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3	Brian Doyle-Murray (born October 31, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American comedian, screenwriter, actor and voice artist. An alumnus of the long-running American sketch show, ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', Doyle-Murray was a feature player during the show's fifth season[[note]]1979-1980 season, as one of many replacements for Creator/DanAykroyd and Creator/JohnBelushi, both of whom left after the 1978-1979 season[[/note]], a writer for Jean Doumanian's critically abysmal sixth season (1980-1981), and was a feature player and Weekend Update anchor during Dick Ebersol's first full season as executive producer and show runner [season seven; the 1981-1982 season], making Doyle-Murray one of a handful of ''SNL'' cast members who appeared on the show under all three executive producers [[note]]Other cast members to hold this honor are: Denny Dillon (who cameoed on a 1970s Lorne Michaels episode, was a Jean Doumanian cast member, and appeared on the first episode with Dick Ebersol as the new executive producer), Eddie Murphy (who started out as a Jean Doumanian cast member, became popular -- and hosted twice; once while a cast member and again after he left the show -- in the Dick Ebersol era, and made appearances and came back to host on the Lorne Michaels episodes), Yvonne Hudson (who made an uncredited appearance on a season 5 Lorne Michaels era, was a feature player during Jean Doumanian's era, and made some sporadic appearances as an extra during Dick Ebersol's era), and Brian's brother, Creator/BillMurray (who was a cast member for Lorne Michaels and hosted a Jean Doumanian-era episode and a Dick Ebersol episode)[[/note]].
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5	Some of Doyle-Murray's celebrity impressions (most of which he did when he returned as a feature player during the show's seventh season) include Colonel Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager), televangelist Jerry Falwell, punk rocker Sid Vicious, Albert Einstein, and ''Twilight Zone'' host and show runner Rod Serling. Doyle-Murray didn't have any recurring characters, but he was a Weekend Update anchor (paired with either Christine Ebersole[[note]]no relation to Dick Ebersol[[/note]] or Mary Gross). Unlike his brother, Bill, his time as a Weekend Update anchor wasn't that memorable (mostly because Weekend Update on ''SNL'' stopped being funny and/or worth-watching when Charles Rocket was hired and wouldn't reach its former glory again until Creator/DennisMiller came along in 1985[[note]]though Brad Hall's time on Weekend Update has been VindicatedByHistory, thanks to cable reruns, streaming, and online video[[/note]]).
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7	He is the older brother of actor/comedian Creator/BillMurray and has acted with him in several films, including ''Film/{{Caddyshack}}'', ''Film/{{Scrooged}}'', ''Film/GhostbustersII'' and ''Film/GroundhogDay''. The reason Brian added "Doyle" (their grandmother's maiden name) to his surname is because there was another actor named "Creator/BrianMurray". He's also the older brother of John Murray, who was the lead on ''Film/MovingViolations'', and Creator/JoelMurray (''Film/OneCrazySummer'', ''Series/StillStanding'').
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9	Murray is known for his gravelly voice and has voiced The Flying Dutchman on ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', a small role as the Grandfather on ''WesternAnimation/LloydInSpace'', Coach Gills on Cartoon Network's ''WesternAnimation/MyGymPartnersAMonkey'', Captain K'nuckles on ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'' and as Maggie's dad on ''WesternAnimation/TheBuzzOnMaggie''. He has also appeared as "Salty" in the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "A Fish out of Water". He is the voice of Jack the barber on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. He also voiced the mayor in ''VideoGame/GhostbustersTheVideoGame'' and the Grandfather in ''WesternAnimation/TheGoodeFamily''. He was also the CoolOldGuy Jacob in ''{{WesternAnimation/Motorcity}}''.
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11	Doyle-Murray also played Frankie's amoral boss Don Ehlert in ''Series/TheMiddle''.
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13	He also played Clark's boss Frank Shirley in ''Film/NationalLampoonsChristmasVacation''.

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