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Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy (born Easter Monday 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. His characters include a parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and of Fred Rogers. Murphy later starred in many comedies including the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places and Coming to America.

He is a versatile voice actor and voiced the donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon in 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 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. 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 comedies, starting with The Nutty Professor. His record since then has been hit and miss, with several big flops (Holy Man, Pluto Nash) and some hits (Dr. Doolitle, Shrek, Bowfinger).

Murphy was also a one-hit wonder in the 1980s with the single "Party All the Time".

In 1997 a police officer stopped Murphy and found a transvestite prostitute in the passenger's seat. Murphy claimed that he had just been driving through and she asked him for a ride home.

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

Filmography

  • 48 Hrs., 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 Hrs., 1990, Reggie Hammond
  • 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, 1997, Scott Roper
  • Dr. Dolittle, 1998, Dr. John Dolittle
  • Mulan, 1998, Mushu (voice)
  • Bowfinger, 1999, Kit Ramsey/Jeff Ramsey
  • Life, 1999, Ray Gibson
  • 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, 2002, Trey Sellars
  • Daddy Day Care, 2003, Charlie Hinton
  • The Haunted Mansion, 2003, Jim Evers
  • Shrek 2, 2004, Donkey (voice)

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Eddie Murphy's older brother, Charlie Murphy, is also an actor, best known recently for his appearances on Chappelle's Show. Christopher Plummer also performed the voice of Pedestrian voice #40 in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Murphy claimed that he had just been driving through and she asked him for a ride home. Plummer is still a sought-after performer in his late 70's, and age has not diminished his workload or his energy. In 1997 a police officer stopped Murphy and found a transvestite prostitute in the passenger's seat. In 2002, he starred with Dame Julie Andrews and Charlotte Church in A Royal Christmas, one of the largest holiday extravaganzas ever produced for the stage. Murphy was also a one-hit wonder in the 1980s with the single "Party All the Time". In an article written about his portrayal of King Lear at the Stratford Festival, the New York Times called him "the most accomplished classical actor in North America.".

Doolitle, Shrek, Bowfinger). In 1986, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1997. His record since then has been hit and miss, with several big flops (Holy Man, Pluto Nash) and some hits (Dr. He was given an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from New York's Juilliard School and is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award by the Governor-General of Canada. Murphy's career continued to slide until 1996, when he would make his comeback in comedies, starting with The Nutty Professor. Plummer was made a Companion of the Order of Canada in 1968. Richard Pryor had nothing good to say about the film or the star, which stunned Murphy, who had considered Pryor an idol. From his marriage to Tony Award winning actress Tammy Grimes he has a daughter, Amanda Plummer, who is an actress in her own right.

Harlem Nights was savaged not only by the critics, but also by several of the actors in the film. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and has performed numerous roles at the Stratford Festival of Canada and London's West End. However, in the late 80's and early 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. Christopher Plummer began his professional career in Canadian theater, radio in the late 1940s, performing in both the English and French languages. 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. He went on to train for the theater with the Canadian Repertory Company in Ottawa. 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 studied to be a concert pianist but developed a love of the theater at an early age and began acting in High School.

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. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario. The great grandson of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir John Abbott, following his parents' divorce he moved with his mother to live in Senneville, Quebec, near Montreal. In many of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character. His international popularity began with his role as Captain von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music, costarring Julie Andrews. He is a versatile voice actor and voiced the donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon in Disney's Mulan. He is one of his country's most prominent and respected actors and viewed by most as one of the world's finest stage performers, particularly in roles from the pen of William Shakespeare. Murphy later starred in many comedies including the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places and Coming to America. Christopher Plummer (full name Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer) (born December 13, 19291) is a Canadian theatrical, film and television actor.

His characters include a parody of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals and of Fred Rogers. Stage Struck (1958). Murphy began his comedy career at the young age of 19, as a performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live television show. Wind Across the Everglades (1958). Eddie Murphy (born Easter Monday April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American comedian and actor. A Doll's House (1959) (TV). Shrek 2, 2004, Donkey (voice). Playdate (1961) TV Series.

The Haunted Mansion, 2003, Jim Evers. Cyrano de Bergerac (1962) (TV). Daddy Day Care, 2003, Charlie Hinton. The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964). Showtime, 2002, Trey Sellars. Hamlet (1964/III) (TV). I Spy, 2002, Kelly Robinson. The Sound of Music (1965).

The Adventures of Pluto Nash, 2002, Pluto Nash. Inside Daisy Clover (1966). Shrek, 2001, Donkey (voice). The Night of the Generals (1967). Dolittle. La Fantastique histoire vraie d'Eddie Chapman (1967). Dolittle 2, 2001, Dr. Oedipus the King (1967).

Dr. Nobody Runs Forever (1968). The Klumps, 2000, Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Grandma Klump/Mama Klump/Papa Klump/Young Papa Klump/Ernie Klump/Lance Perkins. Battle of Britain (1969). Nutty Professor II. The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969). Life, 1999, Ray Gibson. Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969).

Bowfinger, 1999, Kit Ramsey/Jeff Ramsey. Waterloo (1970). Mulan, 1998, Mushu (voice). Don Juan in Hell (1971) (TV). John Dolittle. The Pyx (1973). Dolittle, 1998, Dr. After the Fall (1974) (TV).

Dr. The Happy Prince (1974). Metro, 1997, Scott Roper. The Spiral Staircase (1975). The Nutty Professor, 1996, Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Lance Perkins/Papa Klump/Mama Klump/Grandma Klump/Ernie Klump. The Return of the Pink Panther (1975). Vampire in Brooklyn, 1995, Maximillian/Father Pauley/Guido. Conduct Unbecoming (1975).

Beverly Hills Cop III, 1994, Axel Foley. The Man Who Would Be King (1975). The Distinguished Gentleman, 1992, Thomas Jefferson Johnson. Sarajevski atentat (1975). Boomerang, 1992, Marcus Graham. Aces High (1976). Another 48 Hrs., 1990, Reggie Hammond. Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers (1976) TV mini series.

Harlem Nights, 1989, Quick. Jesus of Nazareth (1977) TV mini series. Coming to America, 1988, Prince Akeem/Clarence/Saul/Randy Watson. Uppdraget (1977). Eddie Murphy Raw, 1987, Eddie Murphy. The Disappearance (1977). Beverly Hills Cop II, 1987, Axel Foley. Silver Blaze (1977) (TV).

The Golden Child, 1986, Chandler Jarrell. The Silent Partner (1978). Beverly Hills Cop, 1984, Axel Foley. International Velvet (1978). Best Defense, 1984, Landry. Starcrash (1979). Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983, Eddie Murphy. Murder by Decree (1979).

Trading Places, 1983, Billy Ray Valentine. Riel (1979) (TV). 48 Hrs., 1982, Reggie Hammond. Hanover Street (1979). Desperate Voyage (1980) (TV). The Shadow Box (1980) (TV).

Somewhere in Time (1980). When the Circus Came to Town (1981) (TV). Dial M for Murder (TV) (1981). Eyewitness (1981).

The Amateur (1981). Happy at Last (1982) (TV). Little Gloria.. The Scarlet and the Black (1983) (TV).

The Thorn Birds (1983) TV mini series. Prototype (1983) (TV). Dreamscape (1984). Highpoint (1984).

Terror in the Aisles (1984). Ordeal by Innocence (1984). Játszani kell (1985). David the Gnome (1985) TV Series.

The Boy in Blue (1986). Crossings (1986) TV mini series. The Boss' Wife (1986). An American Tail (1986) (voice).

Spearfield's Daughter (1986) TV mini series. Nosferatu a Venezia (1986). Dragnet (1987). A Hazard of Hearts (1987) (TV).

The Man Who Planted Trees (1987). The Gnomes' Great Adventure (1987). Gandahar (1988) (voice). Shadow Dancing (1988).

I Love N.Y. (1988). Souvenir (1989). Nabokov on Kafka (1989) (TV). Mindfield (1989).

Kingsgate (1989). Where the Heart Is (1990). A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) (TV). Red Blooded American Girl (1990).

Money (1990). Madeline (1990) TV series (voice). Counterstrike (1990) TV series. Firehead (1991).

Young Catherine (1991) (TV). A Marriage: Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz (1991) (TV). Rock-A-Doodle (1991) (voice). Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).

Berlin Lady (1991) TV mini series. The First Circle (1991) (TV). Secrets (1992I) (TV). Impolite (1992).

Malcolm X (1992). Liar's Edge (1992) (TV). Sidney Sheldon's A Stranger in the Mirror (1993) (TV). The Little Crooked Christmas Tree (1993) (TV) (voice).

Wolf (1994). Crackerjack (1994). Dolores Claiborne (1995). Harrison Bergeron (1995) (TV).

Twelve Monkeys (1995). We the Jury (1996) (TV). Skeletons (1996). The Conspiracy of Fear (1996) (TV).

The Arrow (1997) (TV). Babes in Toyland (1997) (voice). Winchell (1998) (TV). Hidden Agenda (1998).

The First Christmas (1998). The Clown at Midnight (1998). Celebrate the Century (1999) TV mini series. Madeline: Lost in Paris (1999) (voice).

The Insider (1999). Nuremberg (2000) TV mini series. The Dinosaur Hunter (2000). Possessed (2000) (TV).

American Tragedy (2000) (TV). Dracula 2000 (2000). Star Trek: Klingon Academy (2000) (VG). Leo's Journey (2001) (TV).

On Golden Pond (2001) (TV). Lucky Break (2001). Blackheart (2001). A Beautiful Mind (2001).

Full Disclosure (2001) (V). Night Flight (2002) (TV). Ararat (2002). Agent of Influence (2002) (TV).

Nicholas Nickleby (2002). Tma (2002). Blizzard (2003). Gospel of John (2003) (voice).

Cold Creek Manor (2003). London Evening Standard Award as Best Actor (1961), for his portrayal of King Henry II in the stage play, Becket. Genie Award (1980), for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in Murder by Decree. Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical (1974), for his lead role in Cyrano.

Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play (1997), for his lead role in Barrymore. Emmy Award (1976), as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers. Emmy Award (1994), for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his work on the Family Channel's Madeline children's series. Edwin Booth Lifetime Achievement Award (1997).

Jason Robards Award for Excellence in Theatre (2002).