Eddie Murphy
birthday: 1961-04-03
Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Eddie Murphy

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.

48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

1982 . movie

Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006 . movie

Shrek

Shrek

2001 . movie

Shrek 2

Shrek 2

2004 . movie

Mulan

Mulan

1998 . movie

Boomerang

Boomerang

1992 . movie

Best Defense

Best Defense

1984 . movie

Bowfinger

Bowfinger

1999 . movie

Meet Dave

Meet Dave

2008 . movie

Life

Life

1999 . movie

Showtime

Showtime

2002 . movie

I Spy

I Spy

2002 . movie

Metro

Metro

1997 . movie

Holy Man

Holy Man

1998 . movie

Norbit

Norbit

2007 . movie

The Pickup

The Pickup

2025 . movie

Shrek 5

Shrek 5

2026 . movie

Imagine That

Imagine That

2009 . movie

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

. movie

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

2011 . movie

Mr. Church

Mr. Church

2016 . movie

Fuck

Fuck

2006 . movie

You People

You People

2023 . movie

Blue Falcon

Blue Falcon

. movie

EDDIE

EDDIE

. movie

Today

Today

1952 . tv

The View

The View

1997 . tv

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019 . tv

The PJs

The PJs

1999 . tv

Desus & Mero

Desus & Mero

2019 . tv

The Emmy Awards

The Emmy Awards

1949 . tv

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 . tv

Yo! MTV Raps

Yo! MTV Raps

1988 . tv

Honest Trailers

Honest Trailers

2012 . tv

Beverly Hills Cop

Beverly Hills Cop

. tv