Bill Murray Skipped the Emmys to Attend Son Luke Murray's Wedding
By Francesca Bacardi ••
It must have been very exciting for Bill Murray when he won the Emmy in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie category for "Olive Kitteridge," but he wasn't there to claim it.
Fans were shocked to see Murray skip out on the annual event, especially since it was his first Emmy in more than 30 years. But it turns out it was for a very good reason: His son was getting married.
Luke Murray, an assistant basketball coach at Xavier University in Ohio, married Kara Cassidy over the weekend in Philadelphia. Cassidy is a former assistant women's basketball coach at University of Pennsylvania.
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Taraji P. Henson arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Mad Men" co-stars Kiernan Shipka (in Dior Haute Couture), Elisabeth Moss (in Oscar de la Renta) and January Jones (in Ulyana Sergeenko) arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
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Kerry Washington in Marc Jacobs.
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Ricky Gervais takes a selfie at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Heidi Klum wearing a Versace gown.
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Sofia Vergara (L) and Joe Manganiello attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Taraji P. Henson wore a gown by Alexander Wang to the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Lady Gaga in Brandon Maxwell.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Downton Abbey" star Joanne Froggatt chose a gown by J. Mendel.
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Claire Danes in Prada at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sofia Vergara attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Actress Joanna Newsom (L) and host Andy Samberg attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Samberg is wearing an Armani suit, and Newsom is wearing a Delpozo dress.
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'Orange is the New Black' Actress Laverne Cox attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards wearing an elegant blue Clavin Klein dress.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Modern Family" star Ariel Winter arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Orange Is the New Black" star Laura Prepon arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
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Actor Anthony Anderson (R) and Nathan Anderson attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Actress Aubrey Anderson-Emmons attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Mad Men" star Kiernan Shipka is wearing Dior Haute Couture.
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Kiernan Shipka in Christian Dior Haute Couture.
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Niecy Nash arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 in Los Angeles.
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Padma Lakshmi wearing a gown by Romona Keveza.
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Aubrey Plaza arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Danielle Brooks arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 in Los Angeles.
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Actress Gwendoline Christie attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan.
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Amy Poehler arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
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Fred Savage arrives at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015 in Los Angeles.
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New "Daily Show" host Trevor Noah.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Modern Family" actors Nolan Gould (L) and Rico Rodriguez.
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EMPTY_CAPTION"Veep" star Julia Louis-Dreyfus chose to wear a Safiyaa gown.
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'Orange is the New Black' star Dascha Polanco attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jane Lynch on the red carpet at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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'Portlandia' star and co-creator Carrie Brownstein at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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'Orange is the nEw Black' Actress Natasha Lyonne at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Kristen Schaal attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sarah Paulson attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Taryn Manning attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Christina Hendricks attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Jessica Lange at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Damian Lewis (L) and Helen McCrory attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Christine Baranski attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber.
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Gina Rodriguez wore a gown by Lorena Sarbu.
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Jane Krakowski attends the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Emma Roberts in Jenny Packham at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Elisabeth Moss in Oscar de la Renta at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Adrien Brody at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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January Jones at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Selenis Leyva attends the 67th Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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David Oyelowo and Jessica Oyelowo attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Several locals spotted the 65-year-old "Ghostbusters" star in a dive bar Friday.
Murray's longtime friend Kelly Lynch confirmed the actor's presence at his son's nuptials by tweeting a picture of the star making a speech. "Another reason I [heart] #BillMurray - he wins an #Emmy but is at his son's wedding #priorities," she posted Sunday. [[328658691,C]]
Per Philly.com, Luke and Kara hosted a rehearsal dinner at the Acorn Club Saturday and married at The Bellevue Sunday. The "Groundhog Day" star reportedly rented out the venue's 27th floor for wedding guests and other preparations. In addition to Murray, Luke's uncle, Joel Murray, and a couple of "Saturday Night Live" writers such as Jim Downey also showed up to celebrate.
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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello walk the red carpet together at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Tracy Morgan, his wife Megan Wollover and their daughter Maven pose in the press room at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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Ariel Winter (L) and Laurent Claude Gaudette attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Sofia Vergara and her fiance Joe Manganiello attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Fred Savage (R) and Jennifer Lynn Stone attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Jay Tucker, left, and Niecy Nash.
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Peter Facinelli (L) and actress Jaimie Alexander attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Ricky Gervais, left, and Jane Fallon.
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Natasha Lyonne (L) and Fred Armisen attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Christina Hendricks and her husband Geoffrey Arend.
Claire Danes (L) and Hugh Dancy attend the 67th Emmy Awards.
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Joanna Newsom (L) and host Andy Samberg attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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William H. Macy, left, with his wife Felicity Huffman at the Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
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Anthony Anderson, left, and Regina King attend the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber.
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Paul Dano (L) and Zoe Kazan attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Damian Lewis (L) and Helen McCrory attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 20: Actors David Oyelowo (L) and Jessica Oyelowo attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
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Viola Davis (L) and actor Julius Tennon attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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James Corden (L) and Julia Carey attend the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Christine Marzano, left, and Stephen Merchant arrive at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.
