then cast him in his own hit knocked up. five years ago he produced year one the last movie ramis would direct because four years ago he got sick, a rare auto immune disease, dying in chicago just short of 70. comedy is a radical in spirit. it challenges people s assumptions and expectations. we always felt we were part of that great tradition. reporter: a guy who battled ghosts, ramis leaves behind the spirit of what he was, a nerd, a subversive, a funny man. john vondam, abc news, washington. so many great, great, like landmark type movies. you have a favorite. i love groundhog day. what s yours? caddyshack but they re all great ones. it s interesting. he said at first he thought he wanted to be a lead actor but then he realized he s better at directing people who were more uninhibited, like bill murray and john belushi. he was a bit more intellectual, not the uninhibited person. he knew who he was. he ll be missed.
films and also busted ghosts on the side. something very important i forgot to tell you. what? don t cross the streams. why? it would be bad. i m fuzzy on the whole good/bad thing. what do you mean bad? try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every body slowing at the speed of light. that s bad. important safety tip. thanks. ramis passed away yesterday after a four-year battle with a rare autoimmune disease. in addition, the chicago native was behind the scenes of some of comedy classics. two years after writing animal house, he made his directorial review in 1980 with caddie shack. he worked with bill murray several times over the years. many film fans would say the best collaboration came in the 1993 movie, groundhogs day. he was 69 years old, survived by his wife and three children. we want to know what were your favorite lines from a harold
ammunition into residential area. the death toll from the unrest in venezuela now rising to 13. and the drug king pin known as elchapo. charged with drug king trafficking. we want him. u.s. officials are pooching for he will chapo s extradition to the united states. he faces charges in at least seven u.s. jurisdictions. movie fans are remembering harold ramos. he died today in chicago after battling autoimmune disease for several years. comedy actor best known for roles in ghostbusters caddie shack and groundhog s day. first time since snow gate. bill de blasio coming face to face. we told you al roker scolded the mayor for not closing schools during a recent snow storm. roker did tweet long wage de blasio first alert forecast one term. mayor de blasio firing back different thing to run a
sleep medication. one witness said she was swerving on the highway before hitting the truck. a second witness said that after the accident, she was slumped over the wheel. her mother, ethel kennedy, and other members of her family, attended the trial north of new york city. the world has lost a comedy icon, harold ramis died monday of complications from an autoimmune disease. he brought us national lampoon s vacation, animal house and groundhog day. you may have heard of caddie shack, considered one of the greatest comedies of all time. bill murray who worked with ramis on multiple movies. he said, harold earned his keep on this planet and god bless him. you may remember him from this on-screen performance in ghost busters. well, let s say this twinkie represents the normal amount of
ghostbusters and that is his trademark and why so many films he worked on stuck in the culture. caddyshack about a nerdy sub versive. animal house he co-wrote about subversive nerds. food fight! reporter: comedies smarter than goofball. dark at times but always with a light left on. groundhog day, a nightmare but wrapped inside a snowball of sweetness. ow, ow. are any of you up for adoption? reporter: ramis came up through chicago s second city comedy troupe serving for a time as head writer, part of the same generation as the original saturday night live cast with whom he worked in several movies. murray in stripes. chevy chase in national lampoon s vacation with that scene on the highway. work that inspired a younger generation like writer and director judd appetaug who actually interviewed ramis for his high school radio station,