In Depth With ‘Groundhog Day’s’ Ned Ryerson, Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

Ned is that character, just like life, who keeps coming at you ... and makes you smile every time he comes around the corner.

HECKLER: Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle member Keith Shields, dressed to impersonate Ned Ryerson, Stephen Tobolowsky's character in the 'Groundhog Day' movie, is heckled by Tobolowsky; in an impromptu partial reenactment of the signature scene. Jan Jekielek/The Epoch Times

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa.—Actor Stephen Tobolowsky, best known for playing the annoying Ned Ryerson in the cult classic Groundhog Day, was invited to Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day 2010 by its officiants, the group of top-hatted men known as the Inner Circle.

At Gobbler’s Knob on the frosty Groundhog Day morning, Stephen confided in the crowd of an estimated 15,000. For the first time, he said, he would share the details of how the final scene, when Bill Murray’s character finally escapes Groundhog Day, was decided upon.