Biography
Edward Regan Murphy is an American comedian, actor, and singer. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential Black artists in the entertainment industry, and one of the greatest comedians of all time. He had his breakthrough as a stand-up comic before gaining stardom for his film roles; He has received several accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and an Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023, and the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award in 2026.
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series · 2020
- Mark Twain Prize — American Humor · 2015
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 2007
- Grammy Awards · 2007
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1990
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- Actor Awards
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Saturn Awards
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 2007 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1990 · nominated
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Screenplay · 1990 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
The Oprah Conversation
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Mulan
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
John Candy: I Like Me
Shrek
MTV Video Music Awards
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Mr. Church
The Movies That Made Us
Shrek 2
Eddie Murphy: Raw
Beverly Hills Cop
Trading Places
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Dolemite Is My Name
The PJs
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Coming to America
Saturday Night Live
Being Eddie
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Dreamgirls
Life
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Tongues Untied
Beverly Hills Cop II
The Pickup
Shrek Forever After
The Daily Show
Coming 2 America
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Shrek the Third
Far Far Away Idol
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Bowfinger
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
A Thousand Words
Tower Heist
Harlem Nights
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Imagine That
Shrek 3-D
The Distinguished Gentleman
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