Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 3, 1961
Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for his performance in 48 Hrs and best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, and 2007's Norbit.
MovieDonkey
2028
as Donkey (voice)
MovieShrek 5
2027
as Donkey (voice)
MovieMichael Jackson: A Life in Music
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
2026
as Self
MovieBeing Eddie
2025
as Self
MovieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
MovieThe Pickup
2025
as Russell
TVNumber One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
MovieLadies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025
as Self - SNL Cast Member 1980-1984
TVStand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TVHollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F
2024
as Axel Foley
MovieOutstanding: A Comedy Revolution
2024
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieCandy Cane Lane
2023
as Chris Carver
MovieEddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
2023
as Kendisi (arşiv görüntüleri)
TVPretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023
as Self (archive footage)
MovieYou People
2023
as Akbar
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
MovieEddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
2021
as Self
MovieComing 2 America
2021
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
TVThe Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
TVThe Oprah Conversation
2020
as Self
MovieFeeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
TVThe Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDolemite Is My Name
2019
as Rudy Ray Moore
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVDesus & Mero
2019
as Self
MovieWon't You Be My Neighbor?
2018
as Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
TVThe True Story of...
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMr. Church
2016
as Henry Church
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieEat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
MovieShrek Stories
2013
as Donkey (voice)
MovieWhoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
2013
as Self
MovieEddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
as Self
MovieDreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
as Donkey (voice)
MovieShrek's Thrilling Tales
2012
as Donkey (voice)
TVComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
MovieYo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
2012
as Self
MovieA Thousand Words
2012
as Jack McCall
MovieShrek: Once Upon a Time
2011
as Self
MovieMethod to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
2011
as Self
MovieTower Heist
2011
as Slide
MovieDonkey's Christmas Shrektacular
2010
as Donkey (voice)
MovieShrek's Yule Log
2010
as Donkey (voice)
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Gumby (archive footage)
MovieShrek Forever After
2010
as Donkey (voice)
MovieImagine That
2009
as Evan Danielson
TVThe Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
as Self
MovieMeet Dave
2008
as Dave / Captain
MovieShrek the Halls
2007
as Donkey (voice)
MovieShrek the Third
2007
as Donkey (voice)
MovieNorbit
2007
as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
MovieDreamgirls
2006
as James 'Thunder' Early
MovieFuck
2006
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
TVDreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection
2005
as Donkey (voice)
MovieSaturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005
as Self
MovieFar Far Away Idol
2004
as Donkey (voice)
TVFather of the Pride
2004
as Donkey (voice)
MovieShrek 2
2004
as Donkey (voice)
MovieShrek 3-D
2004
as Donkey (voice)
MovieThe Haunted Mansion
2003
as Jim Evers
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Movie101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
2003
as Self (archive footage)
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
TVDreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
2003
as Donkey (voice)
TVAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieDaddy Day Care
2003
as Charlie Hinton
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieI Spy
2002
as Kelly Robinson
MovieThe Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
as Pluto Nash
MovieShowtime
2002
as Officer Trey Sellars
MovieShrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
2001
as Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
MovieDr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Dr. John Dolittle
MovieShrek
2001
as Donkey (voice)
MovieCreating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
2001
as Self
MovieNutty Professor II: The Klumps
2000
as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
MovieSaturday Night Live: Christmas
1999
as Self
MovieBowfinger
1999
as Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
MovieLife
1999
as Rayford Gibson
TVMark Twain Prize
1999
as Self
TVThe PJs
1999
as Thurgood Stubbs (voice)
MovieHoly Man
1998
as G
MovieDoctor Dolittle
1998
as Dr. John Dolittle
MovieMulan
1998
as Mushu (voice)
MovieSaturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
1998
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe View
1997
as Self - Guest
MovieMetro
1997
as Inspector Scott Roper
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Nutty Professor
1996
as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
MovieThe Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
1996
as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
MovieVampire in Brooklyn
1995
as Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
MovieBeverly Hills Cop III
1994
as Axel Foley
But... Seriously
1994
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMichael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
1993
as King (uncredited)
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Distinguished Gentleman
1992
as Thomas Jefferson Johnson
MovieBoomerang
1992
as Marcus Graham
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
MovieMichael Jackson: Remember The Time
1992
as King (uncredited)
MovieAnother 48 Hrs.
1990
as Reggie Hammond
MovieTongues Untied
1990
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCommon Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHarlem Nights
1989
as Quick
MovieSaturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
1989
as Self (archive footage)
TVYo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieComing to America
1988
as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
MovieEddie Murphy Raw
1987
as Self
MovieBeverly Hills Cop II
1987
as Axel Foley
MovieUptown Comedy Express
1987
MovieThe Golden Child
1986
as Chandler Jarrell
MovieMike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
1986
as Self
MovieThe Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
1986
as Self
Friday People
1985
MovieB.B. King: Into the Night
1985
as Self
MovieBeverly Hills Cop
1984
as Axel Foley
MovieThe Joe Piscopo Special
1984
as Self / Carl Lewis
TVMTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Host
MovieBest Defense
1984
as Landry
MovieEddie Murphy: Delirious
1983
as Self
MovieTrading Places
1983
as Billy Ray Valentine
Movie48 Hrs.
1982
as Reggie Hammond
TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Film '72
1971
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVToday
1952
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Honoree
The Pink Panther
as Inspector Clouseau
Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake
Blue Falcon
Attachment Parenting
TVBeverly Hills Cop
as Det. Axel Foley
