Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
	Murphy at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2010
Born	Edward Regan Murphy; 3 April 1961 (aged 65); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, comedian, producer, singer, writer
Years active	1973–present
Spouse(s)	Nicole Mitchell Murphy; (m. 1993, d. 2006)
Children	10
Parent(s)	Charles Edward Murphy ; Lillian Murphy
Relatives	Charlie Murphy (brother)

Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, producer, singer and writer. He won the Golden Globe Award in 2006 and was nominated for an Academy Award in 2002.

He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Beverly Hills Cop III, 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,^[1] and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role.

His 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.

His brother was comedian and screenwriter Charlie Murphy, who wrote the screenplay for Norbit and Vampire in Brooklyn.

He was a usual member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He has worked a little as a singer too, having a number 87 on the uk singles chart and number 2 on the billboard hot 100 with Party All The Time ^[2] and a uk singles chart number 64 with I Was A King.^[3]

Career

In 1992 Murphy acted in the music video for Michael Jackson's single "Remember the Time". In 1993 Murphy released a song with Michael Jackson called "Whatzupwitu". It was voted by MTV viewers in 1999 as the third worst music video of all time.

Influences

Murphy stated musicians like Luther Vandross and Michael Jackson and comedians like Bill Cosby, John Belushi, Redd Foxx, Robin Williams, George Carlin, Peter Sellers, Richard Pryor and Steve Martin as influences.

Filmography

Title	Year	Role	Director	Notes
48 Hrs.	1982	Reggie Hammond	Walter Hill	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
Trading Places	1983	Billy Ray Valentine	John Landis	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Best Defense	1984	Lieutenant T.M. Landry	Willard Huyck
Beverly Hills Cop	1984	Detective Axel Foley	Martin Brest	Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Golden Child, TheThe Golden Child	1986	Chandler Jarrell	Michael Ritchie
Beverly Hills Cop II	1987	Detective Axel Foley	Tony Scott	Also writer (story)
Eddie Murphy: Raw	1987	Himself	Robert Townsend	Stand-up film
Coming to America	1988	Prince Akeem Joffer / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul	John Landis	Also writer (story)
Harlem Nights	1989	Vernest "Quick" Brown	Himself	Directorial debut Also writer and executive producer Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
Another 48 Hrs.	1990	Reggie Hammond	Walter Hill	Also writer (story)
Boomerang	1992	Marcus Graham	Reginald Hudlin	Also writer (story) Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Distinguished Gentleman, TheThe Distinguished Gentleman	1992	Thomas Jefferson Johnson	Jonathan Lynn
Beverly Hills Cop III	1994	Detective Axel Foley	John Landis
Vampire in Brooklyn	1995	Maximillian / Preacher Pauly / Guido	Wes Craven	Also writer (story) and producer
Nutty Professor, TheThe Nutty Professor	1996	Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love Lance Perkins / Cletus 'Papa' Klump Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen / Ernie Klump, Sr.	Tom Shadyac	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor – Comedy Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Saturn Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Metro	1997	Insp. Scott Roper	Thomas Carter
Mulan	1998	Mushu	Barry Cook Tony Bancroft	Voice role; Murphy's first animated film role Nominated—OFTA Film Award Best Family Actor Online Film & Television Association 1999
Dr. Dolittle		Dr. John Dolittle	Betty Thomas
Holy Man		G	Stephen Herek
Life	1999	Rayford "Ray" Gibson	Ted Demme	Also writer (story) and producer.
Bowfinger	1999	Kit Ramsey / Jiffrenson "Jiff" Ramsey	Frank Oz	Nominated—Black Reel Award: Best Actor Nominated—Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Comedy Team (shared with Steve Martin)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	2000	Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love Lance Perkins / Cletus 'Papa' Klump Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen / Ernie Klump, Sr. / Young Cletus 'Papa' Klump	Peter Segal	Also executive producer Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Shrek	2001	Donkey	Andrew Adamson Vicky Jenson	Voice role Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor.
Dr. Dolittle 2	2001	Dr. John Dolittle	Steve Carr
Showtime	2002	Officer Trey Sellers	Tom Dey	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson or himself cloned)
Adventures of Pluto Nash, TheThe Adventures of Pluto Nash		Pluto Nash / Rex Crater	Ron Underwood
I Spy		Kelly Robinson	Betty Thomas
Daddy Day Care	2003	Charles "Charlie" Hinton	Steve Carr
Haunted Mansion, TheThe Haunted Mansion	2003	Jim Evers	Rob Minkoff
Shrek 2	2004	Donkey	Andrew Adamson Kelly Asbury Conrad Vernon	Voice role
Dreamgirls	2006	James 'Thunder' Early	Bill Condon	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated—Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Norbit	2007	Norbit Rice / Rasputia Latimore-Rice / Mr. Wong	Brian Robbins	Also writer and producer Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor (as Norbit) Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor (as Mr. Wong) Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress (as Rasputia) Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Eddie Murphy or Eddie Murphy) Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture
Shrek the Third	2007	Donkey	Chris Miller Raman Hui	Voice role Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Meet Dave	2008	Starship Dave Ming-Chang (Spacecraft), Captain	Brian Robbins	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (in Eddie Murphy)
Imagine That	2009	Evan Danielson	Karey Kirkpatrick	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Shrek Forever After	2010	Donkey	Mike Mitchell	Voice role Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Tower Heist	2011	Darnell ("Slide") Davis	Brett Ratner	Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Thousand Words, AA Thousand Words	2012	Jack McCall	Brian Robbins	Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
Mr. Church	2016	Henry Joseph Church	Bruce Beresford
Dolemite Is My Name	2019	Rudy Ray Moore	Craig Brewer	Also producer
Coming 2 America	2020	Prince Akeem Joffer / Randy Watson	Craig Brewer	Also writer (story) Filming

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Work	Outcome
Academy Awards	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Dreamgirls	Nominated
Annie Awards	1999	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production	The PJs	Nominated
	2001	Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production	Shrek	Won
	2008	Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production	Shrek the Halls	Nominated
BAFTA Awards	2002	Actor in a Supporting Role	Shrek	Nominated
Black Reel Awards	2000	Best Actor in a Motion Picture	Bowfinger	Nominated
	2002	Actor in a Supporting Role	Shrek	Nominated
	2007	Actor in a Supporting Role	Dreamgirls	Nominated
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Dreamgirls	Won
Central Ohio Film Critics Association	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Dreamgirls	Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Dreamgirls	Nominated
Emmy Awards	1983	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	1984	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	1984	Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program	Saturday Night Live	Nominated
	1999	Outstanding Animated Program	The PJs for "He's Gotta Have It"	Nominated
Golden Globe Awards	1983	New Star of the Year (Actor)	48 Hrs.	Nominated
	1984	Actor in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)	Trading Places	Nominated
	1985	Actor in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)	Beverly Hills Cop	Nominated
	1997	Actor in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy)	The Nutty Professor	Nominated
	2007	Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture	Dreamgirls	Won
Golden Raspberry Awards^[4]	1990	Worst Director	Harlem Nights	Nominated
	1990	Worst Screenplay	Harlem Nights	Won
	2003	Worst Actor	The Adventures of Pluto Nash	Nominated
	2003	Worst Screen Combo	The Adventures of Pluto Nash; Showtime; I Spy	Nominated
	2008	Worst Picture	Norbit	Nominated
		Worst Actor		Won
		Worst Supporting Actor		Won
		Worst Supporting Actress		Won
		Worst Screen Combo		Nominated
		Worst Screenplay		Nominated
	2009	Worst Actor	Meet Dave	Nominated
	2009	Worst Screen Combo	Meet Dave	Nominated
	2010	Worst Actor	Imagine That	Nominated
	2010	Worst Actor of the Decade	N/A	Won
	2013	Worst Actor	A Thousand Words	Nominated
Grammy Awards	1983	Best Comedy Album	Eddie Murphy	Nominated
Grammy Awards	1984	Best Comedy Album	Eddie Murphy: Comedian	Won
Kids Choice Awards	1988	Favorite Movie Actor	Beverly Hills Cop II	Won
	2005	Favorite Voice from an Animated Film	Shrek 2	Nominated
	2008	Favorite Voice from an Animated Film	Shrek the Third	Won
	2011	Best Voice from an Animated Film	Shrek Forever After	Won
NAACP Image Awards	1997	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture	The Nutty Professor	Nominated
NAACP Image Awards	2007	Actor in a Supporting Role	Dreamgirls	Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards	1997	Best Actor	The Nutty Professor	Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards	2007	Best Supporting Actor	Dreamgirls	Nominated
Satellite Awards	1996	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	The Nutty Professor	Nominated
Satellite Awards	2001	Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Nominated
Saturn Awards	1997	Best Actor	The Nutty Professor	Won
Saturn Awards	2002	Best Supporting Actor	Shrek	Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2007	Actor in a Supporting Role	Dreamgirls	Won
Screen Actors Guild Awards	2007	Cast in a Motion Picture	Dreamgirls	Nominated

Eddie Murphy Media

Eddie Murphy in 1988.
Murphy's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

References

↑ Kilday, Gregg. 'Dreamgirls' Snares Multiple Golden Globe Nods (2006-12-14)The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
↑ www.chartstats.com
↑ www.chartstats.com
↑ Eddie Murphy's Golden Raspberry Nominationsrazzie.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

Other websites

Media related to Eddie Murphy at Wikimedia Commons

Eddie Murphy on IMDb
Eddie Murphy at TV.com
Eddie Murphy on Discogs
Eddie Murphy Media Site Archived 2007-12-25 at the Wayback Machine
Maxim Rated Top SNL performer Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
Eddie Murphy.co.uk Archived 2018-06-21 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Kilday, Gregg. 'Dreamgirls' Snares Multiple Golden Globe Nods (2006-12-14)The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009-11-24.

[2] www.chartstats.com

[3] www.chartstats.com

[4] Eddie Murphy's Golden Raspberry Nominationsrazzie.com. Retrieved August 29, 2010.

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