Back in the 1980s, Rick Moranis was one of the most beloved and recognizable faces in comedy.

The beloved actor, 72, began his work in Hollywood in the 1970s, and by the end of the 1980s, he had become known and loved, for starring in classics like both Ghostbusters films, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, Little Shop of Horrors, and The Flintstones.

However, life took a turn for the worse when in 1991, five years after marrying costume designer Ann Belsky, with whom he welcomed daughter Rachel and son Mitchell, he lost her to a battle with cancer. Catch up below on his retreat from Hollywood, life since then, and his return to acting.

© Getty Images Rick outside famed LA restaurant Spago in 1991, a few months after his wife's death

Leaving Hollywood

Though in the few years after Ann

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