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Eddie Murphy

Age: 48
Height: 5' 9 1/2"

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Born: Apr. 3rd, 1961

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Eddie Murphy's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Shrek The Halls	Donkey

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

Eddie Murphy's father died when Eddie was quite young, and he, his brother, and step-brother were raised by his mother, a telephone-company employee, and his stepfather, a foreman at a Breyer's Ice Cream plant. His comic talent was evident from an early age, and by 15 he was writing and performing his own routines at youth centers and local bars, as well as at the Roosevelt High School auditorium. Eventually, Murphy made it to a Manhattan showcase, The Comic Strip. The club's co-owners, Robert Wachs and Richard Tienken, were so impressed with Murphy's ability that they agreed to manage his career. Wachs and Tienken succeeded in getting Murphy an audition for the revamped "Saturday Night Live" (1975), where he was eventually cast as a featured player, but by the end of his first season, however, he had moved up to star status.

TRIVIA:

His wife 'Nicole Mitchell Murphy' (qv) gave birth to their daughter Bella Zahra(30 January 2002).
Supports Senator 'Barack Obama' (qv)'s bid to win the Democratic nomination for the 2008 presidential election.
At one time, was considered to play The Grinch in _How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)_ (qv).
Was one of the last movie actors to sign an exclusive contract with a studio. In this case, it was Paramount Pictures, which released all of his early films.
Chosen as #10 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics of All Time.
Stepson of 'Vernon Lynch' (qv).
The first actor to receive $1,000,000 for his first film.
Although arguably the biggest movie star ever to come out of _"Saturday Night Live" (1975)_ (qv), he has never attended a cast reunion and is not known to even talk about having been on the show.