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Eddie Murphy
Born · April 3, 1961 (63 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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.
Shrek 5
Donkey (voice)
0.0
2026
Candy Cane Lane
Chris Carver
6.1
2023
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2023
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
8.0
2018
Eddie Murphy: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
0.0
2015
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Self
8.2
2015
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
6.1
2012
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2.0
2012
A Thousand Words
Jack McCall
6.1
2012
Tower Heist
Slide
6.1
2011
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
Donkey (voice)
5.8
2010
Shrek Forever After
Donkey (voice)
6.4
2010
Imagine That
Evan Danielson
6.0
2009
Meet Dave
Dave / Captain
5.3
2008
Shrek the Halls
Donkey (voice)
6.3
2007
Shrek the Third
Donkey (voice)
6.3
2007
Norbit
Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
5.7
2007
Dreamgirls
James "Thunder" Early
6.7
2006
Far Far Away Idol
Donkey (voice)
6.4
2004
Shrek 2
Donkey (voice)
7.3
2004
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
Donkey (voice)
6.0
2004
The Haunted Mansion
Jim Evers
5.7
2003
Daddy Day Care
Charlie Hinton
5.9
2003
I Spy
Kelly Robinson
5.4
2002
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
0.0
2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Pluto Nash
4.4
2002
Showtime
Officer Trey Sellars
5.5
2002
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
6.4
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Dr. John Dolittle
5.3
2001
Shrek
Donkey (voice)
7.7
2001
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Klump Family
5.0
2000
Bowfinger
Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
6.2
1999
Life
Rayford Gibson
6.7
1999
Holy Man
G
5.3
1998
Doctor Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
5.7
1998
Mulan
Mushu (voice)
7.9
1998
Metro
Inspector Scott Roper
5.7
1997
The PJ's
Various
6.0
1997
The Nutty Professor
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Papa / Mama / Grandma / Ernie
5.6
1996
Vampire in Brooklyn
Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
5.1
1995
Beverly Hills Cop III
Axel Foley
5.9
1994
Dangerous: The Short Films
King ["Remember The Time"]
8.1
1993
The Distinguished Gentleman
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
6.0
1992
Boomerang
Marcus Graham
5.7
1992
Another 48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
6.0
1990
Tongues Untied
Self (archive footage)
6.7
1990
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
7.2
1989
Harlem Nights
Quick
6.1
1989
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1989
Coming to America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
6.9
1988
Beverly Hills Cop II
Axel Foley
6.5
1987
Uptown Comedy Express
0.0
1987
The Golden Child
Chandler Jarrell
5.9
1986
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Self
0.0
1986
Beverly Hills Cop
Axel Foley
7.2
1984
Best Defense
Landry
4.1
1984
Trading Places
Billy Ray Valentine
7.2
1983
The Pickup
0.0
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self
0.0
1986
The Joe Piscopo Special
Self / Carl Lewis
0.0
1984
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Self
7.7
1983
Untitled Donkey Spin-Off Film
Donkey (voice)
0.0
Eddie Murphy Raw
Self
7.3
1987
The Pink Panther
0.0
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Axel Foley
6.7
2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
2024
You People
Akbar
5.7
2023
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
Self
8.0
2021
Coming 2 America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
6.4
2021
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
6.8
2020
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
Self
7.2
2020
Dolemite Is My Name
Rudy Ray Moore
7.0
2019
Mr. Church
Henry Church
7.4
2016
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
7.5
2014
Shrek Stories
Donkey (voice)
8.0
2013
Moms Mabley
Self
6.7
2013
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
Donkey (voice)
7.7
2012
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Donkey (voice)
6.7
2012
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self
7.5
2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
6.0
2011
Shrek's Yule Log
Donkey (voice)
6.2
2010
The Women of SNL
Gumby (archive footage)
7.3
2010
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
7.0
2008
Fuck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.4
2006
Father of the Pride
Donkey (voice) · (1 episode)
5.1
2004
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
Self
9.7
2001
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
0.0
1996
But... Seriously
Self (archive footage)
10.0
1994
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
7.5
1989
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
8.2
1985
Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake
0.0
Untitled George Clinton Biopic
George Clinton
0.0
The Fall of 2008
Axel Foley (Beverly Hills Cop)
0.0
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage) · (2 episodes)
0.0
2024
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.2
2023
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
2020
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.5
2020
The Oprah Conversation
Self · (1 episode)
8.3
2020
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.2
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
5.1
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2019
Desus & Mero
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
2019
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
5.8
2014
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self · (1 episode)
7.2
2012
Honest Trailers
Akbar / Chris Carver (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.4
2012
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
2009
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
Celebrities Uncensored
Self · (1 episode)
2.5
2003
America's Next Top Model
Guest · (1 episode)
5.2
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
2003
The PJs
Thurgood Stubbs (voice) · (43 episodes)
6.9
1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
7.6
1998
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
4.4
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1994
MTV Movie & TV Awards
(1 episode)
7.7
1992
Yo! MTV Raps
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
5.2
1988
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
7.5
1984
48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
6.7
1982
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters · (69 episodes)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (3 episodes)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
Various (archive footage) · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
(1 episode)
6.9
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (1 episode)
7.4
1962
Today
Self · (2 episodes)
5.5
1952
The Emmy Awards
Self · (1 episode)
7.5
1949
Beverly Hills Cop
Det. Axel Foley · (1 episode)
6.0