Casper the Friendly Ghost is the friendliest ghost, but he also had a tragic life, dying at a young age and being left to haunt his old family home. He was also much more than the Casper of the 1995 movie starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci. Casper started out as a character in the 1930s before reaching the comic book world in the late ’40s. After the success of the comics, Casper began popping up in cartoons and later the live-action movie fans adore today.