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

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Reggie Hammond, 48 Hours, Paramount, 1982
  • Billy Ray Valentine, Trading Places, Paramount, 1983
  • Himself, Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Television Appearances
  • 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-
  • Pilots
  • "Coming to America," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989
  • What's Alan Watching Now? (also known as Outrageous and What's Alan Watching?), CBS, 1989
  • Specials
  • 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
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: 23rd Anniversary, NBC, 1985
  • The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special, ABC, 1986
  • The All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr., NBC, 1986
  • The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1987
  • Saturday Night Live 15th Anniversary, NBC, 1989
  • 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
  • Hollywood Hotshots, Fox, 1992
  • What Is This Thing Called Love? The Barbara Walters Special (alsoknown as What Is This Thing Called Love?), ABC, 1993
  • The Road to Hollywood, NBC, 1993
  • Laughing Matters (also known as Funny Business), Showtime,1993
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Awards Presentations
  • Host, 35th Annual Emmy Awards, 1983
  • The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1987
  • The 60th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1988
  • The 3rd Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1989
  • The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards, NBC, 1989
  • The 1992 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1992
  • Presenter, The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1992
  • The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards, syndicated, 1993
  • The 7th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
  • Presenter, The Essence Awards, CBS, 1993
  • Host, The 1993 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
  • The Essence Awards, Fox, 1994
  • The 27th Annual NAACP Image Awards, 1996
  • Presenter, Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001
  • Episodic
  • Late Night with David Letterman, 1988
  • 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
  • Television Work
  • Series
  • Executive producer and creator, The Royal Family, CBS, 1991
  • Executive producer, The PJs, Fox, 1999-
  • Movies
  • Executive producer, The Kid Who Loved Christmas (also known as The Boy Who Loved Christmas), syndicated, 1990
  • 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
  • Specials
  • Designer, Budgie the Little Helicopter, Fox, 1995
  • RECORDINGS
  • Albums
  • Eddie Murphy Live, CBS, 1982
  • Eddie Murphy: Comedian, CBS, 1983
  • How Could It Be?, CBS, 1985
  • So Happy, CBS, 1989
  • Distinguished Gentleman, 1992
  • Love's Alright, Motown, 1993
  • Eddie Murphy: Greatest Comedy Hits, Sony, 1997
  • All I "$*@*#" Know, Sony, 1998
  • Singles include "I Was a King," Sony, 1993.
  • Albums; Contributing Vocals
  • Joe Piscopo, New Jersey, Columbia, 1982
  • 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.
  • Music Videos
  • Pharaoh, "Remember the Time," History (also known as Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits-HIStory), 1994
  • 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
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Eddie Murphy Delirious, 1983
  • Eddie Murphy Raw (concert performance), Paramount, 1987
  • Harlem Nights, Paramount, 1989
  • Film Stories
  • Beverly Hills Cop II, Paramount, 1987
  • Coming to America (also known as Prince in New York), Paramount, 1988
  • (As Fred Braughton) Another 48 Hours, Paramount, 1990
  • Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
  • Vampire in Brooklyn (also known as Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn), Paramount/United International Pictures, 1995
  • Television Series
  • (With others) Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL, Saturday Night Live 80, and Saturday Night), NBC, 1982-1984
  • Television Pilots
  • "Coming to America," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 20, Gale Group, 1998
    • 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
    • Commentary, March, 1985
    • Ebony, July, 1985; July, 1988
    • Entertainment Weekly, December 18, 1992, p. 18; November 8, 1996,p. 77; June 19, 1998, p. 47; July 10, 1998, p. 48
    • Esquire, December, 1985
    • Interview, September, 1987, p. 60
    • Jet, June 13, 1994, p. 56; January 20, 1997, p. 10; May 19, 1997,p. 17
    • New Statesman, July 31, 1998, p. 42
    • Newsweek, January 3, 1983; June 20, 1983; January 7, 1985
    • New York, January 11, 1988
    • New York Times, October 26, 1981; March 10, 1985; December 19, 1987; January 10, 1988; February 22, 1988
    • People, April 13, 1987; August 8, 1988, p. 76; January 27, 1997, p. 22
    • Playboy, February, 1990, p. 47
    • Premiere, August, 1992, p. 54
    • Rolling Stone, July 2, 1987; August 24, 1989, p. 50
    • Time, June 12, 1983
    • Vanity Fair, June, 1984
    • Variety, October 12, 1998, p. 39
    • Washington Post, December 8, 1982