Early life

Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, the son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman. He grew up in an Irish Catholic family. He is the brother of actors Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Murray. His sister Nancy is an Adrian Dominican Sister in Michigan, who travels around the U.S. portraying St. Catherine of Siena.

In high school at Loyola Academy, Murray was captain of the football team and the lead actor in one of the school's musicals. His entertainment career began in Chicago, Illinois, where he performed at various improvisational theaters, including the Improv Olympic, the Improv Institute, and The Second City.

Career

Murray starred in the 1990 television series Grand, the 1991 comedy series Pacific Station, the 1992 comedy series Love & War as Ray Litvak, and the ABC series Dharma & Greg as Pete Cavanaugh. Murray also featured in commercials for First Chicago NBD. He provided his voice for the short-lived 1994 series Beethoven and the TV series 3-South. He played the supporting character "Fitz" on CBS's sitcom Still Standing. He appeared as Eddie Jackson on Showtime's series Shameless in 2011.

Murray's first film role was in the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer as George Calamari. His other roles include the 1988 comedy film Scrooged, with his brothers Bill, Brian, and John. He appeared in the 1992 movie Shakes the Clown with One Crazy Summer co-stars Bob Goldthwait and Tom Villard.

In the first, second, fourth, fifth and seventh seasons of the Emmy-winning AMC TV series Mad Men, Murray appeared in 15 episodes as copywriter Freddy Rumsen. He has made guest appearances on television shows such as The Nanny, Joan of Arcadia, Two and a Half Men, Malcolm in the Middle, Criminal Minds, and Blossom.

In the 2012 film God Bless America he portrays Frank, a man whose contempt for superficiality and meanness in American society sends him over the edge and into a killing spree.

In the 2013 Pixar film Monsters University he provides the voice of Don Carlton, a middle-aged monster who is a college student and salesman.

In April 2014, Murray replaced Chip Esten in the improv-comedy troupe Whose Live Anyway? and performs with Whose Line Is It Anyway? cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops and Jeff B. Davis. He portrayed in the same year Ted in the comedy horror film Bloodsucking Bastards.

Personal life

Joel has been married to Eliza Coyle since 1989 and they have four children; three sons (Hank, Gus, and Louie) and one daughter (Annie). He and his brothers own a country-club themed restaurant, the Murray Brothers "Caddyshack" (run by his brother Andy), named after the 1980 comedy film which starred his brothers Bill and Brian, located in the World Golf Village resort near St. Augustine, FL, He uses his free time writing, playing golf and coaching his sons in baseball and basketball.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1986	One Crazy Summer	George Calamari
1987	Long Gone	Bart Polanski	TV movie
1988	Scrooged	Guest
1989	Elvis Stories	Shopping Elvis / Paul	Short film
1990	Men Will Be Boys	Jerry	TV movie
1990	Grand	Norris Weldon	26 episodes
1991	Shakes the Clown	Milkman
1991-1992	Pacific Station	Capt. Ken Epstein	13 episodes
1992	Blossom	Doug LeMeure	Episode: "House Guests"
1992	Only You	Bert
1992-1995	Love & War	Ray Litvak	67 episodes
1994	Beethoven	Beethoven (voice)	TV series
1995	Road Warriors	Dick Durkee	TV movie
1995	Partners	Ron Wolfe	Episode: "Who's Afraid of Ron and Cindy Wolfe?"
1996	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Bob Myers	Episode: "The Bob Episode"
1996	Encino Woman	Mr. Jones	TV movie
1996	Cable Guy, TheThe Cable Guy	Basketball Player
1997	Nanny, TheThe Nanny	Val's Date	Episode: "The Fifth Wheel"
1997-2002	Dharma & Greg	Pete Cavanaugh	119 episodes
2000	Thin Pink Line, TheThe Thin Pink Line	Bartender
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Professor Triffid (voice)	Episode: "Little Secrets" Episode: "Dirty Work"
2000-2002	Baby Blues	Carl Bitterman (voice)	13 episodes
2001	Drew Carey Show, TheThe Drew Carey Show	Bob (uncredited)	Episode: "Mr. Laffoon's Wild Ride"
2002	It's All About You	Taxi Driver
2002	3 South	Various (voice)	TV series
2002	John Doe	Dante Langenhan	Episode: "Mind Games"
2003	Titletown		TV movie
2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Larry	Episode: "Hal's Friend"
2003	Nobody Knows Anything!	Robber #1
2003-2006	Still Standing	Danny 'Fitz' Fitzsimmons	24 episodes
2004	Joan of Arcadia	Balloon Sculptor / God	Episode: "Vanity, Thy Name Is Human"
2005	See Anthony Run	Mr. Randall	Short film
2006	Hatchet	Doug Shapiro
2007	American Body Shop	Bank Manager	Episode: "Shop for Sale"
2007	Two and a Half Men	Petey	Episode: "Mr. McGlue's Feedbag"
2007-2015	Mad Men	Freddy Rumsen	15 episodes
2008	Tiffany Problem, TheThe Tiffany Problem	Mr. Reynolds	Short film
2008	Criminal Minds	Attorney General	Episode: "Minimal Loss"
2008	Cold Case	Bobby Kent	Episode: "One Small Step"
2009	Awaydays	Rugger Bugger 1
2009	Two and a Half Men	Petey	Episode: "Baseball Was Better with Steroids"
2009	Mending Fences	Sam Bridgewater	TV movie
2010	Hatchet II	Shapiro (uncredited)
2010	My Boys	Crowley	Episode: "My Men" Episode: "Extreme Mike-Over"
2011	Shameless	Eddie Jackson	9 episodes
2011	Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior	Medical Examiner	Episode: "Smother"
2011	Artist, TheThe Artist	Police Officer Fire
2011	Two and a Half Men	Doug	Episode: "Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt"
2011	God Bless America	Frank
2012	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Andrew Krane	Episode: "Frank's Back in Business"
2012	Two and a Half Men	Nick	Episode: "Give Santa a Tail-Hole"
2013	Monsters University	Don Carlton	Voice
2015	The McCarthys	Ray	Episode: "Sister Act"
2015	Bloodsucking Bastards	Ted
2015-2016	Mike & Molly	Dr. Jeffries	Episodes: "Pie Fight" and "Cops on the Rocks"

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