Eddie Murphy

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)

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)

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)

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.

• "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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• 1961: Born on April 3 in Brooklyn, NY

• 1980 - 1984 Saturday Night Live: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1982 48 Hours: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1983 Trading Places: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1984 Beverly Hills Cop: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1987 Beverly Hills Cop II: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1988 Coming to America: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1990 Another 48 Hrs: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1992 The Distinguished Gentleman: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1996 The Nutty Professor: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1998 Doctor Dolittle: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1999 Mulan: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1999 Bowfinger: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 1999 The PJs: IMDb Listing

• 2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2001 Shrek: IMDb Listing | Mahalo | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2003 The Haunted Mansion: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2003 Daddy Day Care: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2004 Shrek 2: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2007 Dreamgirls: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2007 Norbit: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2007 Shrek the Third: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2008 Imagine That: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2008 Starship Dave: IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Review

• 2010 Shrek Goes Fourth: IMDb Listing (In production)