Eddie Murphy

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

136

Gender

Male

Birthday

1961-04-03 (64 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Shrek

    Shrek

  • The Pickup

    The Pickup

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • America's Next Top Model

    America's Next Top Model

  • Shrek 2

    Shrek 2

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Shrek Forever After

    Shrek Forever After

  • Mulan

    Mulan

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

  • Shrek the Third

    Shrek the Third

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • Today

    Today

  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

    Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

  • Norbit

    Norbit

  • The Movies That Made Us

    The Movies That Made Us

  • Trading Places

    Trading Places

  • Tower Heist

    Tower Heist

  • SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

    SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

  • The PJs

    The PJs

  • Coming 2 America

    Coming 2 America

  • Shrek 5

    Shrek 5

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Father of the Pride

    Father of the Pride

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

    Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

  • Coming to America

    Coming to America

  • The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

    The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop

  • The Haunted Mansion

    The Haunted Mansion

  • Shrek the Halls

    Shrek the Halls

  • Life

    Life

  • Dr. Dolittle 2

    Dr. Dolittle 2

  • Daddy Day Care

    Daddy Day Care

  • The Nutty Professor

    The Nutty Professor

  • Dreamgirls

    Dreamgirls

  • Boomerang

    Boomerang

  • A Thousand Words

    A Thousand Words

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

    Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

  • Holy Man

    Holy Man

  • The Golden Child

    The Golden Child

  • Vampire in Brooklyn

    Vampire in Brooklyn

  • The True Story of...

    The True Story of...

  • Bowfinger

    Bowfinger

  • Best Defense

    Best Defense

  • Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

    Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

  • Far Far Away Idol

    Far Far Away Idol

  • Yo! MTV Raps

    Yo! MTV Raps

  • Shrek Stories

    Shrek Stories

  • Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

    Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

  • Candy Cane Lane

    Candy Cane Lane

  • Meet Dave

    Meet Dave

  • The Distinguished Gentleman

    The Distinguished Gentleman

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

    Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Another 48 Hrs.

    Another 48 Hrs.

  • Shrek's Thrilling Tales

    Shrek's Thrilling Tales

  • Metro

    Metro

  • The Joe Piscopo Special

    The Joe Piscopo Special

  • 48 Hrs.

    48 Hrs.

  • Beverly Hills Cop III

    Beverly Hills Cop III

  • I Spy

    I Spy

  • Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

    Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

  • The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

    The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

  • Showtime

    Showtime

  • The Oprah Conversation

    The Oprah Conversation

  • Untitled George Clinton Biopic

    Untitled George Clinton Biopic

  • Dreamworks Holiday Classics

    Dreamworks Holiday Classics

  • But... Seriously

    But... Seriously

  • The Women of SNL

    The Women of SNL

  • Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

    Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

  • Dangerous: The Short Films

    Dangerous: The Short Films

  • Being Eddie

    Being Eddie

  • Mr. Church

    Mr. Church

  • The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

    The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special

  • Imagine That

    Imagine That

  • Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

    Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley

  • DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

    DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection

  • Harlem Nights

    Harlem Nights

  • Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King

    Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King

  • Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

    Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis

  • The Adventures of Pluto Nash

    The Adventures of Pluto Nash

  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

    Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

  • The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2

    The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2

  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Feeding America Comedy Festival

  • Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake

    Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?

    Won't You Be My Neighbor?

  • Beverly Hills Cop

    Beverly Hills Cop

  • B.B. King: Into the Night

    B.B. King: Into the Night

  • Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

    Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

  • You People

    You People

  • Dolemite Is My Name

    Dolemite Is My Name

  • Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek

    Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

    Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

  • Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

    Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’

  • The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

    The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s

  • The Pink Panther

    The Pink Panther

  • Friday People

    Friday People

  • Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts

    Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts

  • Shrek: Once Upon a Time

    Shrek: Once Upon a Time

  • Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

    Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick

  • 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

    101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment

  • Dreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection

    Dreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection

  • Shrek's Yule Log

    Shrek's Yule Log

  • Eddie Murphy Raw

    Eddie Murphy Raw

  • Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

    Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

  • Untitled Donkey Spin-Off

    Untitled Donkey Spin-Off

  • Eddie Murphy: Delirious

    Eddie Murphy: Delirious

  • Fuck

    Fuck

  • Tongues Untied

    Tongues Untied

  • Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

    Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

  • Blue Falcon

    Blue Falcon

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy

  • Uptown Comedy Express

    Uptown Comedy Express

  • The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live

    The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live