Eddie Murphy

Comedian, actor, singer

American Brooklyn, New York, USA

Quick Info

ProfessionComedian, actor, singer
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth03/04/1961
Age64 years
BirthplaceBrooklyn, New York, USA

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Bio/Wiki

Full name: Edward Regan Murphy.
Raised in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn after his parents separated; father Charles Edward Murphy was a transit police officer and amateur comedian who died when Eddie was young.
Mother Lillian worked multiple jobs including as a telephone operator and later remarried Vernon Lynch, a foreman at an ice cream plant.

Physical Stats & More

Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m).

Educational Qualification(s)

Attended Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School in Roosevelt, New York.

Personal Life

Has 10 children from multiple relationships.
Married Nicole Mitchell from 1993 to 2006; they have five children together: Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella.
Other children include Christian (with Tamara Hood), Eric (with Perri Frankel), Angel (with Melanie Brown), and Miles, Malcolm, and Liz with Paige Butcher, to whom he got engaged in 2018.

Family

MotherLillian Murphy
FatherCharles Murphy
StepfatherVernon Lynch
BrotherCharlie Murphy

Career

BreakthroughStand-up comedy and Saturday Night Live (1980-1984)
Key Films
  • 48 Hrs. (1982)
  • Trading Places (1983)
  • Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
  • Coming to America (1988)
  • The Nutty Professor (1996)
  • Shrek (2001)
  • Dreamgirls (2006)
Stand-up Specials
  • Delirious
  • Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Awards
  • Golden Globe Award (2007)
  • Grammy Award (1983, 1984)
  • Emmy Award (2020)
  • Mark Twain Prize (2015)
  • Cecil B. DeMille Award (2023)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Began stand-up comedy as a teenager.
2. Created memorable SNL characters like Mr. Robinson, Gumby, and Velvet Jones.
3. Nominated for Academy Award for Dreamgirls.
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