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Eddie Murphy

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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Born:
Apr 3, 1961 In Brooklyn, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
82
First Appeared:
In the movie Shrek 5
Latest Project:
Movie Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024-07-03
Known For
Filmography
Movie Shrek 5 Donkey (voice) 2025
Movie Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Det. Axel Foley 2024-07-03
Movie You People Akbar 2023-01-20
Movie Air Det. Axel Foley (archive footage) (uncredited) 2023-04-05
Movie Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King Himself 2023-11-03
Movie Candy Cane Lane Chris Carver 2023-11-29
Movie A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special 2023-12-14
Movie Coming 2 America Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson 2021-03-04
Movie Feeding America Comedy Festival Self 2020-05-10
Movie Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Self 2020-01-07
Movie Dolemite Is My Name Rudy Ray Moore 2019-10-04
Movie Won't You Be My Neighbor? Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage) 2018-06-29
Movie Mr. Church Henry Church 2016-09-16
Movie Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special Self 2015-02-15
Movie Don Rickles: One Night Only 2014-05-18
Movie Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip Self 2014-04-14
Movie Trampoline James Needham 2013-11-01
Movie Moms Mabley Self 2013-04-20
Movie Dreamworks Spooky Stories Donkey 2012-08-01
Movie A Thousand Words Jack McCall 2012-03-07
Movie Shrek's Thrilling Tales Donkey (voice) 2012-08-28
Movie Eddie Murphy: One Night Only Self 2012-11-14
Movie Dreamworks Holiday Classics Donkey (voice) 2012-10-30
Movie Tower Heist Slide 2011-11-02
Movie Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis Self 2011-12-17
Movie Shrek: Once Upon a Time Self 2011-12-30
Movie Shrek Forever After Donkey (voice) 2010-05-16
Movie The Women of SNL Gumby (archive footage) 2010-11-01
Movie Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular Donkey (voice) 2010-12-07
Movie Rapture Adrenaline (archive footage) 2009-01-01
Movie Imagine That Evan Danielson 2009-06-19
Movie Meet Dave Dave / Captain 2008-07-08
Movie Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History Self 2008-10-14
Movie Norbit Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong 2007-02-08
Movie Shrek the Halls Donkey (voice) 2007-11-28
Movie Shrek the Third Donkey (voice) 2007-05-17
Movie Fuck Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2006-11-10
Movie Dreamgirls James "Thunder" Early 2006-12-25
Series The Reichen Show 2005-11-11
Movie The Ghost of Lord Farquaad Donkey (voice) 2004-04-03
Movie Far Far Away Idol Donkey (voice) 2004-11-05
Movie Shrek 2 Donkey (voice) 2004-05-19
Movie The Haunted Mansion Jim Evers 2003-11-26
Movie Daddy Day Care Charlie Hinton 2003-05-09
Movie Showtime Officer Trey Sellars 2002-03-14
Movie I Spy Kelly Robinson 2002-10-31
Movie The Adventures of Pluto Nash Pluto Nash 2002-08-16
Movie Shrek Donkey (voice) 2001-05-18
Movie Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party Donkey (voice) (singing voice) 2001-11-02
Movie Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. John Dolittle 2001-06-22
Movie Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Klump Family 2000-07-27
Series The PJs Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs 1999-01-10
Movie Bowfinger Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey 1999-08-12
Movie Life Rayford Gibson 1999-04-16
Movie Holy Man G 1998-10-08
Movie Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy Self (archive footage) 1998-02-24
Movie Doctor Dolittle Dr. John Dolittle 1998-06-26
Movie Mulan Mushu (voice) 1998-06-18
Movie Metro Inspektor Scott Roper 1997-01-16
Movie The Nutty Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie 1996-06-28
Movie Vampire in Brooklyn Maximillian / Pauly / Guido 1995-10-26
Movie Beverly Hills Cop III Det. Axel Foley 1994-05-24
Movie But... Seriously Self (archive footage) 1994-03-25
Movie Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films King ["Remember The Time"] 1993-09-28
Movie The Distinguished Gentleman Thomas Jefferson Johnson 1992-12-04
Movie Boomerang Marcus Graham 1992-06-30
Movie Tongues Untied Self (archive footage) 1990-03-16
Movie Another 48 Hrs. Reggie Hammond 1990-06-08
Movie Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Self (archive footage) 1989-12-01
Movie Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary Self (archive footage) 1989-09-24
Movie Harlem Nights Quick 1989-11-17
Movie Coming to America Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul 1988-06-29
Movie Eddie Murphy Raw Self 1987-11-25
Movie Beverly Hills Cop II Det. Axel Foley 1987-05-18
Movie The Golden Child Chandler Jarrell 1986-12-12
Movie Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick Self 1986-11-22
Movie B.B. King: Into the Night Self 1985-01-01
Movie Best Defense Lieutenant T.M. Landry 1984-07-20
Movie The Joe Piscopo Special Self / Carl Lewis 1984-09-22
Movie Beverly Hills Cop Det. Axel Foley 1984-12-05
Movie Trading Places Billy Ray Valentine 1983-06-07
Movie 48 Hrs. Reggie Hammond 1982-12-07