Character
Ray is considered the "heart" of the Ghostbusters by the other members of the team. He is an expert on paranormal history and metallurgy. He is characterized by his almost childlike enthusiasm towards his work, and his forthright acceptance of paranormal activity. Due to his extreme knowledge about the Bible (to the point even quoting a specific book and chapter--"I remember Revelation 7:12"-- about the end of the world (though the passage he quotes is actually Revelation 6:12)) he is rather skeptical about Christianity. This is presumably because, as revealed in the Ghostbusters Video Game he attended a seminary at some stage in his life. He is known for his wordy and overly technical explanations of scientific and paranormal phenomena. Ray, along with Egon, is responsible for pioneering the Ghostbusters' theories and designing and building the equipment used for catching and containing ghosts.
Dan Aykroyd made an appearance with Bill Murray as Ghostbusters for a critically ill child whose dream was to meet them. Aykroyd did a cameo as Stantz in the 1995 movie version of Casper.
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“A character is like an acrostic or Alexandrian stanza;—read it forward, backward, or across, it still spells the same thing.”
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