Brian Doyle-Murray (born
October 31,
1945) is an
American comedian,
screenwriter and
actor. He is the brother of
Emmy Award Winning actor
Bill Murray and has acted together with him in several films, including
Caddyshack,
Scrooged, and
Groundhog Day.
Life
Murray, one of nine children, was born
Brian Murray in
Chicago, Illinois, the son of Lucille (
née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a
lumber salesman.
[Bill Murray Biography (1950-)][Famous Family Tree: Bill Murray] His parents were
Irish American and
Catholic.
[Salon.com People | Bill Murray] He is the older brother of
actors
Bill Murray,
Joel Murray and
John Murray. Doyle-Murray uses his hyphenated name (Doyle is his grandmother's maiden name) because there is
another actor with the same name. A sister, Nancy, is an Adrian
Dominican Sister in
Michigan who travels around the country portraying
St. Catherine of Siena.
Brian is not the oldest Murray child as he has an older brother, Ed.
