
Eddie Murphy
Born: 1961-04-03
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for his performance in 48 Hrs and best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, and 2007's Norbit.
Known For

Shrek

Shrek Forever After

Shrek the Third

The Pickup

Shrek 2

Trading Places

Mulan

Shrek 5

Norbit

Coming to America

Doctor Dolittle

Shrek Stories

Beverly Hills Cop

Mr. Church

Shrek the Halls

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Dreamgirls

Beverly Hills Cop II

The Nutty Professor

I Spy

Life

Coming 2 America

48 Hrs.

Boomerang

Holy Man

Beverly Hills Cop III

Tower Heist

Showtime

Daddy Day Care

The Golden Child

The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

Imagine That

Meet Dave

The Haunted Mansion

Candy Cane Lane

A Thousand Words

Dr. Dolittle 2

Being Eddie

Another 48 Hrs.

John Candy: I Like Me

Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Harlem Nights

You People

The Distinguished Gentleman

Bowfinger

Metro

Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek

Tongues Untied

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

Dolemite Is My Name

Dreamworks Holiday Classics

Far Far Away Idol

Vampire in Brooklyn

Eddie Murphy Raw

Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

Shrek's Thrilling Tales

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Won't You Be My Neighbor?

Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

Fuck

Eddie Murphy: Delirious

Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films

Best Defense

Shrek's Yule Log

Shrek: Once Upon a Time

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy

The Women of SNL

Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

B.B. King: Into the Night

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found

The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live

Uptown Comedy Express

Untitled Donkey Spin-Off

The Joe Piscopo Special

Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2

The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
