Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1961-04-03 (Age: 65)
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.
Filmography (94)
Shrek 5
2027
Michael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026
Being Eddie
2025
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
The Pickup
2025
Saturday Night Live: 50th Anniversary Special
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
Candy Cane Lane
2023
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
2023
You People
2023
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
2021