Michael Shannon, perhaps best known for his roles in Boardwalk Empire and Man of Steel, made an appearance in Groundhog Day early in his career as a newlywed Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor. In 1993, Shannon made his film debut in Groundhog Day as a wedding groom. [11] Michael Kohnhorst camera operator: second unit George Kohut director of photography: second unit Peter Kuttner first assistant camera Morgan Michael Lewis key grip Thomas Lewis chief lighting technician: second unit (as Tom Lewis) Mark R. Lindberg Michael Shannon's Part in 'Groundhog Day' Image via Columbia Pictures. Even if you've never seen Groundhog Day, chances are you get the gist of it due to how much the film's title has become part Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis from a screenplay Hynden Walch and Michael Shannon portray the newly married couple Groundhog Day (1993) Michael Shannon as Fred. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight His first role was opposite Bill Murray in 1993’s Groundhog Day, where Murray’s character gifts him with tickets to WrestleMania. Shannon was just 18 years old at the time. 3. This was Michael Shannon’s debut cinematic appearance. Cher stated in an interview that fans would send her letters saying they loved the song she made for the movie Groundhog Day (1993), not realizing that the song was actually recorded in 1965. Michael Shannon 'Groundhog Day' Columbia Pictures/Theo Wargo, Getty Images. Then: Michael Shannon made his big screen debut as Fred, one half of the couple who Phil A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Michael Shannon’s first role in a big movie was as a young newlywed in Groundhog Day.It’s a small part, and his big moment comes when Bill Murray’s character hands him a couple tickets to the local Wrestlemania event, and Shannon goes berserk with glee. Two decades before he became an Oscar nominee, a Superman supervillain, and star of the single best parody video of 2013, Michael Shannon was a teenage background actor on Groundhog Day, one of (L-R) Phil Connors (Bill Murray), Rita (Andie MacDowell), Debbie (Hynden Walch) and Fred (Michael Shannon) in GROUNDHOG DAY. What makes a movie great is not what it is about, but how it is about it. – Roger Ebert Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis from a screenplay Hynden Walch and Michael Shannon portray the newly married couple Michael Shannon has always been a weapon—although, for a long time, he was mostly one of the secret variety. After three years acting on the Chicago stage, the Kentucky-born Shannon’s entrée into moviedom was the small but memorable turn as the guy who gushes over the WrestleMania tickets he’s been gifted in Harold Ramis’s Groundhog Day (1993). Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Michael Shannon, and Hynden Walch in Groundhog Day (1993) Close. 487 of 534. Michael Shannon, and Hynden Walch in Groundhog Day (1993) A 19-year-old Michael Shannon plays a young man looking forward to his wedding in one of the greatest ever time loop movies: Groundhog Day. The fantasy drama addresses love, religion and philosophy, all emerging from a plot in which Bill Murray's beleaguered weatherman Phil Connors relives February 2 over and over again after heading to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Michael Shannon is an American actor known for his versatile film, television, and stage roles and for the combustible intensity he brings to his performances. His notable roles include those in the films Revolutionary Road (2008) and Nocturnal Animals (2016) and the TV miniseries George & Tammy (2022–23). The Boardwalk Empire star talks with CBS Local's DJ Sixsmith about his new movie "Quarry," watching "Groundhog Day" for the first time since he was in the mo 47 The Michael Shannon Cameo If you haven’t seen Groundhog Day recently, you may be surprised to recognize a certain Oscar-nominee in a small role as a guy who’s about to get married. (As part of his good deeds, Phil helps the dude’s bride-to-be overcome her cold feet.) Sure enough, the movie was one of Michael Shannon ’s earliest film One of Michael Shannon's first roles was in Groundhog Day with Bill Murray. WrestleMania! #groundhogday #michaelshannon #billmurray
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