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Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Birthday: 1961-04-03 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
Shrek 2

as    Donkey (voice)

2021
2021
A Short Story of Love and Its Faults

as    Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong / Captain America

2021
Coming 2 America

as    Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson

2019
Dolemite Is My Name

as    Rudy Ray Moore

2016
Mr. Church

as    Henry Church

2012
Dreamworks Holiday Classics

as    Donkey (voice)

2012
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

as    Himself

2012
A Thousand Words

as    Jack McCall

2011
Tower Heist

as    Slide

2010
Shrek Forever After

as    Donkey (voice)

2010
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular

as    Donkey (voice)

2009
Imagine That

as    Evan Danielson

2008
Meet Dave

as    Dave / Captain

2007
Shrek the Third

as    Donkey (voice)

2007
Shrek the Halls

as    Donkey (voice)

2007
Norbit

as    Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong

2006
Dreamgirls

as    James "Thunder" Early

2004
Far Far Away Idol

as    Donkey (voice)

2004
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad

as    Donkey (voice)

2003
Daddy Day Care

as    Charlie Hinton

2003
The Haunted Mansion

as    Jim Evers

2002
I Spy

as    Kelly Robinson

2002
Showtime

as    Officer Trey Sellars

2002
The Adventures of Pluto Nash

as    Pluto Nash

2001
Shrek

as    Donkey (voice)

2001
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party

as    Donkey (voice) (singing voice)

2001
Dr. Dolittle 2

as    Dr. John Dolittle

2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

as    Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Klump Family