Rick Moranis is making a return to acting nearly 30 years after he quit Hollywood to look after his children following the death of his wife.

The 72-year-old actor is set to reprise one of his iconic roles by once again playing Dark Helmet in the sequel to the beloved 1987 parody film, Spaceballs.

DailyMail.com has reached out to representatives for Moranis and have yet to hear back. 

After his wife, costume designer Ann Belsky, passed away from breast cancer in February 1991, the skilled actor chose to concentrate on being a single father. The couple shared two children: Rachel and Mitchell.

Joining Moranis is his former costar Bill Pullman, who played Lone Starr in the original movie, along with newcomer Keke Palmer, as reported by Deadline on Thursday.

Rick Moranis (seen in 1994 film The Little Giants) is making a return to acting nearly 30 years after he quit Hollywood to look after his children following the death of his wife

The 72-year-old will be reprising one of his biggest roles as he will once again star as Dark Helmet in he sequel to classic 1987 parody film Spaceballs (pictured)

He completed the Honey, I Shrunk The Kids trilogy with straight-to-video sequel Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves in 1997 which was his last on-camera role before his hiatus.

Despite taking a step back from the spotlight, he never retired from the industry as he told The Hollywood Reporter in 2015: ‘I took a break, which turned into a longer break.

‘But I’m interested in anything that I would find interesting. I still get the occasional query about a film or television role and as soon as one comes along that piques my interest.’

 The Toronto, Canada native is a comedy film legend as he also starred in classics Ghostbusters and Spaceballs.

He was offered a cameo in the 2016 female-driven Ghostbusters reboot alongside co-stars including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Sigourney Weaver but turned it down.

‘I wish them well,’ he told the publication. ‘I hope it’s terrific. But it just makes no sense to me. Why would I do just one day of shooting on something I did 30 years ago?’

Moranis has since done voicework for a few animated projects including 2003 film Brother Bear and TV series The Animated Adventures Of Bob & Doug McKenzie but not appeared on camera since the Disney franchise.

He also starred in Frank Oz directed sci-fi film LIttle Shop Of Horrors in 1986 in addition to 1989’s Parenthood and 1983’s Strange Brew.