Harold Ramis was more than Dr. Egon Spengler in the legendary Ghostbusters franchise. He was a writer, director, and producer as well as an actor. The first few films he co-wrote were National Lampoon’s Animal House, Meatballs, and Caddyshack. He followed up with Stripes and Ghostbusters. Yes, Harold Ramis co-wrote Ghostbusters with Dan Aykroyd. Even if his resume stopped here, he would be a comedy titan. Luckily it does not. A quick look at IMDB will show you he has written a sequel and the video game of Ghostbusters, a sequel to Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, Analyze This, Analyze That, and Year One among others. Ramis also directed, debuting with Caddyshack. To debut with a star- studded film like Caddyshack is intimidating even to people who have no affiliation to cinema. Harold could have quit then and would have been able to live off of the free drinks he got at bars telling stories about Rodney Dangerfield, but he didn’t because Harold Ramis had legitimate talent. He went on to direct National Lampoon’s Vacation, Groundhog Day, Multiplicity, Analyze This, Analyze That, and that one good episode of The Office. The man directed both The Ice Harvest and Year One. That’s range. They both star Oliver Platt, but other than that, they are totally different movies. He also produced, but that’s not interesting. In his early years, Harold Ramis worked at a mental hospital. That is interesting. He said it helped him deal with actors later in life. That’s funny. So always remember, the universe doesn’t want humans to be happy because it took a satirical genius, serious artist, and titan of cinema away from us before such a thing was appropriate. We still don’t have Ghostbusters 3! Anyway, good luck not crying every time you watch a comedy because at the very least, Harold Ramis inspired it.