Eddie Murphy

Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.
Box office takes from Murphy's films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States. 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 his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he 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 Dreamgirls.
Eddie 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, Norbit, and Meet Dave.
==Character Roles==
==Filmography==
Film	Film 	Film 	Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
1982	48 Hrs. 	Reggie Hammond 	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
1983	Trading Places 	Billy Ray Valentine 	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1983	Eddie Murphy Delirious 	Himself 	Also Producer
1984	Best Defense 	Lieutenant T.M. Landry 	
1984	Beverly Hills Cop 	Det. Axel Foley 	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1986	The Golden Child 	Chandler Jarrell 	
1987	Beverly Hills Cop II 	Det. Axel Foley 	
1987	Eddie Murphy Raw 	Himself 	Also Producer
1988	Coming to America 	Prince Akeem/Clarence/Randy Watson/Saul 	
1989	Harlem Nights 	Quick (real name Vernest Brown) 	Also Director and Writer
1990	Another 48 Hrs. 	Reggie Hammond 	
1992	Boomerang 	Marcus Graham 	
1992	The Distinguished Gentleman 	Thomas Jefferson Johnson 	
1994	Beverly Hills Cop III 	Det. Axel Foley 	
1995	Vampire in Brooklyn 	Maximillian/Preacher Pauly/Guido 	Also Producer
1996	The Nutty Professor 	Professor Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Lance Perkins/Cletus 'Papa' Klump/Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump/Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen/Ernie Klump, Sr.	Also ProducerSaturn Award for Best ActorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion PictureNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1997	Metro 	Insp. Scott Roper 	
1998	Mulan 	Mushu 	(voice)
1998	Doctor Dolittle 	Dr. John Dolittle 	
1998	Holy Man 	G 	
1999	Life 	Rayford "Ray" Gibson 	Also Producer
1999	Bowfinger 	Kit Ramsey/Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey 	Black Reel Award: Best Actor
2000	2 Hours and Minutes All Way 	Robin Woods 	(voice)
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Professor Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Lance Perkins/Cletus 'Papa' Klump/Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump/Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen/Ernie Klump 	Also ProducerNominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
2001	Shrek 	Donkey 	(voice)Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature ProductionNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated – Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2 	Dr. John Dolittle 	
2002	Showtime 	Officer Trey Sellers 	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst ActorNomianted - Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson or himself cloned)
2002	The Adventures of Pluto Nash 	Pluto Nash/Rex Crater 	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst ActorNomianted - Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson or himself cloned)
2002	I Spy 	Kelly Robinson 	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst ActorNomianted - Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson or himself cloned)
2003	Daddy Day Care 	Charles "Charlie" Hinton 	
2003	The Haunted Mansion 	Jim Evers 	
2004	Shrek 2 	Donkey 	(voice)
2006	Dreamgirls 	James 'Thunder' Early 	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorCentral Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Supporting ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting RoleNominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Black Reel Award: Best Supporting ActorNominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion PictureNominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting ActorNominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2007	Norbit 	Norbit Rice/Rasputia Latimore-Rice/Mr. Wong 	Razzie Award for Worst Actor (as Norbit)Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor (as Mr. Wong)Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress (as Rasputia)Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple (with either Eddie Murphy or Eddie Murphy)Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst ScreenplayNominated – Razzie Award for Worst Picture
2007	Shrek the Third 	Donkey 	(voice)Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
2008	Meet Dave 	Starship Dave Ming-Chang (Spacecraft), Captain 	
2009	Imagine That 	Evan Danielson 	
2010	Shrek Forever After 	Donkey 	(voice)Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
2011	Tower Heist 	Leo "Slide" Dalphael 	
2012	A Thousand Words 	Jack McCall 	
2016	Mr. Church 	Henry Joseph Church 	
2019	Dolemite Is My Name 	Rudy Ray Moore 	Also producer
2021	Coming 2 America 	Prince Akeem Joffer/Clarence/Randy Watson/Saul 	Also writer (story)
TBA 	You People 	TBA 	
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