Eddie Murphy

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After smashing onto the comedy scene from Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy went on to make several classic comedies in the 1980s. Now he mostly wears fat suits and plays a talking donkey.

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Actor Credits (55) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2012 A Thousand Words Jack McCall
2011 Tower Heist Slide
2010 Shrek Forever After Donkey
2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1)
2009 America's Next Top Model (1) Himself
2009 Imagine That Evan Danielson
2009 The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (1) Himself
2008 Meet Dave Dave Ming Cheng
2007 Shrek the Halls Donkey
2007 Shrek the Third Donkey
2007 Norbit Norbit
2006 Inside the Actors Studio (1)
2006 Dreamgirls James 'Thunder' Early
2005 The Contender (1) Himself
2004 Father of the Pride (1) Donkey
2004 Shrek 2 Donkey
2004 Celebrities Uncensored (1) Himself
2003 The Haunted Mansion Jim Evers
2003 Tinseltown TV (1) Himself
2003 Daddy Day Care Charlie Hinton
2003 One-Hit Wonders (1) Himself
2003 Shrek 4-D Donkey
2002 I Spy Kelly Robinson
2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash Pluto Nash
2002 Showtime Officer Trey Sellars
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Dr. John Dolittle
2001 Shrek Donkey
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Professor Sherman Klump
1999 Bowfinger Kit Ramsey
1999 Life Rayford Gibson
1999 The PJs (29) Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs
1998 Holy Man G
1998 Doctor Dolittle Dr. John Dolittle
1998 Mulan Mushu
1997 Metro Insp. Scott Roper
1997 Late Show with David Letterman (3) Himself
1996 The Nutty Professor Professor Sherman Klump
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn Maximillian
1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits: History #2 Pharaoh (segment "Remember the Time")
1994 HBO First Look (8) Himself
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Axel Foley
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Thomas Jefferson Johnson
1992 Boomerang Marcus
1990 The Howard Stern Show (1) Himself
1990 Another 48 Hrs. Reggie Hammond
1989 Harlem Nights Quick
1988 Coming to America Prince Akeem
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Axel Foley
1986 The Golden Child Chandler Jarrell
1985 Saturday Night Live (70) Raheem Abdul Muhammed
1984 Beverly Hills Cop Axel Foley
1984 Best Defense Lieutenant T.M. Landry
1983 Trading Places Billy Ray Valentine
1983 Eddie Murphy Delirious
1982 48 Hrs. Reggie Hammond
Director Credits (1) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
1989 Harlem Nights
Producer Credits (8) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2007 Norbit producer
2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps executive producer
1999 Life producer
1999 The PJs (42)
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn producer
1989 Harlem Nights executive producer
1987 Eddie Murphy Raw executive producer
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (1)
Writer Credits (12) All | TV | Movies | Instant Watch
2007 Norbit
1999 The PJs (44)
1995 Vampire in Brooklyn
1992 Boomerang
1990 Another 48 Hrs.
1989 Harlem Nights
1988 Coming to America
1987 Eddie Murphy Raw
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse (1)
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II
1985 Saturday Night Live (39)
1983 Eddie Murphy Delirious
General Information Edit
Credited Name Eddie Murphy
Gender Male
Birthday April 3, 1961
Death
Primary Role Actor
Hometown Brooklyn, New York
Country United States
Website
Email Address
Alias(es)
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Josh Bycel
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Ray Murphy Jr.
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