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Peter Venkman

Peter Venkman, PhD is a fictional character from the Ghostbusters franchise. He appears in the films Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and in the animated television series The Real Ghostbusters and Extreme Ghostbusters. In those four live action films, he was portrayed by Bill Murray, and was voiced in…

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Occupation
Scientist Ghostbuster
Created by
Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis
Created for
John Belushi
Family
Dana Barrett (wife) Oscar (stepson)
First appearance
Ghostbusters (1984)
Nationality
American

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Peter Venkman

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Avg. degree1.97
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Peter Venkman

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related to Character · 29
Peter Venkman → Afterlife, Born, Brooklyn, Carpathian, Columbia University, Despite Peter's, Egon, Egon Spengler, ESP, For, Fred Pfeil, Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, Gozer, Gozerian, He, In, Marilyn Monroe, New York, Originally
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Peter Venkman → Bruce, Chronological History, Comedy-Horror Films, Dana Barrett, Groucho, Groucho Marx, Hallenback, Hallenbeck, New York, Peter, The, Venkman, With, You Bet Your Life
Created by · 1
Peter Venkman → Dan Aykroyd Harold Ramis
Created for · 1
Peter Venkman → John Belushi
Family · 1
Peter Venkman → Dana Barrett (wife) Oscar (stepson)
First appearance · 1
Peter Venkman → Ghostbusters (1984)
Nationality · 1
Peter Venkman → American
Occupation · 1
Peter Venkman → Scientist Ghostbuster
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Peter Venkman → Bill Murray
Title · 1
Peter Venkman → Doctor

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Peter VenkmanCreated byDan Aykroyd Harold Ramis1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanCreated forJohn Belushi1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanFamilyDana Barrett (wife) Oscar (stepson)1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanFirst appearanceGhostbusters (1984)1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanNationalityAmerican1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanOccupationScientist Ghostbuster1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanPortrayed byBill Murray1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanTitleDoctor1.00infobox
Peter VenkmanVoiced byBill Murray (Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Lego Dimensions) Lorenzo Music (The Real Ghostbusters, 1986–1987) Dave Coulier (The Real Ghostbusters, 1988–1991; Extreme Ghostbusters…1.00infobox
Peter Venkmanrelated to CharacterBorn0.60section
Peter Venkmanrelated to CharacterBrooklyn0.60section
Peter Venkmanrelated to CharacterNew York0.60section

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