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Official Sites: Soundcloud YouTube. Height: 5' 10" 1. Spouse: Nicole Mitchell Murphy divorced 5 children. Children: Murphy, Zola Ivy See more ». Relatives: Brandon Lynch niece or nephew See more ». Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: I haven't read a review in, easily, 20, 25 years. I used to. I remember when Coming to America came out, Siskel and Ebert gave it two thumbs way down, saying it sucked. Then 10, 15 years later, I remember seeing them do a retrospective and they were both, "The classic 'Coming to America' blah blah blah.
See more ». He deeply regrets this decision. Trademark: Big smile See more ». Nickname: Murph See more ». Murphy followed this success with the s style farce Trading Places Murphy's next film, Beverly Hills Cop , hit No. His performance was a hit with fans and earned the actor a Golden Globe nomination. Murphy went on to make Beverly Hills Cop II in , which received mixed reviews from critics, but major rewards from the box office.
His other efforts of this period — including The Golden Child and his directorial debut, Harlem Nights — were deemed failures by critics and audiences alike. A highlight of his career during this time was the romantic comedy Coming to America , co-starring Arsenio Hall. In the film, both Murphy and Hall were able to demonstrate their comedic versatility by playing multiple characters. In , Murphy starred in a sequel to 48 Hours, titled Another 48 Hours.
The second film did not perform to the same standards as the first, and Murphy decided to take a break from the Hollywood scene. He returned in as a smooth, impeccably dressed bachelor in Boomerang , co-starring Halle Berry.
The film met mixed reviews, but many critics found Murphy's performance as a romantic lead a step in the right direction. In , Murphy rediscovered his love for over-the-top comedic invention in a hit remake of the Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor. In May , Murphy earned some unfortunate publicity when he was discovered by L. He claimed he was merely trying to give the prostitute a ride. The incident made him the target of jokes nonetheless. Despite the scandal in his personal life, Murphy went on to feature in a variety of family films.
He provided the voice of Mushu the Lizard in Disney's animated picture Mulan to enormous critical praise, and also starred alongside several animals in Doctor Doolittle In , he headlined the comedy Bowfinger with Steve Martin , who also wrote the screenplay, and the following year, Murphy played all six lead characters in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps.
During this time, he also voiced superintendent Thurgood Stubbs on the animated show The PJs , for which he served as executive producer.
In the summer of , Murphy had two more big box-office successes, starring in Dr. Doolittle 2 and lending his voice to the character of Donkey in the animated feature Shrek , also featuring the voices of Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz.
In , Murphy starred in yet another family comedy, this time as an overwhelmed babysitter in Daddy Day Care. The following year, he revived Donkey for the hit sequel Shrek 2. In , Murphy signed on for what was arguably his most demanding film to date, a screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, featuring Jennifer Hudson.
The actor then quickly pivoted back to comedic roles for 's Norbit and Shrek the Third. Seemingly choosing his roles more carefully, Murphy returned to the big screen in as the mysterious titular character of Mr. This drama also drew mostly negative reviews, though Murphy was praised for his performance. Has played a human who can talk to animals Doctor Dolittle and an animal Donkey who can talk to humans Shrek Is an admirer of martial artist Bruce Lee , naming him as the only actor he has ever consciously imitated onscreen.
Murphy first adopted Lee's "tough guy face" in 48 Hrs. Even though he played cops or characters with guns, he deeply dislikes guns. He refused to return to Saturday Night Live for several years after David Spade made an insulting joke about him on Weekend Update in the 90's.
However, Murphy himself made an similarly insulting joke about Garrett Morris on Weekend Update in the early 80's. The role went to Chris Tucker. May 3, Is a big fan of the TV series Jail In his first animated role he played a dragon. In his second he played a donkey who falls in love with a dragon. Two of his movies - Beverly Hills Cop and The Golden Child - started out as serious action films with Sylvester Stallone and Mel Gibson respectively, before becoming comedies.
One of two African American actors in the top 5 highest grossing actors of all time, the other actor is Morgan Freeman , as of Considers his impression of his brother Charlie his best impression. He turned down the lead role in Life with Mikey in order to star in The Distinguished Gentleman The role went to Michael J.
He agreed to star in Showtime purely to work with Robert De Niro. He was considered to voice the Genie in Aladdin He was a candidate to play Jules Winfield in Pulp Fiction The role went to Samuel L. He has donated to the Martin Luther King, Jr. He agreed to star in Bowfinger purely to work with Steve Martin , whom he had long admired.
Friends with Redd Foxx , Arsenio Hall. Adam Sandler tried to get him to costar as Dr. Buddy Rydell in Anger Management The role went to Jack Nicholson. He was considered to play the Eighth Doctor in Doctor Who He was considered for Chris Rock 's role in Lethal Weapon 4 He was considered for Michael Keaton 's role in Gung Ho He originally wasn't supposed to be a cast member on Saturday Night Live When Jean Doumanian was gathering her cast, she had another token black cast member in mind Robert Townsend , after failing to get comedian and street performer Charlie Barnett, who, despite being talented enough for TV, was a barely-literate high school dropout , but an SNL writer at the time named Neil Levy and Murphy's agent urged Doumanian to give him a chance.
Murphy was let on the show after Townsend forgot or refused to sign his cast member contract, and even then, Murphy was relegated to background roles even though he was a feature player along with Patrick Weathers , Yvonne Hudson , and Matthew Laurence and fought hard to be more prominent on the show. When Doumanian was running out of material for the episode hosted by Ray Sharkey , Murphy stepped in and did a stand-up bit about black people fighting and was promoted to repertory player on the next episode hosted by Karen Black.
He was the original choice for Steven Hiller in Independence Day He has apologised for the homophobic jokes he made in his stand-up routine, such as in Eddie Murphy: Delirious He was going to star in Bad Boys opposite Wesley Snipes. He made fun of Best Defense when he hosted Saturday Night Live in , joking that the reason he did the film was that "four guys came in the room carrying a cheque. He was originally considered to star in Critical Condition It became a Richard Pryor vehicle.
Engaged to Paige Butcher since September 28, He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Shrek Said during an interview in that he took six years off from acting in the early s after a string of bad movies because he was tired of winning worst actor Razzie Awards. He gave up drinking alcohol in after feeling sick from champagne while on his honeymoon.
I'll do that before I'm thirty. Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end.
I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks. That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis.
He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it's because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the fucking room. I don't give a fuck who was in the room with him[ Humphrey Bogart ], Marilyn Monroe.
If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back and try to rehash it. The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice. I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure.
I definitely consider him to be in the top 5 all time best actors. Jim Carrey did The Riddler once and he did a wonderful job. Egghead, I could be Egghead. You can draw a line from them to anyone who's trying to do comedy - or just be funny - today, including me. I know what I'm capable of doing and what I'm capable of not doing. To be perfectly honest, I'm a little afraid of doing a straight dramatic film.
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