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Harold Ramis' Character In 'Ghostbusters' Would Probably Be A Tech Billionaire Today

Rob WileFeb 24, 2014, 23:19 IST

Harold Ramis, famous for his films such as "Ghostbusters," "Caddyshack," "Groundhog Day," and "Animal House," died today at age 69 after a battle with an autoimmune disease.

While Ramis was a director, producer, and screeenwriter, his most memorable role as an actor was as Egon Spengler in "Ghostbusters."

And given that the tech world leads, he probably would have been a billionaire.

Unlike Venkman (Bill Murray), the mouth, and Ray (Dan Aykroyd), the dweeb, Spengler was the most brilliant guy on the unit, having engineered their incredible ghostbusting equipment.

He was also a futurist with extremely quirky hobbies.

The following clip shows what we mean: