I had that.”
Even though these conversations were extremely difficult to have, John says that in the end he’s happy Nina pushed him to talk about it, and encourages others to be honest about their emotions and take part in these discussions.
“I’ve talked to some other folks who’ve had that experience in varying degrees,” John says. “I think, across the board, the people who have had those conversations who I know who have lost a spouse are immeasurably glad that they did.”
Rick Moranis appeared in a commercial alongside Ryan Reynolds
Moranis lost his wife, Ann, to breast cancer in 1991 and decided to take a break from acting to raise their two kids
This commercial marks 23 years since Moranis stepped away from on-screen acting
After a long hiatus, actor Rick Moranis is finally back on our screens, along with another very familiar face. The Honey I Shrunk The Kids star took a lengthy break from acting to become a full-time dad after losing his wife to breast cancer in 1991, and it’s so refreshing to see him back at it.
Moranis, 67, lost his wife, costume designer Ann Belsky, in 1991 to breast cancer. She was just 35-years old. The couple were married for only five years by the time she passed; they share two children, Rachel and Mitchell. Moranis tried to keep working in the industry, but as so many of us know — it’s hard to work full-time when you are the only parent. He made the difficult decision to step away from the red carpet to focus on being a dad to his young children.
“I pulled out of making movies in about ’96 or ’97,” Moranis told USA Today in 2005. “I’m a single parent, and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing the traveling involved in making movies. So I took a little bit of a break. And the little bit of a break turned into a longer break, and then I found that I really didn’t miss it.”
“It’s hard to believe that Mint Mobile has gone so long without an unlimited plan, so to introduce it, we brought in an actor we’ve all gone too long without,” Reynolds says.
Even though the commercial was only 40 seconds, it was refreshing to see Moranis back on the (not so big) screen. Plus, fans couldn’t contain their excitement at the sight of Moranis’ grand return.
“I love how you brought Deadpool to the screen, but bringing back Rick Moranis is even better,” film director James Gunn wrote.
“Find someone who looks at you the same way Ryan Reynolds looks at Rick Moranis!” one Twitter user wrote.
In the commercial, Reynolds stares in awe of Moranis (who can blame him), saying that he’s a huge fan. Judging by a response he wrote on Twitter, he’s not joking.
If you need me, I’ll be planning a Moranis movie marathon.
Coping With Losing a Spouse To Cancer
Moranis and his wife kept their cancer journey relatively out of the public eye, but no matter the situation, losing a spouse can be one of the most difficult experiences someone can face. Families impacted by the disease have spoken to SurvivorNet about how they handled talking about the future after a prognosis isn’t promising, which includes coming to terms with reality and having tough conversations with your kids.
John Duberstein was there for his wife Nina when she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, and stood by her side during treatment. However, her prognosis wasn’t looking good, and even though John understandably denied it, he says Nina started to accept their new normal.
“I really wanted things to go back to normal, whatever that meant,” John says. “She was not for that. She wanted to embrace the existence that she had, even before she knew she was going to die imminently. I did not want to talk about what was going to happen with me after Nina died. Nina is the one that really brought it up, she brought it up a number of times. In retrospect, I can’t even explain how glad I am that I had that.”
Even though these conversations were extremely difficult to have, John says that in the end he’s happy Nina pushed him to talk about it, and encourages others to be honest about their emotions and take part in these discussions.
“I’ve talked to some other folks who’ve had that experience in varying degrees,” John says. “I think, across the board, the people who have had those conversations who I know who have lost a spouse are immeasurably glad that they did.”
