Bill Murray turns then ripe old age of 67 today (September 21). He’s been delighting the Internet with his winningly eccentric behaviour for years now and we love him for it. Just last summer, a man tweeted a picture of him brazenly nicking a chip off his friend’s plate while they grabbed a quick snack at Martha’s Vineyard Airport in Massachusetts, and it soon went semi-viral. We feel it’s just the right time to round up some of the best real-life Bill Murray stories being bandied about online. Before we begin, it’s only fair to point out that there’s a whole website dedicated to these anecdotes, and it’s probably the perfect way to waste your lunch break.

Bill Murray stealing my friend's fries! pic.twitter.com/hxULJ9M2gB — YellowLine (@YL_Ninja) August 21, 2016

1. In early 2016, he reportedly lobbed three mobile phones off a restaurant roof after fans got a bit too eager to grab a selfie with him. Being a gent, Bill later agreed to replace the property that was damaged.


2. In 2014, he was spotted dancing in the crowd at a Kings Of Leon gig in New York City, something which Nathan Followill called “one of the highlights of my career”. He was also seen enjoying Girlpool’s set at SXSW last year.

Had fun playing in NYC last night. Bill Murray dancing to Taper was one of the highlights of my career. @ErinAndrews — nathan followill (@doctorfollowill) January 31, 2014

3. Murray has been spotted riding a children’s bike through branches of Wal-Mart on several occasions, most notably at a store in Southfield, Michigan in 2006, when a man named Jake says the actor was “wearing an obviously heavily used firefighter’s uniform, complete with oxygen tank, [which] made the moment a little too surreal for my tastes”. We hear you, Jake.

4. In 2014, he crashed a random guy’s bachelor party and gave the prospective groom some very wise advice, which thankfully was captured on camera.

5. The same year, he photobombed a couple’s engagement shoot on the streets of Charleston, South Carolina.

Bill Murray photo bombs a couples' engagement pics. This is what makes #BillMurray great! Nice pics @fiaforeverphoto pic.twitter.com/t3UQPEbsbv — Daniel Lim (@dl41) June 13, 2014


6. At SXSW in 2010, Murray decided to become an impromptu bartender at one of the festival’s main drinking spots – and served everyone shots of tequila, no matter what they’d ordered.

7. In 2006, while visiting St Andrews in Scotland for a celebrity golf tournament, Murray met a couple of Norwegian women at a local bar, accepted their invitation to accompany them to a friend’s nearby house party, and, according to The Telegraph, ended up tackling the hefty pile of washing-up left in their sink. Bill Murray: the perfect guest.

8. When he walked past a group of New Yorkers playing a game of kickball a few years ago, Murray obviously had to join in. A picture of the Murray-assisted team posted on Tumblr soon went viral.

http://cockenblog.tumblr.com/post/33584851066/my-friend-just-had-bill-murray-crash-his-kickball

9. While Christmas shopping in New York City in 2010, Murray held up a busy Starbucks queue by trying to persuade an initially unwilling barista to slip some whiskey into his Eggnog Latte. Eventually, the barista gave in and Murray said thank you for his fancy Irish coffee by leaving a $10 tip.

10. While merrily causing mischief by stealing chips, crashing parties or deliberately photobombing passers-by, Murray often offers a famous parting shot to the stranger(s) he’s surprised: “And no one will ever believe you!” Whatta guy.