Age | 63 |
Birthday | 3 April, 1961 |
Birthplace | Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
Height | 5' 9" (175 cm) |
Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
Hair Color | Black |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor |
Claim to Fame | his tenure as a regular cast member of the mega-hit long-running NBC sketch-comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, in addition to his roles as Reggie Hammond in the 1982 action comedy film 48 Hrs. and its 1990 sequel film Another 48 Hrs., Detective Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop film series, Prince Akeem Joffer, Clarence, Randy Watson, and Saul in the 1988 romantic comedy film Coming to America and its 2021 sequel film Coming 2 America, Professor Sherman Klump, Buddy Love, Lance Perkins, Cletus "Papa" Klump, Anna Pearl "Mama" Jensen Klump, Ida Mae "Granny" Jensen, and Ernie Klump, Sr. in the 1996 science fiction comedy film The Nutty Professor and Its 2000 sequel film Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Dr. John Dolittle in the 1998 fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle and its 2001 sequel film Dr. Dolittle 2, Donkey (voice) in the Shrek film series, James "Thunder" Early in the 2006 musical drama film Dreamgirls, and Rudy Ray Moore in the 2019 Netflix original biographical comedy film Dolemite Is My Name |
Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.