Birthday
1961-04-03Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USABiography
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.Free Trial Channels
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Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
5.5
as
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
8.2
as Self
2025
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
2023
6.2
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Byron Allen Presents theGrio Awards
2023
8
as Self - Honoree
2023
A Short Story of Love and Its Faults
2021
10
as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong / Captain America
2021
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2020
7.4
as
2020
Eddie Murphy: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
2015
6.8
as Self
2015