
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 |