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