Eddie Murphy
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Party Guest (uncredited)
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Raheem Abdul Muhammed (uncredited)
1975
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
Series
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Honoree
1944
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Film
Shrek
Donkey (voice)
2001
Series
Today
Self
1952
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Film
Shrek Forever After
Donkey (voice)
2010
Film
Shrek the Third
Donkey (voice)
2007
Series
Desus & Mero
Self
2019
Series
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Film
Shrek 2
Donkey (voice)
2004
Film
Mulan
Mushu (voice)
1998
Series
Entre broma y broma
Eddie Murphy
2020
Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Series
The PJs
Thurgood Stubbs (voice)
1999
Series
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
Film
Norbit
Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
2007
Series
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Film
Trading Places
Billy Ray Valentine
1983
Film
Coming to America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
1988
Film
Beverly Hills Cop
Axel Foley
1984
Series
Father of the Pride
Donkey (voice)
2004
Film
Shrek 5
Donkey (voice)
2027
Series
The Oprah Conversation
Self
2020
Series
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023
Film
Beverly Hills Cop II
Axel Foley
1987
Film
Shrek the Halls
Donkey (voice)
2007
Series
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Pickup
Russell
2025
Film
The Haunted Mansion
Jim Evers
2003
Series
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Film
48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
1982
Film
The Nutty Professor
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
1996
Film
Candy Cane Lane
Chris Carver
2023
Film
Doctor Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
1998
Series
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
Film
Beverly Hills Cop III
Axel Foley
1994
Film
Tower Heist
Slide
2011
Film
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Axel Foley
2024
Film
Dreamgirls
James 'Thunder' Early
2006
Film
Coming 2 America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
2021
Film
Daddy Day Care
Charlie Hinton
2003
Film
The Golden Child
Chandler Jarrell
1986
Film
Dr. Dolittle 2
Dr. John Dolittle
2001
Film
Meet Dave
Dave / Captain
2008
Film
Life
Rayford Gibson
1999
Film
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
2000
Film
A Thousand Words
Jack McCall
2012
Film
Bowfinger
Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
1999
Series
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Donkey (voice)
2003
Film
Dolemite Is My Name
Rudy Ray Moore
2019
Film
Imagine That
Evan Danielson
2009
Film
Another 48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
1990
Film
Shrek 3-D
Donkey (voice)
2004
Film
I Spy
Kelly Robinson
2002
Film
Showtime
Officer Trey Sellars
2002
Film
Vampire in Brooklyn
Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
1995
Film
Boomerang
Marcus Graham
1992
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
Mr. Church
Henry Church
2016
Film
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
2025
Friday People
1985
Film
Harlem Nights
Quick
1989
Film
Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool
Self (archive footage)
2026
Film
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
2018
Film
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Pluto Nash
2002
Film
The Distinguished Gentleman
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
1992
Film
Metro
Inspector Scott Roper
1997
Film
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Self
2026
Series
Dreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection
Donkey (voice)
2005
Film
You People
Akbar
2023
Series
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Being Eddie
Self
2025
Film
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
Donkey (voice)
2010
Film
Tongues Untied
Self (archive footage)
1990
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage)
2025
Film
Best Defense
Landry
1984
Film
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Cast Member 1980-1984
2025
Film
Holy Man
G
1998
Series
Beverly Hills Cop
Det. Axel Foley
Film
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Donkey (voice)
2012
Film
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Film
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
1999
Film
The Women of SNL
Gumby (archive footage)
2010
Film
Fuck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Film
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Self
1983
Film
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1989
Film
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
2012
Film
Far Far Away Idol
Donkey (voice)
2004
Film
Eddie Murphy Raw
Self
1987
Film
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
King (uncredited)
1993
Film
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
Film
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
Film
Donkey
Donkey (voice)
2028
Film
Shrek Stories
Donkey (voice)
2013
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
Film
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Self
2013
Film
Shrek's Yule Log
Donkey (voice)
2010
Film
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Film
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999
Film
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self
2011
Film
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Donkey (voice)
2012
Film
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
2001
Film
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
Film
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
1985
Film
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
Kendisi (arşiv görüntüleri)
2023
Film
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
Film
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
2002
Film
Michael Jackson's Remember the Time
King
1992
Film
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
2014
Film
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Film
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011
Film
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
1998
Film
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996
Film
The Making of Shrek 2
Self
2004
The Pink Panther
Inspector Clouseau
Film
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self
1986
Film
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
Self
2001
Film
The Joe Piscopo Special
Self / Carl Lewis
1984
A Party For Richard Pryor
Self
1991
Film
Uptown Comedy Express
1987
Film
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Self
1986
Film
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
Self
2021
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003
Attachment Parenting
But... Seriously
Self (archive footage)
1994
Purple Rain MTV Premiere Party
Himself
Film
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
Self (archive footage)
1989
Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake
Blue Falcon