Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Murphy is an American comedian and actor renowned for his groundbreaking stand-up, iconic "Saturday Night Live" characters, and starring roles in hit films such as Beverly Hills Cop and Coming to America.


Statements (61)
Predicate Object
instanceOf comedian
film actor
film producer
human
screenwriter
singer
television actor
voice actor
activeYearsStart 1976
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
characterPortrayed Axel Foley
Donkey (Shrek)
Prince Akeem Joffer
Sherman Klump
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1961-04-03
ethnicGroup African-American
familyName Murphy
fullName Edward Regan Murphy
genre impressions
observational comedy
satire
givenName Edward
influenced Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
Kevin Hart
influencedBy Bill Cosby
Richard Pryor
memberOf Saturday Night Live cast
notableAlbum How Could It Be
notableSingle Party All the Time
notableWork 48 Hrs.
Another 48 Hrs.
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop III
Coming to America
Delirious (stand-up special)
Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)
Dreamgirls (2006 film)
Raw (stand-up film)
Saturday Night Live
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek Forever After
Shrek the Third
The Nutty Professor (1996 film)
Trading Places
numberOfChildren 10
occupation actor
film producer
screenwriter
singer
stand-up comedian
voice actor
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
SNLTenureEnd 1984
SNLTenureStart 1980
spouse Nicole Mitchell Murphy
Paige Butcher

Referenced by (64)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Boogie in Your Butt (live)
C-O-N Confused
Enough Is Enough
Everything's Coming Up Roses
How Could It Be
How Could It Be (song)
I, Me, Us
My God Is Color Blind
Party All the Time
Party All the Time
Raw (stand-up film)
Til the Money's Gone
performer
48 Hrs.
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop III
Coming to America
Delirious
Harlem Nights
Raw (stand-up film)
The Nutty Professor (1996 film)
Trading Places
starring
Delirious
Harlem Nights
How Could It Be
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Raw (stand-up film)
producer
Redd Foxx
Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor
influenced
Beverly Hills Cop
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
The Nutty Professor (1996 film)
leadActor
Axel Foley
Coming to America
Prince Akeem Joffer
portrayedBy
Dr. Dolittle (1998 film)
Dreamgirls
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
stars
Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
influencedBy
Harlem Nights
Raw (stand-up film)
writer
How Could It Be
artist
Raw (stand-up film) ("Eddie Murphy’s stand-up tour")
basedOn
Prince Akeem Joffer
creator
Harlem Nights
director
Delirious
executiveProducer
Eddie Murphy ("Edward Regan Murphy")
fullName
Murphy
hasNotableBearer
Raw (stand-up film)
mainCharacter
Delirious
mainPerformer
Saturday Night Live
notableCastAlumni
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
notableCastCollaborations
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
notableRecipient
Shrek
notableVoiceActor
Beverly Hills Cop III
notableWorkOf
Raw (stand-up film) ("Eddie Murphy stand-up specials")
partOf
48 Hrs. ("Eddie Murphy as Reggie Hammond")
portrays
Harlem Nights
screenwriter
Coming to America
storyBy
Party All the Time
vocalist
Mulan (1998 film)
voiceActor
Donkey (Shrek)
voicedBy
Brigitte Nielsen
workedWith

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