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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
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
MTV Video Music Awards
Golden Globe 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 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
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
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
Beverly Hills Cop
You People
Shrek the Halls
Trading Places
Best Defense
Mulan
Showtime
Shrek Forever After
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Shrek 2
Shrek the Third
Shrek
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
Tower Heist
Shrek 5
48 Hrs.
Another 48 Hrs.
A Thousand Words
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
The Nutty Professor
The Golden Child
Coming to America
Beverly Hills Cop III
Dr. Dolittle 2
Imagine That
The Pickup
I Spy
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Boomerang
Coming 2 America
Meet Dave
Norbit
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Candy Cane Lane
Dolemite Is My Name
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Harlem Nights
Life
The Haunted Mansion
Daddy Day Care
Doctor Dolittle
Production Credits
The Pickup
Coming 2 America
Candy Cane Lane
Dolemite Is My Name
The Golden Child
Saturday Night Live
Harlem Nights
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
The Nutty Professor
Beverly Hills Cop
Life
Tower Heist
Boomerang
Coming to America
Beverly Hills Cop III
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Best Defense
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Norbit
Another 48 Hrs.
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Beverly Hills Cop II
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