Eddie Murphy (b. 1961)

Alias:
에디 머피
Эдди Мерфи
ایڈی مرفی
चलनेवालासफरी
エディ・マーフィー
艾迪·墨菲
艾迪墨菲

Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
April 3, 1961

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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Characters:
2021  Coming 2 America

Director:
1989  Harlem Nights
2021  Coming 2 America

Executive Producer:
1984  Best Defense
1984  Beverly Hills Cop
1986  The Golden Child
1987  Beverly Hills Cop II
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  Coming to America
1989  Harlem Nights
1990  Another 48 Hrs.
1990  The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1992  Boomerang
1996  The Nutty Professor
1997  The PJ's
1998  Holy Man
2000  Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2021  Coming 2 America

Producer:
1983  Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1984  Best Defense
1984  Beverly Hills Cop
1986  The Golden Child
1987  Beverly Hills Cop II
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  Coming to America
1989  Harlem Nights
1990  Another 48 Hrs.
1990  The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1992  Boomerang
1995  Vampire in Brooklyn
1996  The Nutty Professor
1997  The PJ's
1998  Holy Man
1999  Life
2000  Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2007  Norbit
2011  Tower Heist
2019  Dolemite Is My Name
2021  Coming 2 America
2023  Candy Cane Lane
2024  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
????  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World reboot
????  The Pickup
????  Untitled George Clinton Biopic

Screenplay:
1983  Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1984  Best Defense
1984  Beverly Hills Cop
1986  The Golden Child
1987  Beverly Hills Cop II
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  Coming to America
1989  Harlem Nights
1990  Another 48 Hrs.
1990  The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1992  Boomerang
1995  Vampire in Brooklyn
1996  The Nutty Professor
1997  The PJ's
1998  Holy Man
1999  Life
2000  Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2007  Norbit
2011  Tower Heist
2019  Dolemite Is My Name
2021  Coming 2 America
2023  Candy Cane Lane
2024  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
????  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World reboot
????  The Pickup
????  Untitled George Clinton Biopic

Story:
1983  Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1984  Best Defense
1984  Beverly Hills Cop
1986  The Golden Child
1987  Beverly Hills Cop II
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  Coming to America
1989  Harlem Nights
1990  Another 48 Hrs.
1990  The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1992  Boomerang
1995  Vampire in Brooklyn
1996  The Nutty Professor
1997  The PJ's
1998  Holy Man
1999  Life
2000  Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2007  Norbit
2011  Tower Heist
2019  Dolemite Is My Name
2021  Coming 2 America
2023  Candy Cane Lane
2024  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
????  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World reboot
????  The Pickup
????  Untitled George Clinton Biopic

Writer:
1983  Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1984  Best Defense
1984  Beverly Hills Cop
1986  The Golden Child
1987  Beverly Hills Cop II
1987  Eddie Murphy Raw
1988  Coming to America
1989  Harlem Nights
1990  Another 48 Hrs.
1990  The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1992  Boomerang
1995  Vampire in Brooklyn
1996  The Nutty Professor
1997  The PJ's
1998  Holy Man
1999  Life
2000  Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2007  Norbit
2011  Tower Heist
2019  Dolemite Is My Name
2021  Coming 2 America
2023  Candy Cane Lane
2024  Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
????  It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World reboot
????  The Pickup
????  Untitled George Clinton Biopic

Creator:
1991  The Royal Family
1999  The PJs

Executive Producer:
1991  The Royal Family
1999  The PJs

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