Eddie Murphy

  • Name: Eddie Murphy
  • Date of Birth: April 03, 1961
  • Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York
Mini-bio: Murphy began his comedy career at the age of 16, as part of a comedy duo with fellow comedian Mitchell Kyser at the Roosevelt Youth Center in Roosevelt, Long Island, where he grew up. At 19 he became ...( read more)a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live television show, not long after graduating from Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School. His characters include a parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and an inner-city black version of Fred Rogers known as "Mr. Robinson". Former SNL writer Margaret Humphert has said Murphy and Bill Murray are the two most talented people in the history of the show. Murphy left the show midway through the 1983-1984 season, appearing in filmed sketches for the remainder of that season.

Murphy later starred in many comedies including the Beverly Hills Cop series. He was recognized by receiving a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a comedy for his performance in Beverly Hills Cop, as well as Trading Places and The Nutty Professor.

He is a well-known voice actor and voiced Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon, Mushu, in Disney's Mulan. Murphy also has starred in a large number of sequels including: Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Another 48 Hrs. (1990), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000), Shrek 2 (2004), and the upcoming Shrek the Third (2007).

In many of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character. For example, in Coming to America, he played four radically different characters and in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, he played the entire Klumps clan. Another trademark of Eddie Murphy's is his deep, infectious, and considerably goofy laugh.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, is also an actor, best known recently for his appearances on Chappelle's Show.
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  • froggy8080
    froggy8080
    hey you are sooo awesome and cool!!! plz add me!!!
    posted 53 days ago
  • viCKelz
    viCKelz
    hi eddie! i love all the entertainment u bring to us. and i know ur not an annoying donkey but i loved ur part in shrek. every1 loves donkey so that means u! i love you! funnt dude!
    posted 68 days ago
  • tayhutton
    tayhutton
    You ROCK you are like So SO funny !!!!Add me please THanks Taylor
    posted 74 days ago
  • goldentreasure98
    goldentreasure98
    hey dude ur so hilarious add me
    posted 75 days ago
  • starchild1995
    starchild1995
    Hey any 1 that reads dis........dont even bother giving this guy ur email....THIS IS FAN MAIL!!!! i already tried.... i gave him my email cuz my full name is Alyssa Marie MURPHY. yeah....i no dat it is hard 2 belive. oh and by the way......my b-day is April29. well all u boys can send me ur emails.... i hope ur cute.(starchild1995@yahoo.com)
    posted 86 days ago
  • dominater2kissrocks
    dominater2kissrocks
    your so funny
    posted 87 days ago
  • j360chd
    j360chd
    merry christmas
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    posted 87 days ago
  • MsBritneySpears
    MsBritneySpears
    Eddie Murphy is so funny

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    posted 88 days ago
  • Karacandy
    Karacandy
    You are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO awesome! Hillarious too! I want to meet you some day! I'm going to run for president in a few years. I hope you vote for me!
    posted 88 days ago
  • MovieLover57
    MovieLover57
    I Saw ''Meet Dave'' A Few Days Ago...It Was So Funny!
    posted 89 days ago
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