i remember AMC did a storyline on this and the director of Groundhog Day said it was supposed to be 10,000 days that the Phil Connor character spent on that day.
The role of Phil Connors was played by Bill Murray.
Bill Murray starred as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day.
Bill Murray
Bill Murray played Phil CONNORS in Groundhog Day
The guy you're talking about, if his name was Phil Connors, then he was played by Bill Murray. Phil Connors was the weatherman who keeps going through Groundhog day over and over and over again.
It is Phil that is the name of the 1st groundhog.
Punxsutawney Phil
The character's name is Phil. Apparently he does not have a last name. I checked the imdb (Internet Movie DataBase) entry for Groundhog Day, and none of the characters appear to have last names. See the Related Link below.Edited to add: another person has asked a question on this site about this movie, and they called the character "Phil Connors" (see the Related Question below). That sounds right to me; I think I remember the old high-school "buddy" saying, "Phil? Phil Connors?" over and over again.
Punxsutawney is the city in Pennsylvania where the groundhog, Puxsutawney Phil, resides.
The first groundhog name was Phil
Since 1887 Punxsutawney Phil has: * Seen his shadow 97 times * Not seen his shadow 15 times * No recorded record 9 times
Punxatawny Phil.