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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.
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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
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
MTV Video Music Awards
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
America's Next Top Model
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Honest Trailers
The Movies That Made Us
Desus & Mero
Celebrities Uncensored
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Number One on the Call Sheet
The Emmy Awards
The Oprah Conversation
Today
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Father of the Pride
Beverly Hills Cop
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Fuck
Air
Saturday Night Live
But... Seriously
Moms Mabley
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Uptown Comedy Express
You People
Dreamgirls
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
Shrek 5
Shrek the Third
Shrek the Halls
Best Defense
Shrek
Shrek Forever After
48 Hrs.
Shrek 2
Trading Places
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Showtime
Tower Heist
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Mulan
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Dr. Dolittle 2
Dolemite Is My Name
Daddy Day Care
The Pickup
Candy Cane Lane
Coming to America
I Spy
The Haunted Mansion
Another 48 Hrs.
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Beverly Hills Cop III
The Golden Child
Beverly Hills Cop
Doctor Dolittle
Coming 2 America
Boomerang
Beverly Hills Cop II
Harlem Nights
Meet Dave
Life
The Nutty Professor
A Thousand Words
Imagine That
Norbit
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Production Credits
Coming 2 America
The Nutty Professor
Boomerang
Harlem Nights
Best Defense
Dolemite Is My Name
Life
The Golden Child
Coming to America
Tower Heist
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Beverly Hills Cop III
Saturday Night Live
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Norbit
Another 48 Hrs.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop
The Pickup
Candy Cane Lane
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
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