The tragic story of what happened to the dad from 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'.

by Mamamia Team September 8, 2015

Rick Moranis was the goofy flailing dad on the hit 90s movie, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. We grew up with Moranis on our screens. We loved him as the bumbling scientist who shrunk his kids, and probably thought he was the funniest family man on the planet.

The Canadian actor, comedian and writer also starred in Ghostbusters and The Flintstones. But then he just disappeared. We haven’t seen or heard anything from – or about – Moranis for about ten years.

Rick Moranis in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

So how did the talented actor go from movie star, to completely falling off the radar?

Sadly, the 62-year-old lost his wife to breast cancer in 1991. This left him to raise their two children on his own.

"I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97. I'm a single parent, and I just found that it was too difficult to manage raising my kids and doing traveling involved in making movies," Moranis told USAToday.

He became a stay-at-home-dad. Image via @RickMoranis53 Twitter.

"The decision in my case to become a stay-at-home-dad, which people do all the time, I guess wouldn’t have meant as much to people if I had had a very simple kind of make-a-living existence and decided I needed to spend more time at home," Moranis told UPROXX.

The actor took a bit of a break from acting, which he says turned in to a long break.

TAP on the image below and scroll through the gallery to see what the rest of the cast from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids looks like today. Post continues after gallery...

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowAmy O'Neill as Amy Szalinsk in the 1989 hit 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Image via Tumblr.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowAmy O'Neill today at 44 is a member of the performance art community in LA. Having joined and toured with the Alabama trio, Girls On Stilts. Image via IMBd.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowThomas Wilson Brown as Russ Jr. Thompson in the 1989 hit 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Image via Tumblr.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowThomas Wilson Brown at 42 expanded his role in the film industry to writer, director, and producer. He is also co-owner of the independent film production company Thunder Basin Pictures. Image via IMBd.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowJared Rushton as Ron Thompson in the 1989 hit 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Image via Tumblr.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and Now

Jared Rushton at 41 has swapped his acting career for a musical one, as he is currently a member of the rock band Deal by Dusk. Image Via Twitter.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowKristine Sutherland as Mae Thompson in the 1989 hit 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Image via IMBd.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and Now

Kristine Sutherland at 60 shows no signs of slowing down, with roles in movie The Perfect Wedding and the 2016 movie 'Are you Afraid of the 90's'. Image via Twitter.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowMatt Frewer as Russ Thompson in the 1989 hit 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Image via Tumblr.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowMatt Frewer today at 57 features as Dr. Aldous Leekie in Orphan Black, and is in the new movie Pixels. Image via Tumblr.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowMarcia Strassman as Diane Szalinski in the 1989 hit 'Honey, I Shrunk the Kids'. Image via IMBd.

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Cast Then and NowMarcia Strassman sadly passed away at the age of 66 from advanced breast cancer after a successful career in the TV, Film and Stage spotlight. Image via IMBd.

"Then I found I really didn't miss it [the acting]," he told USAToday.

Recently Moranis has been recording an album, which was just released on ArtistShare. His album is called The Agoraphobic Cowboy.

The single father admitted to the American publication that he's not sure whether he'll go back to acting. He says he's been, "Doing a lot of writing and a lot of parenting, and now I'm doing this," in regards to his new music project.

Rick Moranis just released an album.

The modest man told UPROXX that he never walked away from his career. "I applied all of my creativity to my home life, to my kids, to my family. I was the same person. I didn’t change. I just shifted my focus," he said.

Now Moranis is releasing an album and taking things easy. While he was a favourite dad on screen in the 90s, he continues to fulfill his role as an amazing father off screen today.