Editing Bill Murray (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:CrossroadsGuitarFestival2007.jpg|thumb|[[Eric Clapton]] and Murray kicking off the [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] in 2007]]
Being very detached from the [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood scene]], Murray does not have an agent or manager and reportedly only fields offers for scripts and roles using a [[Toll-free telephone number|personal telephone number with a voice mailbox]] that he checks infrequently.<ref>{{cite web |title=How we work: Bill Murray, actor |url=http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2005/02/how_we_work_bil.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107192513/http://rodcorp.typepad.com/rodcorp/2005/02/how_we_work_bil.html |archive-date=January 7, 2008 |access-date=January 11, 2008 |website=Rodcorp.typepad.com}}</ref> This practice has reportedly prevented him from participating in films such as ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'', ''[[Monsters, Inc.]]'', ''[[The Squid and the Whale]]'', ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (film)|Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', and ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news |last=Heritage |first=Stuart |date=September 10, 2010 |title=Bill Murray is 60! Celebrate with 60 Bill Murray facts |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/11/bill-murray-60th-birthday-facts |access-date=May 12, 2015 |archive-date=October 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195147/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/11/bill-murray-60th-birthday-facts |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Bradford |date=February 17, 2011 |title=The Lost Roles of Bill Murray |url=http://splitsider.com/2011/02/the-lost-roles-of-bill-murray/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520115025/http://splitsider.com/2011/02/the-lost-roles-of-bill-murray |archive-date=May 20, 2015 |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Farr |first=John |date=November 11, 2014 |title=Bill Murray and the Roles That Got Away |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-farr/bill-murray-and-the-roles_b_5850434.html |access-date=May 25, 2015 |website=[[HuffPost]] |orig-year=September 19, 2014 |archive-date=January 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160111082612/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-farr/bill-murray-and-the-roles_b_5850434.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Locke |first=Greg W. |date=August 26, 2011 |title=The Top 25 Roles Bill Murray Didn't Take |url=http://www.zecatalist.com/lists/the-top-25-roles-bob-murray-didnt-take/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619014025/http://www.zecatalist.com/lists/the-top-25-roles-bob-murray-didnt-take/ |archive-date=June 19, 2015 |access-date=May 25, 2015}}</ref> When asked about this practice, however, Murray seemed content with his inaccessibility, stating, "It's not that hard. If you have a good script that's what gets you involved. People say they can't find me. Well, if you can write a good script, that's a lot harder than finding someone. I don't worry about it; it's not my problem."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bill Murray: 'I'm not one of those guys'|url=https://the-talks.com/interview/bill-murray/|website=The Talks|date=August 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219081429/https://the-talks.com/interview/bill-murray/|archive-date=February 19, 2016}}</ref>

Murray has homes in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]; [[Rancho Santa Fe, California]];<ref>{{cite web |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Celebrities That Live in San Diego North County – YNC |url=https://yournorthcounty.com/celebrities-that-live-in-san-diego-north-county/ |access-date=October 7, 2018 |website=Yournorthcounty.com |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140231/https://yournorthcounty.com/celebrities-that-live-in-san-diego-north-county/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Martha's Vineyard|Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Under (one) Hot Tin Roof |url=http://www.mvmagazine.com/2006/july/hot_tin_roof.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513075025/http://www.mvmagazine.com/2006/july/hot_tin_roof.php |archive-date=May 13, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2008 |publisher=Martha's Vineyard Magazine}}</ref> [[Charleston, South Carolina]]; and [[Palisades, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Murray: Funny, crazy and sweet |url=http://www.mondostars.com/entertainment/billmurray.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071105044447/http://www.mondostars.com/entertainment/billmurray.html |archive-date=November 5, 2007 |access-date=January 11, 2008 |publisher=MondoStars}}</ref> Between 2008 and 2013, Murray maintained a residence in the [[Lower Manhattan]] neighborhood of [[Greenwich Village]].<ref>{{cite web |date=May 23, 2013 |title=Rent for Bill Murray's former Village pad drops by $2K |url=http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/23/bill-murray-lowers-asking-price-at-the-villager/ |access-date=May 24, 2013 |publisher=The Real Deal |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607175828/http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/23/bill-murray-lowers-asking-price-at-the-villager/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2007, Murray was pulled over by Swedish police on suspicion of [[Drunk driving|driving a golf cart under the influence of alcohol]].<ref name="guardian" />

Murray has experienced symptoms of [[Major depressive disorder|depression]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bill-murray-interview-new-worlds-b2012289.html | title=Bill Murray interview: 'We are afraid to die and afraid to kill' | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=April 29, 2022 | access-date=July 20, 2024 | archive-date=September 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919123516/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bill-murray-interview-new-worlds-b2012289.html | url-status=live }}</ref> He has claimed that art and music have helped ease past depressive episodes.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bill-murray-hunter-s-thompson-john-prine-battle-depression/ | title=Bill Murray on how John Prine helped him battle depression | date=May 6, 2022 | access-date=July 20, 2024 | archive-date=September 19, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919123349/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/bill-murray-hunter-s-thompson-john-prine-battle-depression/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/566386-the-amazing-painting-that-saved-bill-murray-from-committing-suicide/ | title=The amazing painting that saved Bill Murray from committing suicide | date=August 4, 2021 | access-date=July 20, 2024 | archive-date=December 7, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207065931/https://thehill.com/changing-america/566386-the-amazing-painting-that-saved-bill-murray-from-committing-suicide/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

He is a student of the teachings of [[George Gurdjieff|G.I. Gurdjieff]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Philosophy of Bill Murray: The Intellectual Foundations of His Comedic Persona {{!}} Open Culture |url=https://www.openculture.com/2016/06/the-philosophy-of-bill-murray-the-intellectual-foundations-of-his-comedic-persona.html |access-date=December 4, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=December 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204024758/https://www.openculture.com/2016/06/the-philosophy-of-bill-murray-the-intellectual-foundations-of-his-comedic-persona.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Murray is the godfather to Wes Anderson's daughter, Freya.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bergeson|first=Samantha|title=Wes Anderson Stands by Bill Murray Amid Misconduct Claims: 'He Is Really Part of My Family'|date=June 12, 2023|website=IndieWire|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/wes-anderson-bill-murray-misconduct-claims-1234873835/|accessdate=July 2, 2023|archive-date=July 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702171747/https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/wes-anderson-bill-murray-misconduct-claims-1234873835/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Marriages and children ===
During the filming of ''Stripes'', Murray married Margaret Kelly on January 25, 1981.<ref name="white" /><ref name="chase" /> Later, they remarried in Chicago for their families.<ref name="chase" /> Margaret gave birth to two sons, Homer and [[Luke Murray (basketball)|Luke]]. Following Murray's affair with Jennifer Butler, the couple divorced in 1996.<ref name="UPI-10-10-14">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Annie|title=Bill Murray says he is single but not lonely|date=October 10, 2014|work=[[United Press International]]|url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2014/10/10/Bill-Murray-says-he-is-single-but-not-lonely/2591412954407/|access-date=January 5, 2017|archive-date=June 22, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180622005157/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2014/10/10/Bill-Murray-says-he-is-single-but-not-lonely/2591412954407/|url-status=live|quote=Murray married Margaret Kelly in January 1981, and has two sons, Homer and Luke, by his first wife. The marriage ended in 1996 after the actor had an affair with Jennifer Butler, and he wed his mistress in 1997. He and Butler have four sons, Caleb, Jackson, Cooper and Lincoln, and divorced in 2008.}}</ref> 

In 1997, he married Butler. Together, they have four sons: Caleb, Jackson, Cooper, and Lincoln.<ref name="UPI-10-10-14" /><ref name="UPI-09-22-15">{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/09/22/Bill-Murray-skipped-Emmys-to-attend-son-Lukes-wedding/8801442934062/|title=Bill Murray skipped Emmys to attend son Luke's wedding|first=Annie|last=Martin|work=United Press International|date=September 22, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2020|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726231524/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2015/09/22/Bill-Murray-skipped-Emmys-to-attend-son-Lukes-wedding/8801442934062/|url-status=bot: unknown|quote=Luke Murray is Murray's youngest son by first wife Margaret Kelly. The actor is also father to 33-year-old son Homer with Kelly, and 22-year-old son Caleb, 19-year-old son Jackson, 18-year-old son Cooper and 14-year-old son Lincoln with second wife Jennifer Butler.}}</ref> Butler filed for divorce on May 12, 2008, accusing Murray of domestic violence, infidelity, and addictions to sex, marijuana, and alcohol.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2008/may/29/bill_murray_sued_divorce42566/ |work=[[The Post and Courier]] |title=Bill Murray sued for divorce |location=Charleston, South Carolina |date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=March 9, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100324181037/http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2008/may/29/bill_murray_sued_divorce42566/ |archive-date=March 24, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Their divorce was finalized on June 13, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill Murray's divorce is finalized|date=June 26, 2008|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url= http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-06-26-murraydivorce_N.htm|access-date=October 8, 2015|archive-date=May 12, 2020|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200512203233/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-06-26-murraydivorce_N.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><!--USA Today page is live, but glitchy and obscured by seemingly unremovable ads--> 

Butler died on January 19, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.postandcourier.com/features/jennifer-murray-movie-costume-designer-overalls-collector-and-bills-ex-wife-has-died/article_1ac3143c-5f1c-11eb-8442-2f1d9438e469.html |title=Jennifer Murray, movie costume designer, overalls collector and Bill's ex-wife, has died |last=Oyer |first=Kalyn |work=The Post and Courier |date=January 26, 2021 |access-date=July 14, 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127001013/https://www.postandcourier.com/features/jennifer-murray-movie-costume-designer-overalls-collector-and-bills-ex-wife-has-died/article_1ac3143c-5f1c-11eb-8442-2f1d9438e469.html |archive-date=January 27, 2021 }}</ref>

=== Chicago sports and other activities ===
[[File:Bill Murray Fighting Illini 2005.jpg|thumb|Murray cheering for the [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball]] team at the [[2005 Final Four]] in [[St. Louis]]]]

Murray is a fan of several [[sports in Chicago|Chicago professional sports teams]], especially the [[Chicago Cubs]], [[Chicago Bears]], and the [[Chicago Bulls]].<ref>{{cite web |title=9 Things We Love About Bill Murray |website=Back9network.com |url=http://www.back9network.com/article/9-things-we-love-about-bill-murray/ |access-date=September 21, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925094359/http://www.back9network.com/article/9-things-we-love-about-bill-murray/ |archive-date=September 25, 2014 }}</ref> He was once a guest [[color commentator]] for a Cubs game during the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/watch-chicago-cubs-fan-bill-murray-fill-in-for-harry-ca-1798285254 |title=Watch Chicago Cubs fan Bill Murray fill in for Harry Caray in 1987 |first=Mark |last=Vanderbilt |website=The A.V. Club |date=October 9, 2015 |access-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-date=July 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230710195942/https://www.avclub.com/watch-chicago-cubs-fan-bill-murray-fill-in-for-harry-ca-1798285254 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was in attendance, along with fellow Cubs fans [[John Cusack]], [[Eddie Vedder]], and [[Bonnie Hunt]], during the Cubs' historic Game Seven victory during the [[2016 World Series]]. Murray is an avid [[Quinnipiac University]] basketball fan, where his son served as head of basketball operations, and he is a regular fixture at home games. He cheered courtside for the [[2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois Fighting Illini]]'s game against the 2004–2005 [[Arizona Wildcats]] in the Regional Final game in Chicago. He is a fixture at home games of those teams when in his native Chicago. After traveling to Florida during the Cubs' playoff run to help "inspire" the team (Murray joked with Cubs slugger [[Aramis Ramírez]] he was very ill and needed two home runs to give him the hope to live),<ref name="keller">{{cite news| last=Keller| first=Tom| title=Murray visits with Cubs prior to finale | publisher=Major League Baseball| date=September 27, 2007| url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20070927&content_id=2234194&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp| access-date=November 12, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012173906/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article_entertainment.jsp?ymd=20070927&content_id=2234194&vkey=entertainment&fext=.jsp| archive-date=October 12, 2007| url-status=live}}</ref> he was invited to the champagne party in the Cubs' clubhouse when the team clinched the NL Central in late September 2007, along with fellow actors [[John Cusack]], [[Bernie Mac]], [[James Belushi]], and former Cubs player [[Ron Santo]]. Murray appears in Santo's documentary, ''[[This Old Cub]]''. In 2006, Murray became the sixth recipient of [[Baseball Reliquary]]'s annual Hilda Award, established in 2001 "to recognize distinguished service to the game by a fan".<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=Hilda Award|url=https://baseballreliquary.org/hilda-award-recipients/|access-date=March 20, 2023|website=Baseball Reliquary|archive-date=March 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320103541/https://baseballreliquary.org/hilda-award-recipients/|url-status=live}}</ref> He sang "[[Take Me Out to the Ballgame]]" during a [[2016 World Series]] game at [[Wrigley Field]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=McCluskey|first1=Megan|title=Bill Murray Is Singing 'Take Me Out to the Ballgame' at the World Series|url=https://time.com/4549552/bill-murray-cubs-world-series-take-me-out-to-the-ballgame/|access-date=November 18, 2016|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|archive-date=November 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119060307/http://time.com/4549552/bill-murray-cubs-world-series-take-me-out-to-the-ballgame/|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a Chicago native, Murray appeared at the 50th annual [[Chicago Air & Water Show]] in August 2008. He performed a [[Tandem skydiving|tandem jump]] with the [[United States Army Parachute Team|U.S. Army Parachute Team]] Golden Knights.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-22/news/0807210434_1_brady-bunch-jump-chicago-air | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100817162901/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2008-07-22/news/0807210434_1_brady-bunch-jump-chicago-air | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 17, 2010 | title=Bill Murray to parachute at Chicago Air & Water Show | date=July 21, 2008 | access-date=July 21, 2008 | newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> He was the [[Master of ceremonies|MC]] for [[Eric Clapton]]'s [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]] on July 28, 2007, where he dressed in various guises of Clapton as he appeared through the years. He served as MC again in 2010 and once more in 2019.

Murray's son, [[Luke Murray (basketball)|Luke]], is an assistant coach for the [[UConn Huskies men's basketball]] team. Murray has attended several of their games, such as during their championship run in the [[2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dye |first1=Natasha |title=Bill Murray Cheers on Son Luke During March Madness Championship Win: 'He's Worked Very Hard' |url=https://people.com/sports/bill-murray-cheers-on-son-luke-during-march-madness-championship-win/ |website=People |access-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919123347/https://people.com/sports/bill-murray-cheers-on-son-luke-during-march-madness-championship-win/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Religious beliefs ===
Murray stated in a 1984 interview: "I'm definitely a religious person, but it doesn't have much to do with [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]] anymore. I don't think about Catholicism as much."<ref>{{cite book |last=Schnakenberg |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LTfqBQAAQBAJ&q=bill%20murray%20no%20longer%20identifies%20catholic&pg=PT306 |title=The Big Bad Book of Bill Murray: A Critical Appreciation of the World's Finest Actor |publisher=Quirk Books |year=2015 |isbn=9781594748226 |access-date=December 1, 2020 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919123519/https://books.google.com/books?id=LTfqBQAAQBAJ&q=bill%20murray%20no%20longer%20identifies%20catholic&pg=PT306#v=snippet&q=bill%20murray%20no%20longer%20identifies%20catholic&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In a 2014 interview, Murray expressed affection for the [[Tridentine Mass|Traditional Latin Mass]] and expressed concerns about some of the changes within the [[Mass of Paul VI]]: "I'm not sure all those changes were right. I tend to disagree with what they call the new Mass. I think we lost something by losing the Latin. Now if you go to a Catholic Mass even just in [[Harlem]] it can be in Spanish, it can be in [[Languages of Ethiopia|Ethiopian]], it can be in any number of languages. The shape of it, the pictures, are the same but the words aren't the same."<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2014 |title=The gospel according to Bill Murray: impending apocalypse, seatbelt safety and his favourite saint – interview |url=http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/20/gospel-bill-murray-new-film-st-vincent-interview |access-date=November 17, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919123521/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/nov/20/gospel-bill-murray-new-film-st-vincent-interview |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Political views ===
Murray donated $1,000 to former Governor of Nebraska [[Bob Kerrey]]'s successful election to the United States Senate in [[1988 United States Senate election in Nebraska|1988]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Murray's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Bill_Murray.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922231524/http://newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Bill_Murray.php |archive-date=September 22, 2012 |access-date=July 29, 2012 |website=Newsmeat.com}}</ref> 

During the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential campaign]], Murray supported [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidate [[Ralph Nader]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Chen |first=David W. |date=October 15, 2000 |title=THE 2000 CAMPAIGN: THE GREEN PARTY; In Nader Supporters' Math, Gore Equals Bush |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E4DD113FF936A25753C1A9669C8B63 |access-date=January 11, 2008 |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919123929/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/15/us/the-2000-campaign-the-green-party-in-nader-supporters-math-gore-equals-bush.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In a 2018 interview, Murray praised the [[Tax Cuts and Jobs Act|Trump tax cuts]], opining them to be a "great thing for the corporations".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Benjamin |date=2018-02-14 |title=Bill Murray calls GOP tax cuts 'fantastic,' chides daily 'clash of clans' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-murray-calls-gop-tax-cuts-fantastic-chides-daily-clash-of-clans |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Fox News |language=en-US |archive-date=December 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204025612/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/bill-murray-calls-gop-tax-cuts-fantastic-chides-daily-clash-of-clans |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hunter |first=Heather |date=February 13, 2018 |title=Bill Murray Rips the Identity Politics of the Left |url=https://www.lifezette.com/2018/02/bill-murray-rips-identity-politics-left/ |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=LifeZette |language=en |archive-date=September 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929234549/https://www.lifezette.com/2018/02/bill-murray-rips-identity-politics-left/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
In 1987, he donated money to help build the Nathalie Salmon House, which provides [[affordable housing]] for low-income seniors. Michael and Lilo Salmon, the founders of Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly (HOME), said Murray performed "miracles" for them.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}