Eddie Murphy
Biography
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.
Acting (87 movies)
Beverly Hills Cop
1984
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
48 Hrs.
1982
Beverly Hills Cop III
1994
Dreamgirls
2006
The Golden Child
1986
Trading Places
1983
Shrek Forever After
2010
Shrek
2001
Shrek 2
2004
Shrek the Third
2007
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
Mulan
1998
Daddy Day Care
2003
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992
The Haunted Mansion
2003
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Boomerang
1992
Best Defense
1984
Bowfinger
1999
Tongues Untied
1990
Meet Dave
2008
Life
1999
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
Showtime
2002
Another 48 Hrs.
1990
I Spy
2002
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
Vampire in Brooklyn
1995
Metro
1997
The Ghost of Lord Farquaad
2003
Harlem Nights
1989
Holy Man
1998
Norbit
2007
The Nutty Professor
1996
Coming to America
1988
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
2001
Shrek the Halls
2007
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
1986
The Pickup
2025
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
1983
Shrek 5
2027
Eddie Murphy Raw
1987
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
2010
Imagine That
2009
A Thousand Words
2012
The Joe Piscopo Special
1984
Far Far Away Idol
2004
Tower Heist
2011
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
1989
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
2018
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
2023
Dangerous: The Short Films
1993
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
1998
Candy Cane Lane
2023
Uptown Comedy Express
1987
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
Shrek Stories
2013
Mr. Church
2016
Shrek's Yule Log
2010
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
1996
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
B.B. King: Into the Night
1985
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
2001
Coming 2 America
2021
Fuck
2006
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
The Women of SNL
2010
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
2012
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
2021
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
You People
2023
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
Being Eddie
2025
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
Directing (1 movie)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | Producer |
| Eddie Murphy: Delirious | 1983 | Screenplay |
| Best Defense | 1984 | Executive Producer |
| Beverly Hills Cop | 1984 | Executive Producer |
| The Golden Child | 1986 | Executive Producer |
| Beverly Hills Cop II | 1987 | Executive Producer |
| Eddie Murphy Raw | 1987 | Executive Producer |
| Eddie Murphy Raw | 1987 | Writer |
| Coming to America | 1988 | Executive Producer |
| Harlem Nights | 1989 | Screenplay |
| Harlem Nights | 1989 | Executive Producer |
| Another 48 Hrs. | 1990 | Executive Producer |
| The Kid Who Loved Christmas | 1990 | Executive Producer |
| Boomerang | 1992 | Executive Producer |
| Vampire in Brooklyn | 1995 | Producer |
| The Nutty Professor | 1996 | Executive Producer |
| Holy Man | 1998 | Executive Producer |
| Life | 1999 | Producer |
| Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | 2000 | Executive Producer |
| Norbit | 2007 | Producer |
| Norbit | 2007 | Screenplay |
| Tower Heist | 2011 | Producer |
| Dolemite Is My Name | 2019 | Producer |
| Coming 2 America | 2021 | Producer |
| Candy Cane Lane | 2023 | Producer |
| Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F | 2024 | Producer |
| The Pickup | 2025 | Producer |