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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Eddie Murphy Biography (1961-)
Full name, Edward Regan Murphy; born April 3, 1961, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Charles (a transit police officer) and Lillian (a telephone operator) Murphy;stepson of Vernon Lynch (a plant foreman); married Nicole Mitchell (a model),March 18, 1993; children: Bria, Myles Mitchell, Shayne Audra, Zola Ivy, Bella Zahra; (with Tamara Hood) one son; (with Paulette McNeely) one son. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowan PR, 1888 Century Park East, Suite500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Contact: c/o ML Management Associates, Inc., 1740 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019; P.O. Box 1028, Englewood Cliffs,NJ 07632.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian, producer, director, writer
- Birth Details
- April 3, 1961
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Reggie Hammond, 48 Hours, Paramount, 1982
- Billy Ray Valentine, Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
- Himself, Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983
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The Best of the Big Laff Off, 1983
- Lieutenant T. M. Landry, Best Defense, Paramount, 1984
- Detective Axel Foley, Beverly Hills Cop, Paramount, 1984
- Chandler Jarrell, The Golden Child, Paramount, 1986
- Detective Axel Foley, Beverly Hills Cop II, Paramount, 1987
- Himself, Eddie Murphy Raw (concert performance), Paramount, 1987
- Zombie pimp, Hollywood Shuffle, Samuel Goldwyn, 1987
- Prince Akeem, Clarence, Saul, and Randy Watson, Coming to America(also known as Prince in New York), Paramount, 1988
- E. M. Quick, Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
- (In archive footage) Himself, Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt, 1989
- Reggie Hammond, Another 48 Hours, Paramount, 1990
- Marcus Graham, Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
- Thomas Jefferson Johnson, The Distinguished Gentleman, Buena Vista, 1992
- Axel Foley, Beverly Hills Cop III, Paramount, 1994
- Maximillian/Preacher Pauly/Guido, Vampire in Brooklyn (also knownas Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn), Paramount/United International Pictures, 1995
- Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Lance Perkins/Cletus "Papa" Klump/Anna Pearl "Mama" Klump/Ida Mae "Granma" Klump/Ernie Klump, Sr., The Nutty Professor, Universal, 1996
- Scott Roper, Metro, Buena Vista/Touchstone Films, 1997
- Voice of Mushu the Demoted One, Mulan (animated), Buena Vista/WaltDisney Pictures, 1998
- Dr. John Dolittle (title role), Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
- G., Holy Man, Buena Vista, 1998
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Toddlers, Behaviour Worldwide, 1999
- Kit Ramsey/Jiffernson "Jiff" Ramsey, Bowfinger's Big Thing (also known as Bowfinger), Universal, 1999
- Rayfor Gibson, Life, Universal, 1999
- Voice of donkey, Shrek (animated), Red Feather Photoplays, 2001
- Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Cletus "Papa" Klump/Young Cletus Klump/Anna Pearl "Mama" Jensen Klump/ Ida Mae "Granny" Jensen/Ernie Klump, Sr./Lance Perkins, The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known as The Klumps), Universal, 2000
- Dr. John Dolittle (title role), Dr. Doolittle 2 (also known as DR.2 and DR2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Officer/Detective Trey Sellars, Showtime, Warner Bros., 2002
- Title role, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Warner Bros., 2002
- Alexander Scott, I Spy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
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Film Work
- Executive producer, The Golden Child, 1986
- Executive producer, Eddie Murphy Raw, Paramount, 1987
- Director and executive producer, Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
- Producer, Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn), Paramount/United International Pictures, 1995
- Producer, Life, Universal, 1999
- Executive producer, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (also known asThe Klumps), Universal, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Cast, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL,
Saturday Night Live 80, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1980-1984
- Voice of Thurgoode Orenthal Stubbs, The PJs (animated), Fox, 1999-
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Pilots
- "Coming to America," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
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What's Alan Watching Now? (also known as Outrageous and What's Alan Watching?), CBS, 1989
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Specials
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Joe Piscopo's HBO Special, HBO, 1984
- (In archive footage) Himself, The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups: Sixty Years of Laughter), 1984
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: 23rd Anniversary, NBC, 1985
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The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special, ABC, 1986
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The All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., NBC, 1986
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1987
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Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
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Mike Tyson--A Portrait of the People's Champion (also known as A Special Look at the People's Champion--Mike Tyson), syndicated, 1989
- Host, Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 1990
- Himself, The Dream Is Alive: The 20th Anniversary Celebration of WaltDisney World (also known as Walt Disney World's 20th Anniversary Celebration), CBS, 1991
- Host, A Party for Richard Pryor, CBS, 1991
- (In archive footage) Himself, Johnny Carson's 29th Anniversary, 1991
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Hollywood Hotshots, Fox, 1992
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What Is This Thing Called Love? The Barbara Walters Special (alsoknown as What Is This Thing Called Love?), ABC, 1993
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The Road to Hollywood, NBC, 1993
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Laughing Matters (also known as Funny Business), Showtime,1993
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The Chris Evert Special, syndicated, 1993
- (In archive footage) Himself, Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson, and Velvet Jones, Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America, 1993
- (In archive footage) Himself, But ... Seriously, Showtime, 1994
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Addicted to Fame, ABC, 1994
- (In archive footage) Himself, Television's Christmas Classics, 1994
- Himself, What Makes You Laugh? (also known as Who Makes You Laugh?), ABC, 1995
- (In archive footage) Himself, 20 Years of Comedy on HBO, HBO, 1995
- (In archive footage) Himself, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
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A Century of Black Cinema, syndicated, 2000
- Himself, Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of "Shrek," 2001
- Himself, Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (documentary), TV Land, 2002
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Awards Presentations
- Host, 35th Annual Emmy Awards, 1983
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The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1987
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The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
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The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1989
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The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1989
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The 1992 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1992
- Presenter, The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1992
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The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1993
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The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
- Presenter, The Essence Awards, CBS, 1993
- Host, The 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
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The Essence Awards, Fox, 1994
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The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1996
- Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
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Episodic
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Late Night with David Letterman, 1988
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Late Show with David Letterman, 1994, 1996
- Himself, The Arsenio Hall Show, 1989
- Himself, Clive Anderson All Talk, 1996
- Himself, "Nick Takes Over Hollywood," The Nick Cannon Show, Nickelodeon, 2002
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer and creator, The Royal Family, CBS, 1991
- Executive producer, The PJs, Fox, 1999-
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Movies
- Executive producer, The Kid Who Loved Christmas (also known as The Boy Who Loved Christmas), syndicated, 1990
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Pilots
- (With Edmund and James Brown) Executive producer, What's Alan WatchingNow? (also known as Outrageous and What's Alan Watching?),CBS, 1989
- Executive producer, "Coming to America," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
- Executive producer, Clippers, CBS, 1991
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Specials
- Designer, Budgie the Little Helicopter, Fox, 1995
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RECORDINGS
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Albums
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Eddie Murphy Live, CBS, 1982
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Eddie Murphy: Comedian, CBS, 1983
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How Could It Be?, CBS, 1985
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So Happy, CBS, 1989
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Distinguished Gentleman, 1992
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Love's Alright, Motown, 1993
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Eddie Murphy: Greatest Comedy Hits, Sony, 1997
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All I "$*@*#" Know, Sony, 1998
- Singles include "I Was a King," Sony, 1993.
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Albums; Contributing Vocals
- Joe Piscopo, New Jersey, Columbia, 1982
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Album Work; Engineer
- Dave Koz, Lucky Man, Capitol, 1993
- Tasha Holiday, Just the Way You Like It, MCA, 1997
- Also assistant engineer, Barry Lather, Turn Me Loose, Atlantic.
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Music Videos
- Pharaoh, "Remember the Time," History (also known as Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits-HIStory), 1994
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Videos
- Himself, The Joe Piscopo Video (also known as The Joe Piscopo Show), 1985
- Himself and various characters, Saturday Night Live: The Best of EddieMurphy, 1998
- Various, Saturday Night Live Christmas, Trimark Video, 1999
- Voice of Donkey, Shrek: Swamp Karaoke Dance Party (animated), DreamWorks, 2001
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983
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Eddie Murphy Raw (concert performance), Paramount, 1987
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Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
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Film Stories
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Beverly Hills Cop II, Paramount, 1987
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Coming to America (also known as Prince in New York), Paramount, 1988
- (As Fred Braughton) Another 48 Hours, Paramount, 1990
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Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
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Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn), Paramount/United International Pictures, 1995
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Television Series
- (With others) Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL,
Saturday Night Live 80, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1982-1984
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Television Pilots
- "Coming to America," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 20, Gale Group, 1998
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Notable Black American Men, Gale Research, 1998
- Ruth, Marianne, Eddie: Eddie Murphy from A to Z, 1985
- Sanello, Frank, Eddie Murphy: The Life and Times of a Comic on the Edge, 1997
Periodicals
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Commentary, March, 1985
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Ebony, July, 1985; July, 1988
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Entertainment Weekly, December 18, 1992, p. 18; November 8, 1996,p. 77; June 19, 1998, p. 47; July 10, 1998, p. 48
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Esquire, December, 1985
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Interview, September, 1987, p. 60
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Jet, June 13, 1994, p. 56; January 20, 1997, p. 10; May 19, 1997,p. 17
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New Statesman, July 31, 1998, p. 42
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Newsweek, January 3, 1983; June 20, 1983; January 7, 1985
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New York, January 11, 1988
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New York Times, October 26, 1981; March 10, 1985; December 19, 1987; January 10, 1988; February 22, 1988
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People, April 13, 1987; August 8, 1988, p. 76; January 27, 1997, p. 22
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Playboy, February, 1990, p. 47
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Premiere, August, 1992, p. 54
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Rolling Stone, July 2, 1987; August 24, 1989, p. 50
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Time, June 12, 1983
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Vanity Fair, June, 1984
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Variety, October 12, 1998, p. 39
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Washington Post, December 8, 1982
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