Eddie Murphy

 Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3 1961) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is also a producer, writer and singer. Murphy became famous as a regular participant of Saturday Night Live's sketch comedy series. Murphy is also a stand-up comic. Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time lists Murphy at the No. 10. Murphy has been awarded Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs. (1982), the Beverly Hills Cop series (1984-present), Trading Places (1983), The Nutty Professor (1996) as well as Dolemite Is My Name (2019). He has also won numerous prizes for his work on the fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle (1998) and its 2001 sequel. Murphy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2007 for his character James "Thunder", the soul singer, in Dreamgirls. Murphy has also worked as voice actor, with parts as the Chinese dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan (1998), Thurgood Stubbs on the sitcom The PJs (1999-2001) as well as Donkey in the DreamWorks Animation's Shrek series (2001-2010). He plays several roles in a few films, including the main role as. This is a tribute to Peter Sellers. He has played many roles in Coming to America (1988) and Wes Craven's Vampire in Brooklyn (95) as well as the Nutty Professor films. Bowfinger (1999) The Adventures of Pluto Nash(2002), Norbit(2007), Meet Dave (2008). In 2016, Murphy's films have been averaging over $3.8 billion ($6.5 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States and Canada box office, and more than $6.7 billion worldwide. [6] In 2015, his productions earned him the rank of the sixth highest grossing actor in the United States.In 2015, Murphy was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. In the year 2020, he won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor on a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live. Murphy is a singer , and has three albums including How Could It be (1985) as well as Love's Alright (1993), and So Happy (1989).