Bill Murray takes the plunge! Out of a plane, not another marriage

Bill Murray recently took the plunge.

No, he didn't get remarried. He jumped out of a plane!

Last weekend, the "Ghostbusters" star did his first sky dive with the U.S. Army's Golden Knights, parachuting onto Chicago's lakefront to kick off the city's annual air and water show.

“I was laughing hysterically while I was falling, but just before it I was tearing up a little bit, thinking, 'Oh, not another stupid mistake.' But it was really fun, a kick," Murray told reporters.

The training was not exactly rigorous.  “Mostly I had to sign a lot of waivers saying I wouldn’t sue the government if I died. They pretty much told me to show up and shut up.”

This jump sounds far less dangerous than his last marriage. Murray got a quick but very expensive divorce June 26 from Jennifer Butler Murray, his wife of more than 10 years.

He quickly agreed to give her the residence on South Carolina's Sullivan's Island, their home in Hemet, Calif., and full custody of their four kids. He also agreed to foot child support and coughed up a one-time $7 million, per their prenup.

To paraphrase the Joker, "Why so generous?"

Maybe because his wife's divorce suit alleged physical abuse, abandonment, multiple affairs and addiction to alcohol, marijuana and sex. Now the court records are sealed up, at the couple's request. This was his second marital strike-out: He was divorced from his first wife in 1994. They had two children.

Whew. Dodged a bullet there. Maybe he jumped out of the plane to celebrate. Wouldn't you?

Murray is currently doing a voice role in "The Fantastic Mr. Fox," which also features George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Jason Schwartzman and Anjelica Huston.

Photo: Murray at the premiere of "The Darjeeling Limited" in New York.