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• Golden Globe winner Eddie Murphy, is an actor, film director, producer and comedian who starred in the television show Saturday Night Live and movies such as 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop I, II and III. Recent movies include Dreamgirls and Norbit as well as the voice of the Donkey in the animated movies Shrek, Shrek II and Shrek the Third.

  On February 27, 2009, Cinematical posted a story announcing that Murphy would be portraying comedian Richard Pryor in the upcoming film Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said?.Cinematical: Eddie Muphy to Play Richard Pryor (February 26, 2009)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: April 3, 1961
  2. Birth place: Brooklyn, New York
  3. Cousin of actor Martin Lawrence
  4. Influenced by Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor
  5. Released two stand up comedy movies; Delirious and Raw
  6. Released two singles; "Party All the Time" and "Put Your Mouth on Me"
  7. Has eight children
  8. Five children from ex-wife Nicole Mitchell
  9. Two from previous relationship
  10. One from Melanie Brown, Angel Iris Murphy Brown
  11. Reported has never seen Angel

• Rumored Film Roles

  It was announced in May of 2008, that Murphy has agreed to reprise his role as Axel Foley in the upcoming film Beverly Hills Cop IV. He is also rumored to be a potential cast member of the sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight, starring as the character, The Riddler.Telegraph.co.uk: Eddie Murphy 'to play Riddler in Batman sequel' (December 18, 2008)

• Melanie Brown

  Murphy and Melanie Brown have a child between them, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, who was born on April 3, 2007. The couple were separated before the child was born and Murphy has reportedly never met his daughter. Ok! Magazine: Eddie Murphy an Absentee Dad? (February 2, 2009) Brown stated that she wants Angel to know "she has two parents who love her so much."Ok! Magazine: Eddie Murphy an Absentee Dad? (February 2, 2009)

• Saturday Night Live

  Murphy first appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1980 playing the character of Raheem Abdul Muhummad on the "Weekend Updates" skit. Popular characters that he has played include; Buckwheat, a spoof on the Little Rascals, Gumby, the life size version of the toy and Mr. Robinson, the inner-city black version of Mister Rodgers.

  He also performed celebrity impressions such as James Brown and Stevie Wonder.

• Eddie Murphy Quotes

  • "I'm relaxed about my career. I've been making movies for over 20 years, so I've earned at least the right to relax."

  • "I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself."

  • "I'm 42 and the age of a guy who has kids, so I guess I'm playing right where I'm supposed to be. I'm comfortable with that, but in the same breath I'd do something edgy. If someone came to me and offered me an edgy and funny story, then I'd do it."

  • "I'd like to produce, direct, write, score, and star in a film in exactly the way Chaplin did. I'll do that before I'm thirty."

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  Shrek | The Nutty Professor | Beverly Hills Cop | Beverly Hills Cop II | Beverly Hills Cop III | Saturday Night Live | Dreamgirls | Shrek the Third | Norbit | Bowfinger | Sanaa Lathan | Eddie Murphy Riddler | Razzie Nominations 2009 | Tony Scott | Bill Condon | Richard Pryor | Imagine That

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