“Is it Rick Moranis ?!” Social media users notice a striking resemblance between MAGA riot police and the Spaceballs actor in the photo posted by the FBI
- The FBI released a photo of a different man who allegedly participated in the riot in the US Capitol building
- The suspect wearing a helmet and glasses bears some resemblance to the actor in his role in the 1987 Star Wars parody ‘Spaceballs’
- The Toronto-born actor broke the news when a stranger punched him outside his Manhattan apartment in October
- Twitter users post messages asking, “Didn’t Rick Moranis suffer enough?”
An FBI hunt for an apparent Rick Moranis who took part in the January 6 Capitol riot made the actor a trending topic on social media on Sunday.
Moranis was a trend on Twitter after the FBI posted a photo of a different man who allegedly participated in the riot in the U.S. Capitol building, the New York Post reported.
Photographs of the man sought to be questioned by federal investors show he bears some resemblance to the actor, especially in his role in the hit comedy ‘Spaceballs’.
‘You can help the #FBI identify people involved in the January 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol. Visit http://tips.fbi.gov if you recognize this person. Reference photo 268 on your board, “the FBI said Sunday with two photos of the man.
Twitter users quickly noticed the similarities between the helmeted suspect and the Toronto-born star. And of course, if the FBI was really looking for Moranis, they were supposed to be able to find him.
On Twitter, people responded to the likeness of dozens of screenshots of the 1987 Star Wars ‘Spaceballs’ parody, in which Moranis played a parody with glasses and a giant helmet by Darth Vader called ‘Dark Helmet’ .
The FBI issued a tweet Sunday seeking information about a man involved in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The publication caught the attention of moviegoers who noticed the resemblance of the suspect to actor Rick Moranis in the hit comedy film ‘Spaceballs’
FLIGHTS: A close-up of the Capitol riot suspect on Jan. 6 wanted by the FBI. The federal law enforcement agency’s tweet says, “You can help the #FBI identify people involved in the Jan. 6 violence at the U.S. Capitol.”
WANTED: A video shows yet another angle of the man wanted to be questioned by the FBI in its investigation into the Capitol riot
THE REAL RICK: Twitter and other social media exploded with images of Rick Moranis’ films, at the top, after a FBI-like look was posted
THE ACTOR: Rick Moranis on the Disney + “Prop Culture.” The actor is best known for the comic book characters in films such as ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’, ‘Strange Brew’ and ‘Ghostbusters’.
One of many Twitter responses to the FBI message seeking information about a suspect who was interrogated during the January 6 Capitol riot. The tweet refers to a line from Moranis’ character in “Ghostbusters”
A response to an FBI tweet seeking information about an alleged January 6 riot police refers to Rick Moranis’ 1986 comedy “Little Shop of Horrors.”
Moranis is known for other blockbusters such as “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”, “Parenthood”, “Strange Brew” and “Ghostbusters”.
Referring to Moranis ’role as a florist with a plant that eats men in the 1986 film,“ Little Shop of Horrors, ”a Twitter user responded to the FBI with the message,“ Hey, I think that guy he did something to my dentist! ” He works in a small street shop and has this weird plant.
Rick Moranis and his plant that eats men in the 1986 film, ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Rick Moranis and Marcia Strassman in the 1989 Disney film, ‘Honey, and Shrunk The Kids’
Sigourney Weaver and Rick Moranis in the 1984 science fiction comedy, “Ghostbusters”
Moranis was also in the news in October when a stranger punched him outside his Manhattan apartment. Video footage shows the actor walking near Central Park West when a man suddenly hits him in the head and makes him fall to the ground.
Marquis Ventura, 36, was charged with assault for an alleged attack on Moranis.
Ventura was also accused of randomly attacking other strangers last year, including the owner of a liquor store in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood before stealing a bottle of champagne.
New attention to Moranis on Sunday led more than one Twitter commenter to say, “Rick Moranis hasn’t suffered enough?”
A stranger punches 67-year-old Spaceballs star Rick Moranis after an unprovoked attack on New York’s Upper West Side in October
Marquis Ventura, 36, was charged with assault for alleged attack on Moranis