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Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961,
Brooklyn, New York) is an African American
comedian and actor.

Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of
19, as a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live
television show after graduating from Roosevelt
Junior-Senior High School.  His characters include
a parody of Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas|Buckwheat
from the Our Gang|Little Rascals and of Fred
Rogers.  Former SNL writer Margaret Oberman has
said Murphy and Bill Murray are the two most
talented people in the history of the show.
Murphy later starred in many comedies including
the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and 
Coming to America.

He is a well-known voice actor and voiced the
donkey in the Shrek series and the Chinese
dragon|dragon in Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's
Mulan.

In many of his films, he plays multiple roles in
addition to his main character.  A perfect example
of this is The Nutty Professor, a remake of the
Jerry Lewis classic in which Murphy plays several
members of the Klump family as well as Sherman
Klump's arrogant alter ego, Buddy Love.

His early comedy was racy, akin to Richard Pryor,
whom Murphy says was the one "that wanted him to
get into comedy." Characterized by excessive
swearing and making fun of gays, singers, and
others, Murphy became, in a sense, the Pryor of
the 1980s. He made vicious comments about gays and
AIDS during his 80's standup routines, so vicious
that some years later he apologized for the
remarks. However, in the late 80's and early
1990s|90's, Murphy's fame was fading via a series
of poor sequels, drab comedies, and ego-driven
vehicles that the public avoided in droves. His
directorial debut, Harlem Nights was savaged not
only by the critics, but also by several of the
actors in the film. Richard Pryor had nothing good
to say about the film or the star, which stunned
Murphy, who had considered Pryor an idol. 

Murphy's career continued to slide until 1996,
when he would make his comeback in family friendly
comedies, starting with The Nutty Professor. His
record since then has been hit and miss, with
several big flops (Holy Man, Pluto Nash, I Spy,
Showtime) and some hits (Dr. Doolitle, Shrek,
Bowfinger, Daddy Daycare).

Murphy was also a singer, and had two hit singles,
"Party All the Time," and "Put Your Mouth on Me,"
in the 1980s. The former is better known than the
other, and is incorrectly considered Murphy's only
hit. Intended as dance music, the song was
repetitious and resembled the adolescent-driven
bubblegum music of the 1960s|'60s and 1970s|'70s. 
As a result, there was a distinct disconnect
between "Party" and fans of Murphy's edgier
comedic persona.  In 2004, VH-1 and Blender
(magazine)|Blender magazine voted "Party" number
seven among the "50 Worst Songs of All Time,"
barely behind such efforts as Vanilla Ice's "Ice,
Ice, Baby" and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy, Breaky
Heart."

On May 2, 1997, Los Angeles police stopped Murphy
and found a transvestite prostitute, Shalomar
(Atisone Kenneth Seiuli), in the passenger's seat.
Murphy claimed that he had just been driving
through and the prostitute asked him for a ride
home. This incident was later lampooned on
Saturday Night Live.

Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, is
also an actor, most well known recently for his
appearances on Chappelle's Show.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he
was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by
fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

==Filmography==
*48 Hours, 1982, Reggie Hammond 
*Trading Places, 1983, Billy Ray Valentine
*Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983, Eddie Murphy  
*Best Defense, 1984, Landry 
*Beverly Hills Cop, 1984, Axel Foley 
*The Golden Child, 1986, Chandler Jarrell 
*Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987, Axel Foley 
*Eddie Murphy Raw, 1987, Eddie Murphy 
*Coming to America, 1988, Prince
Akeem/Clarence/Saul/Randy Watson 
*Harlem Nights, 1989, Quick 
*Another 48 Hours, 1990, Reggie Hammond 
*Boomerang (movie)|Boomerang, 1992, Marcus Graham 
*The Distinguished Gentleman, 1992, Thomas
Jefferson Johnson 
*Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994, Axel Foley 
*Vampire in Brooklyn, 1995, Maximillian/Father
Pauley/Guido 
*The Nutty Professor, 1996, Sherman Klump/Buddy
Love/Lance Perkins/Papa Klump/Mama Klump/Grandma
Klump/Ernie Klump 
*Metro (movie)|Metro, 1997, Scott Roper 
*Dr. Dolittle (movie)|Dr. Dolittle, 1998, Dr. John
Dolittle 
*Mulan, 1998, Mushu (voice)
*Bowfinger, 1999, Kit Ramsey/Jeff Ramsey
*Life (movie)|Life, 1999, Ray Gibson
*The Nutty Professor#2000 Sequel|Nutty Professor
II. The Klumps, 2000, Sherman Klump/Buddy
Love/Grandma Klump/Mama Klump/Papa Klump/Young
Papa Klump/Ernie Klump/Lance Perkins 
*Dr. Dolittle 2, 2001, Dr. Dolittle 
*Shrek, 2001, Donkey (voice)
*The Adventures of Pluto Nash, 2002, Pluto Nash 
*I Spy, 2002, Kelly Robinson 
*Showtime (movie)|Showtime, 2002, Trey Sellars 
*Daddy Day Care, 2003, Charlie Hinton 
*The Haunted Mansion (movie)|The Haunted Mansion,
2003, Jim Evers
*Shrek 2, 2004, Donkey (voice)

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Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961,
Brooklyn, New York) is an African American
comedian and actor.

Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of
19, as a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live
television show after graduating from Roosevelt
Junior-Senior High School.  His characters include
a parody of Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas|Buckwheat
from the Our Gang|Little Rascals and of Fred
Rogers.  Former SNL writer Margaret Oberman has
said Murphy and Bill Murray are the two most
talented people in the history of the show.
Murphy later starred in many comedies including
the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and 
Coming to America.

He is a well-known voice actor and voiced the
donkey in the Shrek series and the Chinese
dragon|dragon in Walt Disney Pictures|Disney's
Mulan.

In many of his films, he plays multiple roles in
addition to his main character.  A perfect example
of this is The Nutty Professor, a remake of the
Jerry Lewis classic in which Murphy plays several
members of the Klump family as well as Sherman
Klump's arrogant alter ego, Buddy Love.

His early comedy was racy, akin to Richard Pryor,
whom Murphy says was the one "that wanted him to
get into comedy." Characterized by frequent
swearing and making fun of gays, singers, and
others, Murphy became, in a sense, the Pryor of
the 1980s. He made vicious comments about gays and
AIDS during his 80's standup routines, so vicious
that some years later he apologized for the
remarks. However, in the late 80's and early
1990s|90's, Murphy's fame was fading via a series
of poor sequels, drab comedies, and ego-driven
vehicles that the public avoided in droves. His
directorial debut, Harlem Nights was savaged not
only by the critics, but also by several of the
actors in the film. Richard Pryor had nothing good
to say about the film or the star, which stunned
Murphy, who had considered Pryor an idol. 

Murphy's career continued to slide until 1996,
when he would make his comeback in family friendly
comedies, starting with The Nutty Professor. His
record since then has been hit and miss, with
several big flops (Holy Man, Pluto Nash, I Spy,
Showtime) and some hits (Dr. Doolitle, Shrek,
Bowfinger, Daddy Daycare).

Murphy was also a singer, and had two hit singles,
"Party All the Time," and "Put Your Mouth on Me,"
in the 1980s. The former is better known than the
other, and is incorrectly considered Murphy's only
hit. Intended as dance music, the song was
repetitious and resembled the adolescent-driven
bubblegum music of the 1960s|'60s and 1970s|'70s. 
As a result, there was a distinct disconnect
between "Party" and fans of Murphy's edgier
comedic persona.  In 2004, VH-1 and Blender
(magazine)|Blender magazine voted "Party" number
seven among the "50 Worst Songs of All Time,"
barely behind such efforts as Vanilla Ice's "Ice,
Ice, Baby" and Billy Ray Cyrus' "Achy, Breaky
Heart."

On May 2, 1997, Los Angeles police stopped Murphy
and found a transgender prostitute, Shalimar
(Atisone Seiuli), in the passenger's seat. Murphy
claimed that he had just been driving through and
the prostitute asked him for a ride home. This
incident was later lampooned on Saturday Night
Live.

Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, is
also an actor, most well known recently for his
appearances on Chappelle's Show.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he
was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by
fellow comedians and comedy insiders.

Also in August 2005, Murphy's wife Nicole filed
for divorce citing "irreconcilable differences."
The couple wedded in 1993; they have five children
together.
http://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2005/08/08/eddie
murphy/

==Filmography==
*48 Hours, 1982, Reggie Hammond 
*Trading Places, 1983, Billy Ray Valentine
*Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983, Eddie Murphy  
*Best Defense, 1984, Landry 
*Beverly Hills Cop, 1984, Axel Foley 
*The Golden Child, 1986, Chandler Jarrell 
*Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987, Axel Foley 
*Eddie Murphy Raw, 1987, Eddie Murphy 
*Coming to America, 1988, Prince
Akeem/Clarence/Saul/Randy Watson 
*Harlem Nights, 1989, Quick 
*Another 48 Hours, 1990, Reggie Hammond 
*Boomerang (movie)|Boomerang, 1992, Marcus Graham 
*The Distinguished Gentleman, 1992, Thomas
Jefferson Johnson 
*Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994, Axel Foley 
*Vampire in Brooklyn, 1995, Maximillian/Father
Pauley/Guido 
*The Nutty Professor, 1996, Sherman Klump/Buddy
Love/Lance Perkins/Papa Klump/Mama Klump/Grandma
Klump/Ernie Klump 
*Metro (movie)|Metro, 1997, Scott Roper 
*Dr. Dolittle (movie)|Dr. Dolittle, 1998, Dr. John
Dolittle 
*Mulan, 1998, Mushu (voice)
*Bowfinger, 1999, Kit Ramsey/Jeff Ramsey
*Life (movie)|Life, 1999, Ray Gibson
*The Nutty Professor#2000 Sequel|Nutty Professor
II. The Klumps, 2000, Sherman Klump/Buddy
Love/Grandma Klump/Mama Klump/Papa Klump/Young
Papa Klump/Ernie Klump/Lance Perkins 
*Dr. Dolittle 2, 2001, Dr. Dolittle 
*Shrek, 2001, Donkey (voice)
*The Adventures of Pluto Nash, 2002, Pluto Nash 
*I Spy, 2002, Kelly Robinson 
*Showtime (movie)|Showtime, 2002, Trey Sellars 
*Daddy Day Care, 2003, Charlie Hinton 
*The Haunted Mansion (movie)|The Haunted Mansion,
2003, Jim Evers
*Shrek 2, 2004, Donkey (voice)

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0000552|name=Eddie Murphy
*http://marriage.about.com/od/entertainmen1/p/eddi
emurphy.htm Eddie Murphy and Nicole Mitchell
Marriage Profile
*http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail
/personid-55381/ Eddie Murphy at TV Tome
*http://www.westlord.com/eddie-murphy/ Eddie
Murphy Website - at WestLord