Eddie Murphy

Birthday

1961-04-03

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, 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.
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Shrek 2

Shrek 2

2024 7.3
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as Donkey (voice)

2024
A Short Story of Love and Its Faults

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2021 10
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as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong / Captain America

2021
Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021 5.3
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as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson

2021
Norbit

Norbit

2007 4.2
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as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong

2007
Dreamgirls

Dreamgirls

2006 6.6
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as James "Thunder" Early

2006
I Spy

I Spy

2002 5.4
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as Kelly Robinson

2002
Showtime

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2002 5.5
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as Officer Trey Sellars

2002
Shrek

Shrek

2001 7.9
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as Donkey (voice)

2001
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Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

2000 4.5
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as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Klump Family

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