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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!
Golden Globe Awards
Saturday Night Live
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
The Emmy Awards
Number One on the Call Sheet
The Oprah Conversation
Today
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Beverly Hills Cop
Father of the Pride
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Fuck
Air
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
But... Seriously
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Uptown Comedy Express
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Dreamgirls
You People
Shrek
Showtime
Shrek the Halls
Trading Places
Best Defense
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
48 Hrs.
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Shrek 2
Tower Heist
Shrek the Third
Shrek 5
Mulan
Shrek Forever After
The Pickup
Dr. Dolittle 2
Harlem Nights
The Nutty Professor
Candy Cane Lane
Beverly Hills Cop
Life
Meet Dave
The Golden Child
I Spy
MTV Video Music Awards
Boomerang
Coming 2 America
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop II
Imagine That
A Thousand Words
Dolemite Is My Name
Another 48 Hrs.
Doctor Dolittle
Norbit
The Haunted Mansion
Daddy Day Care
Coming to America
Beverly Hills Cop III
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Production Credits
Norbit
Coming 2 America
Dolemite Is My Name
Tower Heist
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Best Defense
The Pickup
Saturday Night Live
Beverly Hills Cop
Coming to America
The Golden Child
Candy Cane Lane
Beverly Hills Cop III
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Harlem Nights
Another 48 Hrs.
Boomerang
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Beverly Hills Cop II
Life
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
The Nutty Professor
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