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Eddie Murphy is one of the most popular comedians, actors, and voice actors working in the film and television industry today. He is also one of the most decorated, winning a Golden Globe and being nominated for an Academy Award. He was also named as one of the top 50 comedy acts in a 2005 poll.
Murphy was born on April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. His father, an amateur comedian himself, left the family when Murphy was three and was later killed. While Murphy did very well in school, he also spent much time focusing on stand-up routines, making him something of a class clown. After graduating from Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School, he attended Nassau Community College before he started his acting career.
He started doing stand-up comedy at the Bay Area Comedy Club along with comedians such as Robin Williams and Whoppi Goldberg. He made his living doing stand-up until 1980, when, after begging the talent coordinator of Saturday Night Live, he was given a shot at auditioning for the sketch comedy show. His audition impressed both the coordinator and the executive producer, and Murphy joined the cast for four years. He was one of only two cast members to survive the massive cast change from 1981 to 1982 and is credited with helping revive the show.
While Murphy had starred in a few movies during his SNL tenure, it wasn't until he left the show in 1984 that he got his break out film role in "Beverly Hills Cop." He would later appear in "The Golden Child" and in the sequel, "Beverly Hills Cop II." Murphy was also one of the last actors to be signed to an exclusive contract with a studio (Paramount Pictures).
While Murphy's movies did well, the mid-90's saw his box office results fall. The third "Beverly Hills cop" movie did not do well at all, and neither did "Harlem Nights," the first film Murphy directed. However, in 1996, he turned his career around with a string of comedy movies, starting with "The Nutty Professor" and continuing with "Dr. Dolittle," "Daddy Day Care," "The Haunted Mansion," and "Shrek." "Dreamgirls" netted Murphy a Golden Globe for best supporting actor as well as several other awards, and he was also nominated for an Academy Award, although he lost to Alan Arkin. Recent projects for Murphy include voicing Donkey in "Shrek the Third" and starring in "Beverly Hills Cop IV."
Murphy was born on April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York. His father, an amateur comedian himself, left the family when Murphy was three and was later killed. While Murphy did very well in school, he also spent much time focusing on stand-up routines, making him something of a class clown. After graduating from Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School, he attended Nassau Community College before he started his acting career.
He started doing stand-up comedy at the Bay Area Comedy Club along with comedians such as Robin Williams and Whoppi Goldberg. He made his living doing stand-up until 1980, when, after begging the talent coordinator of Saturday Night Live, he was given a shot at auditioning for the sketch comedy show. His audition impressed both the coordinator and the executive producer, and Murphy joined the cast for four years. He was one of only two cast members to survive the massive cast change from 1981 to 1982 and is credited with helping revive the show.
While Murphy had starred in a few movies during his SNL tenure, it wasn't until he left the show in 1984 that he got his break out film role in "Beverly Hills Cop." He would later appear in "The Golden Child" and in the sequel, "Beverly Hills Cop II." Murphy was also one of the last actors to be signed to an exclusive contract with a studio (Paramount Pictures).
While Murphy's movies did well, the mid-90's saw his box office results fall. The third "Beverly Hills cop" movie did not do well at all, and neither did "Harlem Nights," the first film Murphy directed. However, in 1996, he turned his career around with a string of comedy movies, starting with "The Nutty Professor" and continuing with "Dr. Dolittle," "Daddy Day Care," "The Haunted Mansion," and "Shrek." "Dreamgirls" netted Murphy a Golden Globe for best supporting actor as well as several other awards, and he was also nominated for an Academy Award, although he lost to Alan Arkin. Recent projects for Murphy include voicing Donkey in "Shrek the Third" and starring in "Beverly Hills Cop IV."