Comedian Bill Murray’s “quiet return to public life” was a special one: he parachuted himself from the Army C-31A transport plane 13,500 feet in the air alongside members of the Army Golden Knights Parachute Team. Murray’s jump was part of the opening of Chicago’s 50th annual Air & Water Show.

The actor described the jump revealing the exuberant part of his life as a funny experience, saying it was “quite a kick.” The Oscar-nominated comedian shook hands with the members of the parachute team who helped guide him to the ground, saying, “That was really fun. That was really fun. Thank you.”

“It was 120 miles an hour and I was laughing hysterically as I was falling but just before it I was tearing up a little bit thinking, Oh not another stupid mistake,” Murray said after the jump in an interview on WBBM-AM. “But it was fun.  It was quite a kick.”

This year’s edition marks the 50th anniversary of the popular festival. The festivity included the traditional aerial acrobatics performed by the U.S. Navy Blue Angels.

Bill Murray received a 2003 Oscar nomination for his role in “Lost in Translation.” His film credits include “The Lost City,” “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” “Broken Flowers”, “The Darjeeling Limited” and the “Royal Tenenbaums.”