
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.
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop 4 | 2019 | |
Movie | Triplets | 2019 | |
Series | Eddie Murphy | 2019 | |
Movie | Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? | LeRoy Pryor | 2019 |
Movie | Mr. Church | Henry Church | 2016-09-16 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Himself | 2015-02-15 |
Movie | Don Rickles: One Night Only | 2014-05-18 | |
Movie | Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley | 2014-05-20 | |
Movie | Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You | Himself | 2013-04-22 |
Movie | Shrek's Thrilling Tales | Donkey | 2012-08-28 |
Movie | Eddie Murphy: One Night Only | Himself | 2012-11-14 |
Movie | Dreamworks Spooky Stories | Donkey | 2012-08-01 |
Movie | A Thousand Words | Jack McCall | 2012-03-07 |
Movie | Tower Heist | Slide | 2011-11-02 |
Movie | Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular | Donkey (voice) | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | Shrek Forever After | Donkey (voice) | 2010-05-16 |
Movie | Shrek’s Yule Log | Donkey | 2010-12-07 |
Movie | Imagine That | Evan Danielson | 2009-06-19 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 2009-06-01 |
Movie | Rapture Adrenaline | 2009-01-01 | |
Movie | Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History | 2008-10-14 | |
Movie | Meet Dave | Dave Ming Chang / Kapitän | 2008-07-08 |
Movie | Shrek the Third | Donkey (voice) | 2007-05-17 |
Movie | Insider Trading: The Making of 'Trading Places' | 2007-06-05 | |
Movie | Shrek the Halls | Donkey (voice) | 2007-11-28 |
Series | Shrek de sărbători | 2007-12-07 | |
Movie | Norbit | Norbit | 2007-02-08 |
Movie | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early | 2006-12-25 |
Movie | Fuck | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2005-11-07 |
Movie | Shrek 2 | Donkey (voice) | 2004-05-19 |
Movie | Far Far Away Idol | Donkey (voice) | 2004-11-05 |
Series | Father of the Pride | Unknown | 2004-08-31 |
Series | Celebrities Uncensored | Unknown | 2003-06-04 |
Movie | The Haunted Mansion | Jim Evers | 2003-11-25 |
Movie | The Ghost of Lord Farquaad | Donkey (voice) | 2003-05-23 |
Movie | Daddy Day Care | Charlie Hinton | 2003-05-03 |
Movie | I Spy | Kelly Robinson | 2002-10-31 |
Movie | Showtime | Officer Trey Sellars | 2002-03-14 |
Movie | The Adventures of Pluto Nash | Pluto Nash | 2002-08-15 |
Movie | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Dr. John Dolittle | 2001-06-22 |
Movie | Shrek | Donkey (voice) | 2001-05-16 |
Movie | Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party | Donkey (voice) (singing voice) | 2001-01-01 |
Movie | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps | Professor Sherman Klump and various roles | 2000-07-27 |
Movie | Bowfinger | Kit Ramsey | Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey | 1999-08-12 |
Series | The PJs | 1999-01-10 | |
Movie | Life | Rayford Gibson | 1999-04-16 |
Movie | Mulan | Mushu (voice) | 1998-06-18 |
Movie | Holy Man | G | 1998-10-08 |
Movie | Doctor Dolittle | Dr. John Dolittle | 1998-06-22 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy | 1998-02-24 | |
Movie | Metro | Inspektor Scott Roper | 1997-01-16 |
Movie | The Nutty Professor | Sherman Klump | Buddy Love | 1996-06-26 |
Movie | Vampire in Brooklyn | Maximillian | Pauly | Guido | 1995-10-26 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop III | Axel Foley | 1994-05-24 |
Series | Inside the Actors Studio | Unknown | 1994-06-01 |
Movie | But... Seriously | 1994-03-25 | |
Movie | Michael Jackson - Dangerous - The Short Films | King (Remember The Time) | 1993-09-28 |
Movie | Boomerang | Marcus Graham | 1992-06-30 |
Series | MTV Movie Awards | Unknown | 1992-06-10 |
Movie | The Distinguished Gentleman | Thomas Jefferson Johnson | 1992-12-04 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Movie | Michael Jackson - Remember the Time | Eddie Murphy | 1992-01-01 |
Movie | Another 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | 1990-06-08 |
Movie | Harlem Nights | Quick | 1989-11-17 |
Movie | Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary | Himself (archive footage) | 1989-09-24 |
Movie | Coming to America | Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul | 1988-06-29 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop II | Det. Axel Foley | 1987-05-18 |
Movie | Eddie Murphy Raw | Himself | 1987-11-25 |
Movie | The Golden Child | Chandler Jarrell | 1986-12-12 |
Movie | Beverly Hills Cop | Det. Axel Foley | 1984-11-29 |
Movie | Best Defense | Lieutenant T.M. Landry | 1984-07-20 |
Series | MTV Video Music Awards | Host - Himself | 1984-09-14 |
Movie | Trading Places | Billy Ray Valentine | 1983-06-07 |
Movie | Eddie Murphy: Delirious | himself | 1983-08-17 |
Movie | 48 Hrs. | Reggie Hammond | 1982-12-07 |
Series | Saturday Night Live | Various | 1975-10-11 |
Series | The Academy Awards | Eddie Murphy | 1953-03-18 |
Series | Today | Unknown | 1952-01-14 |
Series | The Emmy Awards | Unknown | 1949-01-25 |