Eddie Murphy
Birth name
Edward Regan Murphy
Born
(1961-04-03 ) April 3, 1961 (age 64)
Birth place
Brooklyn , New York City, U.S.
Medium
Stand-up film television music
Genres
Observational comedy musical comedy blue comedy black comedy physical comedy cringe comedy insult comedy satire sketch comedy family comedy
Subject(s)
African-American culture race relations racism marriage sex everyday life pop culture
Spouses
Nicole Mitchell
(
m. 1993;
div. 2006)
Relatives
Charlie Murphy (brother)
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961)[ 2] is an American actor, comedian , writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live , for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central 's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.[ 3]
In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs. (1982), the Beverly Hills Cop series (1984–present), Trading Places (1983), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019). He has also won numerous awards for his work on the fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle (1998) and its 2001 sequel . In 2007, Murphy won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in the musical film Dreamgirls .[ 4]
Murphy has worked as a voice actor , including roles playing the Chinese dragon Mushu in Disney 's Mulan (1998), Thurgood Stubbs in the sitcom The PJs (1999–2001), and Donkey in DreamWorks Animation 's Shrek series (2001–2010). In some films he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character; this is intended as a tribute to one of his idols, Peter Sellers . He has played multiple roles in Coming to America (1988), Wes Craven 's Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), the Nutty Professor films, Bowfinger (1999), The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Norbit (2007), and Meet Dave (2008). As of 2016[update] , Murphy's films have grossed over $3.8 billion ($6.5 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada box office,[ 5] and over $6.7 billion worldwide.[ 6] In 2015, his films made him the sixth-highest grossing actor in the United States.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
In 2015, Murphy was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts .[ 10] In 2020, he won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live .[ 11] As a singer, Murphy has released three studio albums, including How Could It Be (1985), So Happy (1989), and Love's Alright (1993).
Early life [ ]
Career [ ]
1976–1980: Early standup career [ ]
1980–1989: Acting stardom [ ]
1989–1998: Commercial decline and rebound [ ]
1998–2011: Family-friendly films [ ]
2011–present: Return to adult-oriented films [ ]
Singing career [ ]
Personal life [ ]
Family [ ]
Philanthropy [ ]
Religion [ ]
Discography [ ]
Main article(s): Eddie Murphy discography
How Could It Be (1985)
So Happy (1989)
Love's Alright (1993)
Filmography [ ]
Awards and nominations [ ]
Main article(s): List of awards and nominations received by Eddie Murphy
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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Preceded byDennis Miller
MTV Movie Awards host 1993
Succeeded byWill Smith
Preceded byDan Aykroyd and Bette Midler
MTV Video Music Awards host 1985
Succeeded byMTV VJs
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v - e - d Awards for Eddie Murphy
Template:Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
Template:Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor
Template:Black Reel Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Template:Cecil B. DeMille Award
v - e - d Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor
v - e - d Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
1986–2000
2001–present
v - e - d Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
1943–1975
Akim Tamiroff (1943)
Barry Fitzgerald (1944)
J. Carrol Naish (1945)
Clifton Webb (1946)
Edmund Gwenn (1947)
Walter Huston (1948)
James Whitmore (1949)
Edmund Gwenn (1950)
Peter Ustinov (1951)
Millard Mitchell (1952)
Frank Sinatra (1953)
Edmond O'Brien (1954)
Arthur Kennedy (1955)
Earl Holliman (1956)
Red Buttons (1957)
Burl Ives (1958)
Stephen Boyd (1959)
Sal Mineo (1960)
George Chakiris (1961)
Omar Sharif (1962)
John Huston (1963)
Edmond O'Brien (1964)
Oskar Werner (1965)
Richard Attenborough (1966)
Richard Attenborough (1967)
Daniel Massey (1968)
Gig Young (1969)
John Mills (1970)
Ben Johnson (1971)
Joel Grey (1972)
John Houseman (1973)
Fred Astaire (1974)
Richard Benjamin (1975)
1976–2000
2001–present
v - e - d Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1980s
Neil Diamond – The Jazz Singer (1980)
Klinton Spilsbury – The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Laurence Olivier – Inchon (1982)
Christopher Atkins – A Night in Heaven (1983)
Sylvester Stallone – Rhinestone (1984)
Sylvester Stallone – Rambo: First Blood Part II and Rocky IV (1985)
Prince – Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
Bill Cosby – Leonard Part 6 (1987)
Sylvester Stallone – Rambo III (1988)
William Shatner – Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
v - e - d Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
1980s
John Adames – Gloria / Laurence Olivier – The Jazz Singer (1980)
Steve Forrest – Mommie Dearest (1981)
Ed McMahon – Butterfly (1982)
Jim Nabors – Stroker Ace (1983)
Brooke Shields (in a mustache) – Sahara (1984)
Rob Lowe – St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Jerome Benton – Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
David Mendenhall – Over the Top (1987)
Dan Aykroyd – Caddyshack II (1988)
Christopher Atkins – Listen to Me (1989)
1990s
Donald Trump – Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)
Dan Aykroyd – Nothing but Trouble (1991)
Tom Selleck – Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
Woody Harrelson – Indecent Proposal (1993)
O. J. Simpson – [[Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult|Naked Gun Template:Frac : The Final Insult]] (1994)
Dennis Hopper – Waterworld (1995)
Marlon Brando – The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Dennis Rodman – Double Team (1997)
Joe Eszterhas – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
Ahmed Best – Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
2000s
2010s
2020s
Rudy Giuliani – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020/21)
Jared Leto – House of Gucci (2021)
v - e - d Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress
1980s
Amy Irving – Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Diana Scarwid – Mommie Dearest (1981)
Aileen Quinn – Annie (1982)
Sybil Danning – Chained Heat and Hercules (1983)
Lynn-Holly Johnson – Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)
Brigitte Nielsen – Rocky IV (1985)
Dom DeLuise (in drag) – Haunted Honeymoon (1986)
Daryl Hannah – Wall Street (1987)
Kristy McNichol – Two Moon Junction (1988)
Brooke Shields – Speed Zone (1989)
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Maddie Ziegler – Music (2020/21)
Judy Kaye – Diana the Musical (2021)
v - e - d Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay
1980–1999
Bronte Woodard and Allan Carr – Can't Stop the Music (1980)
Frank Yablans , Frank Perry , Tracy Hotchner, and Robert Getchell – Mommie Dearest (1981)
Robin Moore and Laird Koenig – Inchon (1982)
John Kershaw , Shawn Randall, and Ellen Shephard – The Lonely Lady (1983)
John Derek – Bolero (1984)
Sylvester Stallone , James Cameron , and Kevin Jarre – Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz – Howard the Duck (1986)
Jonathan Reynolds and Bill Cosby – Leonard Part 6 (1987)
Heywood Gould – Cocktail (1988)
Eddie Murphy – Harlem Nights (1989)
Daniel Waters , James Cappe, and David Arnott – The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
Steven E. de Souza , Daniel Waters , Bruce Willis , and Robert Kraft – Hudson Hawk (1991)
Blake Snyder , William Osborne , and William Davies – Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Amy Holden Jones – Indecent Proposal (1993)
Tom S. Parker, Jim Jennewein , Steven E. de Souza , and various others – The Flintstones (1994)
Joe Eszterhas – Showgirls (1995)
Andrew Bergman – Striptease (1996)
Eric Roth and Brian Helgeland – The Postman (1997)
Joe Eszterhas – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
Jim Thomas , John Thomas , S. S. Wilson , Brent Maddock , Jeffrey Price, and Peter S. Seaman – Wild Wild West (1999)
2000–2019
Corey Mandell and J. David Shapiro – Battlefield Earth (2000)
Tom Green and Derek Harvie – Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
George Lucas and Jonathan Hales – Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Martin Brest – Gigli (2003)
Theresa Rebeck , John Brancato, Michael Ferris , and John Rogers – Catwoman (2004)
Jenny McCarthy – Dirty Love (2005)
Leora Barish and Henry Bean – Basic Instinct 2 (2006)
Jeffrey Hammond – I Know Who Killed Me (2007)
Mike Myers and Graham Gordy – The Love Guru (2008)
Ehren Kruger , Alex Kurtzman , and Roberto Orci – Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
M. Night Shyamalan – The Last Airbender (2010)
Steve Koren , Adam Sandler , and Ben Zook – Jack and Jill (2011)
David Caspe – That's My Boy (2012)
Steve Baker, Ricky Blitt , Will Carlough, Tobias Carlson, Jacob Fleisher, Patrik Forsberg, Will Graham, James Gunn , Claes Kjellstrom, Jack Kukoda, Bob Odenkirk , Bill O'Malley, Matthew Alec Portenoy, Greg Pritikin , Rocky Russo, Olle Sarri , Elizabeth Wright Shapiro, Jeremy Sosenko , Jonathan van Tulleken, and Jonas Wittenmark – Movie 43 (2013)
Darren Doane and Cheston Hervey – Saving Christmas (2014)
Kelly Marcel – Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
Chris Terrio and David S. Goyer – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Tony Leondis , Eric Siegel, and Mike White – The Emoji Movie (2017)
Niall Leonard – Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
Lee Hall and Tom Hooper – Cats (2019)
2020–present
Tomasz Klimala, Barbara Białowąs, Tomasz Mandes, and Blanka Lipińska – 365 Days (2020/21)
Joe DiPietro and David Bryan – Diana: The Musical (2021)
v - e - d Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
1959−1980
"The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) " – Ross Bagdasarian Sr. (1959)
The Battle of Kookamonga – Homer and Jethro / Inside Shelley Berman – Shelley Berman (1960)
Jonathan and Darlene Edwards in Paris – Jo Stafford & Paul Weston / The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! – Bob Newhart (1961)
An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May – Elaine May & Mike Nichols (1962)
The First Family – Vaughn Meader (1963)
"Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh (A Letter from Camp) " – Allan Sherman (1964)
I Started Out as a Child – Bill Cosby (1965)
Why Is There Air? – Bill Cosby (1966)
Wonderfulness – Bill Cosby (1967)
Revenge – Bill Cosby (1968)
To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With – Bill Cosby (1969)
Sports – Bill Cosby (1970)
The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress – Flip Wilson (1971)
This Is A Recording – Lily Tomlin (1972)
FM & AM – George Carlin (1973)
Los Cochinos – Cheech & Chong (1974)
That's Crazy – Richard Pryor (1975)
...Is It Something I Said? – Richard Pryor (1976)
Bicentennial – Richard Pryor (1977)
Let's Get Small – Steve Martin (1978)
A Wild and Crazy Guy – Steve Martin (1979)
Reality...What a Concept – Robin Williams (1980)
1981−2000
No Respect – Rodney Dangerfield (1981)
Rev. Du Rite – Richard Pryor (1982)
Live on the Sunset Strip – Richard Pryor (1983)
Eddie Murphy: Comedian – Eddie Murphy (1984)
"Eat It " – "Weird Al" Yankovic (1985)
Whoopi Goldberg (Original Broadway Show Recording) – Whoopi Goldberg (1986)
Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand – Bill Cosby (1987)
A Night at the Met – Robin Williams (1988)
Good Morning, Vietnam – Robin Williams (1989)
P.D.Q. Bach : 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults – Peter Schickele (1990)
P.D.Q. Bach : Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities – Peter Schickele (1991)
P.D.Q. Bach : WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio – Peter Schickele (1992)
P.D.Q. Bach : Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion – Peter Schickele (1993)
Jammin' in New York – George Carlin (1994)
Live from Hell – Sam Kinison (1995)
Crank(y) Calls – Jonathan Winters (1996)
Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations – Al Franken (1997)
Roll with the New – Chris Rock (1998)
The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000 – Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner (1999)
Bigger & Blacker – Chris Rock (2000)
2001−2020
Brain Droppings – George Carlin (2001)
Napalm & Silly Putty – George Carlin (2002)
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway – Robin Williams (2003)
Poodle Hat – "Weird Al" Yankovic (2004)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents ... America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction – Jon Stewart and the cast of The Daily Show (2005)
Never Scared – Chris Rock (2006)
The Carnegie Hall Performance – Lewis Black (2007)
The Distant Future – Flight of the Conchords (2008)
It's Bad for Ya – George Carlin (2009)
A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! – Stephen Colbert (2010)
Stark Raving Black – Lewis Black (2011)
Hilarious – Louis C.K. (2012)
Blow Your Pants Off – Jimmy Fallon (2013)
Calm Down Gurrl – Kathy Griffin (2014)
Mandatory Fun – "Weird Al" Yankovic (2015)
Live at Madison Square Garden – Louis C.K. (2016)
Talking for Clapping – Patton Oswalt (2017)
The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas – Dave Chappelle (2018)
Equanimity & The Bird Revelation – Dave Chappelle (2019)
Sticks and Stones – Dave Chappelle (2020)
2021−present
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Template:NAACP Image Award for Entertainer of the Year
Template:NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
v - e - d National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
1966–2000
2001–present
Template:Razzie Redeemer Award
v - e - d Saturn Award for Best Actor
1970s
James Caan /Don Johnson (1974/75)
David Bowie /Gregory Peck (1976)
George Burns (1977)
Warren Beatty (1978)
George Hamilton (1979)
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
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