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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 Supporti…
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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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BODY OF WORK
Eddie Murphy's Filmography
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Donkey
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek 5
as Donkey (voice)
Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool
as Self (archive footage)
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
as Self
Being Eddie
as Self
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
as Self (archive footage)
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
The Pickup
as Russell
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self - SNL Cast Member 1980-1984
An SNL Thanksgiving
as (archive footage)
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
as Axel Foley
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Candy Cane Lane
as Chris Carver
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
as Kendisi (arşiv görüntüleri)
You People
as Akbar
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
as Self
Coming 2 America
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
Dolemite Is My Name
as Rudy Ray Moore
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
as Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
Mr. Church
as Henry Church
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
as Self
Shrek Stories
as Donkey (voice)
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
as Self
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
as Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
as Donkey (voice)
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
A Thousand Words
as Jack McCall
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
as Self
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
as Self
Tower Heist
as Slide
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek's Yule Log
as Donkey (voice)
The Women of SNL
as Gumby (archive footage)
Shrek Forever After
as Donkey (voice)
Imagine That
as Evan Danielson
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
Meet Dave
as Dave / Captain
Shrek the Halls
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek the Third
as Donkey (voice)
Norbit
as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
Dreamgirls
as James 'Thunder' Early
Fuck
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
Far Far Away Idol
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek 2
as Donkey (voice)
Shrek 3-D
as Donkey (voice)
The Haunted Mansion
as Jim Evers
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Daddy Day Care
as Charlie Hinton
I Spy
as Kelly Robinson
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
as Pluto Nash
Showtime
as Officer Trey Sellars
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
as Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Dr. John Dolittle
Shrek
as Donkey (voice)
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
as Self
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
as Self (archive footage)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
as (archive footage)
Bowfinger
as Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
Life
as Rayford Gibson
Holy Man
as G
Doctor Dolittle
as Dr. John Dolittle
Mulan
as Mushu (voice)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
as Self (archive footage)
Metro
as Inspector Scott Roper
The Nutty Professor
as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
Vampire in Brooklyn
as Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
Beverly Hills Cop III
as Axel Foley
No Poster
But... Seriously
as Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
as King (uncredited)
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Thomas Jefferson Johnson
Boomerang
as Marcus Graham
No Poster
A Party For Richard Pryor
as Self
Another 48 Hrs.
as Reggie Hammond
Tongues Untied
as Self (archive footage)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Self (archive footage)
Harlem Nights
as Quick
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
as Self (archive footage)
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
as Self (archive footage)
Coming to America
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
Eddie Murphy Raw
as Self
Beverly Hills Cop II
as Axel Foley
Uptown Comedy Express
The Golden Child
as Chandler Jarrell
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
as Self
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
as Self
No Poster
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
B.B. King: Into the Night
as Self
Beverly Hills Cop
as Axel Foley
The Joe Piscopo Special
as Self / Carl Lewis
Best Defense
as Landry
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
as Self
Trading Places
as Billy Ray Valentine
48 Hrs.
as Reggie Hammond
The Making of Shrek 2
as Self
No Poster
The Pink Panther
as Inspector Clouseau
No Poster
Attachment Parenting
No Poster
Blue Falcon
No Poster
Purple Rain MTV Premiere Party
as Himself
No Poster