Eddie Murphy

Biography

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

All Movies (99)

• Shrek 52027 · as Donkey (voice)
• Michael Jackson: A Life in Music2026 · as Self (archive footage)
• The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy2026 · as Self
• Being Eddie2025 · as Self
• John Candy: I Like Me2025 · as Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
• The Pickup2025 · as Russell
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self - SNL Cast Member 1980-1984
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F2024 · as Axel Foley
• Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution2024 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Candy Cane Lane2023 · as Chris Carver
• Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King2023 · as Kendisi (arşiv görüntüleri)
• You People2023 · as Akbar
• Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts2021 · as Self
• Coming 2 America2021 · as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
• Feeding America Comedy Festival2020 · as Self
• Dolemite Is My Name2019 · as Rudy Ray Moore
• Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018 · as Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
• Mr. Church2016 · as Henry Church
• Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip2014 · as Self
• Shrek Stories2013 · as Donkey (voice)
• Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley2013 · as Self
• Eddie Murphy: One Night Only2012 · as Self
• Dreamworks: Holiday Classics2012 · as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek's Thrilling Tales2012 · as Donkey (voice)
• Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’2012 · as Self
• A Thousand Words2012 · as Jack McCall
• Shrek: Once Upon a Time2011 · as Self
• Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis2011 · as Self
• Tower Heist2011 · as Slide
• Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular2010 · as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek's Yule Log2010 · as Donkey (voice)
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Gumby (archive footage)
• Shrek Forever After2010 · as Donkey (voice)
• Imagine That2009 · as Evan Danielson
• Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History2008 · as Self
• Meet Dave2008 · as Dave / Captain
• Shrek the Halls2007 · as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek the Third2007 · as Donkey (voice)
• Norbit2007 · as Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
• Dreamgirls2006 · as James 'Thunder' Early
• Fuck2006 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found2005 · as Self
• Far Far Away Idol2004 · as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek 22004 · as Donkey (voice)
• Shrek 3-D2004 · as Donkey (voice)
• The Haunted Mansion2003 · as Jim Evers
• 101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Daddy Day Care2003 · as Charlie Hinton
• I Spy2002 · as Kelly Robinson
• The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash2002 · as Pluto Nash
• Showtime2002 · as Officer Trey Sellars
• Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party2001 · as Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
• Dr. Dolittle 22001 · as Dr. John Dolittle
• Shrek2001 · as Donkey (voice)
• Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek2001 · as Self
• Nutty Professor II: The Klumps2000 · as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
• Saturday Night Live: Christmas1999 · as Self
• Bowfinger1999 · as Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
• Life1999 · as Rayford Gibson
• Holy Man1998 · as G
• Doctor Dolittle1998 · as Dr. John Dolittle
• Mulan1998 · as Mushu (voice)
• Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy1998 · as Self (archive footage)
• Metro1997 · as Inspector Scott Roper
• The Nutty Professor1996 · as Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
• The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 21996 · as Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
• Vampire in Brooklyn1995 · as Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
• Beverly Hills Cop III1994 · as Axel Foley
• But... Seriously1994 · as Self (archive footage)
• Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films1993 · as King (uncredited)
• The Distinguished Gentleman1992 · as Thomas Jefferson Johnson
• Boomerang1992 · as Marcus Graham
• Michael Jackson: Remember The Time1992 · as King (uncredited)
• Another 48 Hrs.1990 · as Reggie Hammond
• Tongues Untied1990 · as Self (archive footage)
• Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt1989 · as Self (archive footage)
• Harlem Nights1989 · as Quick
• Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary1989 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live1989 · as Self (archive footage)
• Coming to America1988 · as Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
• Eddie Murphy Raw1987 · as Self
• Beverly Hills Cop II1987 · as Axel Foley
• Uptown Comedy Express1987
• The Golden Child1986 · as Chandler Jarrell
• Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick1986 · as Self
• The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special1986 · as Self
• B.B. King: Into the Night1985 · as Self
• Beverly Hills Cop1984 · as Axel Foley
• The Joe Piscopo Special1984 · as Self / Carl Lewis
• Best Defense1984 · as Landry
• Eddie Murphy: Delirious1983 · as Self
• Trading Places1983 · as Billy Ray Valentine
• 48 Hrs.1982 · as Reggie Hammond
• Untitled Donkey Spin-Off— · as Donkey (voice)
• The Pink Panther— · as Inspector Clouseau
• Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake—
• Blue Falcon—
• Attachment Parenting—

All TV Shows (50)

• Number One on the Call Sheet2025 · as Self
• Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Hollywood Black2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields2023 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• The Oprah Conversation2020 · as Self
• The Movies That Made Us2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Desus & Mero2019 · as Self
• The True Story of...2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee2012 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien2009 · as Self - Guest
• The Reichen Show2005 · as Self
• Dreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection2005 · as Donkey (voice)
• Father of the Pride2004 · as Donkey (voice)
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection2003 · as Donkey (voice)
• America's Next Top Model2003 · as Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Mark Twain Prize1999 · as Self
• The PJs1999 · as Thurgood Stubbs (voice)
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Inside the Actors Studio1994 · as Self
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• MTV Movie & TV Awards1992
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Yo! MTV Raps1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Friday People1985
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self - Host
• Late Night with David Letterman1982 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Party Guest (uncredited)
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Raheem Abdul Muhammed (uncredited)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• Today1952 · as Self
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Honoree
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee
• Beverly Hills Cop— · as Det. Axel Foley