Harold Ramis is an actor, director and writer who is best known for his roles in the films Ghostbusters and Stripes. He is also one of three writers to collaborate on the screenplay for National Lampoon's Animal House.

Harold Ramis was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Washington University in Missouri, where he was a member of the Alpha Xi chapter of the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity. Some say that his life in the fraternity became fodder and inspiration for the Animal House movie that he co-write with three others.

After university, Harold Ramis went to work as a joke editor for Playboy magazine. He also performed with Chicago's famed Second City improvisational comedy troupe. He was also a member of the Broadway revue National Lampoon's Lemmings. Soon, he became a writer and performer on the television series SCTV. Some characters that he created for the show remain popular today: Moe Green, Officer Friendly and Swami Banananda. He also became a popular celebrity impersonator on the show, imitating celebrities such as Leonard Nimoy and Kenneth Clark. While with the television show began working with Bill Murray, which led to other Hollywood roles. From comedy sketches for television, Harold Ramis began acting in movies such as Ghostbusters.

In 1980 he began his directing career with Caddyshack and in 1984 directing Club Paradise. He continued directing in the 1990's with Ground Hog Day and Multiplicity. Directing and small roles in movies kept him busy, but Harold Ramis also began producing some of the movies he was associated with. He produced the 2000 and 2002 hits Analyze This and Analyze that.

In 2004, Harold Ramis was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.