Eddie Murphy
- Acting
- April 3, 1961 · 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
Filmography
- Donkey · Donkey (Voice)
- Shrek 5 · Donkey (Voice)
- Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool · Self
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy · Self
- Being Eddie · Self
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror · Self
- John Candy: I Like Me · Self
- The Pickup · Russell, Producer
- Number One on the Call Sheet · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music · Self
- An SNL Thanksgiving · (archive footage)
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy · Self
- Hollywood Black · Self
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F · Axel Foley, Producer
- Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution · Self
- Candy Cane Lane · Chris Carver, Producer
- Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King · Kendisi (arşiv görüntüleri)
- Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields · Self
- You People · Akbar
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts · Self
- Coming 2 America · Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson, Characters
- The Drew Barrymore Show · Self
- The Oprah Conversation · Self
- Entre broma y broma · Eddie Murphy
- Feeding America Comedy Festival · Self
- The Movies That Made Us · Self
- Dolemite Is My Name · Rudy Ray Moore, Producer
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Desus & Mero · Self
- Won't You Be My Neighbor? · Self
- The True Story of... · Self
- Mr. Church · Henry Church
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Shrek Stories · Donkey (Voice)
- Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley · Self
- Eddie Murphy: One Night Only · Self
- Dreamworks: Holiday Classics · Donkey (Voice)
- Shrek's Thrilling Tales · Donkey (Voice)
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee · Self
- Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ · Self
- A Thousand Words · Jack McCall
- Shrek: Once Upon a Time · Self
- Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis · Self
- Tower Heist · Slide, Producer
- Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular · Donkey (Voice)
- Shrek's Yule Log · Donkey (Voice)
- The Women of SNL · Gumby (archive footage)
- Shrek Forever After · Donkey (Voice)
- Imagine That · Evan Danielson
- The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History · Self
- Meet Dave · Dave / Captain
- Shrek the Halls · Donkey (Voice)
- Shrek the Third · Donkey (Voice)
- Norbit · Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong, Producer
- Dreamgirls · James 'Thunder' Early
- Fuck · Self
- The Reichen Show · Self
- Dreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection · Donkey (Voice)
- Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found · Self
- Far Far Away Idol · Donkey (Voice)
- Father of the Pride · Donkey (Voice)
- Shrek 2 · Donkey (Voice)
- Shrek 3-D · Donkey (Voice)
- The Haunted Mansion · Jim Evers
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment · Self
- Celebrities Uncensored · Self
- DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection · Donkey (Voice)
- America's Next Top Model · Self
- Daddy Day Care · Charlie Hinton
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- I Spy · Kelly Robinson