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Edward
Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an
American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer,
director, and musician.
Box office takes from Murphy's
films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States.[2][3] 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.[4]
He has received Golden Globe Award
nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading
Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best
Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in
Dreamgirls.[5]
Eddie 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, Norbit, and Meet
Dave.
****
Background Information
Birth name Edward Regan Murphy
Born April 3, 1961 (1961-04-03)
(age 50)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Medium Film, television, stand-up,
music, books
Nationality American
Years active 1976–present
Genres Observational comedy,
musical comedy, black comedy, satire, physical comedy, Dance Pop
Subject(s) African American
culture, race relations, racism, marriage, everyday life, current events, pop
culture, human sexuality
Influences Bill Cosby,[1] Richard
Pryor,[1] Peter Sellers, Redd Foxx[1] Robin Williams,[1]
Spouse Nicole Mitchell (1993–2006)
(divorced) 5 children
Tracey Edmonds (2008) (unofficial)
Domestic partner(s) Melanie Brown
(2006–07) 1 child
Notable works and roles Axel Foley
in Beverly Hills Cop
Various on Saturday Night Live
Shrek series
****
Early
life
Murphy grew up in the Bushwick
neighborhood of Brooklyn.[6] His mother, Lillian, was a telephone operator, and
his father, Charles Edward Murphy, was a transit police officer and an amateur
actor and comedian.[1][7][8][9] His father died when he was young. When Murphy's
single mom became ill, the eight-year-old Eddie Murphy and his older brother
lived in foster care for one year.[10] In interviews, the actor and comedian
says that his time in foster care was influential in developing his sense of
humour. Later Murphy and his older brother Charlie were raised in Roosevelt, New
York by his mother and stepfather Vernon Lynch, a foreman at an ice cream
plant.[1] Around the age of 15, Murphy was writing and performing his own
routines, which were heavily influenced by Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor.[1]
Career
Stand-up comedy
Murphy performed stand-up at the
same Bay Area Comedy Club as Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg. His early
comedy was characterized by frequent swearing and sketches lampooning a diverse
group of people (including WASPs, African Americans, Italian Americans,
overweight people, and gay people). This racy content was akin to that of
Richard Pryor, whom Murphy has credited as his inspiration to enter comedy;[1]
however, in his autobiography, Pryor Convictions, Pryor wrote that he found
Murphy's comedy at times excessively insensitive. Murphy later apologized for
insensitive jokes about gay people and HIV. The stand-up shows Delirious and Raw
have been recorded and released.
1980s
acting career
Murphy first earned attention as a
regular actor at Saturday Night Live, and was credited with helping revitalize
the series during its first true slump in quality in the early 1980s.[11] Some
of his notable characters included a grown version of the Little Rascals
character Buckwheat,[12] impoverished but street-wise children's show host Mr.
Robinson (a spoof of Fred Rogers, who found it amusing),[13] and Gumby,[12] a
harshly cynical version of the animated character; Murphy's take on the latter
character spawned one of SNL's many catchphrases, "I'm Gumby, dammit!" Although
Buckwheat was his most popular character, Murphy asked that he be retired
because the actor grew tired of people asking him to "Do Buckwheat! Do
Buckwheat!"; the character was assassinated on camera in front of 30 Rockefeller
Plaza.[14]
In 1982, Murphy made his big screen
debut in the film 48 Hrs. with Nick Nolte.[1] 48 Hrs. proved to be a hit when it
was released in the Christmas season of 1982. Nolte was scheduled to host the
December 11, 1982 Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live, but became too ill
to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still
a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the
Eddie Murphy Show!" The following year, Murphy starred in Trading Places with
fellow SNL alumnus Dan Aykroyd.[1] The movie marked the first of Murphy's
collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in Coming to
America and Beverly Hills Cop III) and proved to be an even greater box office
success than 48 Hrs. In 1984, Murphy starred in the successful action comedy
film Beverly Hills Cop.[1] The film was Murphy's first full-fledged starring
vehicle, originally intended to star Sylvester Stallone (who later tweaked the
script as his own starring vehicle Cobra in 1986).[1] Beverly Hills Cop grossed
over $230 million at the box office and is 40th in the list of all-time total
U.S. box office grosses (4th-highest amongst "R" rated films), after adjusting
for inflation, as of March 2011[update].[15]In 2011 Beverly Hills Cop was voted
Best Eddie Murphy film by a viewers on Btoe the internet multimedia rating site.
In 1984, Murphy appeared in Best
Defense, co-starring Dudley Moore. Murphy, who was credited as a "Strategic
Guest Star", was added to the film after an original version was completed but
tested poorly with audiences. Best Defense was a major financial and critical
disappointment. When he hosted SNL, Murphy joined the chorus of those bashing
Best Defense, calling it "the worst movie in the history of everything".
Murphy's Trading Places co-star Dan Aykroyd had originally written the character
of Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters specifically for Murphy, but he was unable
to commit at the time due to the Beverly Hills Cop shooting schedule. The part
ultimately went to Ernie Hudson. Murphy was also offered a part in 1986's Star
Trek IV: The Voyage Home, a role that, after being heavily re-written from comic
relief to love interest, ultimately went to future 7th Heaven star Catherine
Hicks. By this point[16] Murphy's near-exclusive contract with Paramount
Pictures rivaled Star Trek as Paramount's most lucrative franchise.
In 1986, Murphy starred in the
supernatural comedy, The Golden Child.[1] The Golden Child was originally
intended to be a serious adventure picture starring Mel Gibson. After Gibson
turned the role down, the project was offered to Murphy as it was subsequently
rewritten as a partial comedy. Although The Golden Child (featuring Murphy's "I
want the knife!" routine) performed well at the box office, the movie was not as
critically acclaimed as 48 Hrs., Trading Places, and Beverly Hills Cop. The
Golden Child was considered a change of pace for Murphy because of the
supernatural setting as opposed to the more "street smart" settings of Murphy's
previous efforts. A year later, Murphy reprised his role of Axel Foley in the
Tony Scott-directed Beverly Hills Cop II. It was a box office success, grossing
over $150 million. Producers reportedly wanted to turn the Beverly Hills Cop
franchise into a weekly television series. Murphy declined the television offer,
but was willing to do a film sequel instead.
Murphy 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.
Singing
career
Murphy is also a singer and
musician, having frequently provided background vocals to songs released by The
Bus Boys, which their song "The Boys Are Back in Town" was featured in 48 Hrs.
and Murphy's comedy special Eddie Murphy Delirious. As a solo artist, Murphy had
two hit singles, "Party All the Time" (which was produced by Rick James) and
"Put Your Mouth on Me" in the mid-1980s (although he actually started singing
earlier in his career, with the songs "Boogie In Your Butt" and "Enough Is
Enough", the latter being a parody of Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer's 1979
song, "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)". They both appear on his 1982
self-titled comedy album.) "Party All the Time" was featured on Murphy's 1985
debut album How Could It Be, which included a minor follow-up R&B hit in the
title track, a duet with vocalist Crystal Blake. This track was written by Rusty
Hamilton and was produced by Stevie Wonder's cousin Aquil Fudge after a brief
falling out and bet with Rick James. In 2004, VH-1 and Blender voted "Party All
the Time" number seven among the "50 Worst Songs of All-Time." Sharam used a
sample of the song for the UK #8 hit "PATT (Party All The Time)" in 2006.
Murphy recorded the album Love's
Alright in the early 1990s. He performed in a music video of the single
"Whatzupwitu", featuring Michael Jackson. He recorded a duet with Shabba Ranks
called "I Was a King". In 1992, Murphy appeared in Michael Jackson's "Remember
the Time" alongside Magic Johnson and Iman.
Though uncredited, Murphy provided
vocal work on SNL castmate Joe Piscopo's comedy single, "The Honeymooners
Rap."[citation needed] Piscopo impersonated Jackie Gleason on the single, while
Murphy provided an imitation of Art Carney.
In Coming to America, he imitated
Jackie Wilson when he sang "To Be Loved", but because the character he was
playing had a thick accent, he had to sing it in character. In later years,
Murphy performed several songs in the Shrek film franchise. In the first film,
he performed a version of "I'm a Believer" in the film's final scene; in Shrek 2
he performed Ricky Martin's hit "Livin' La Vida Loca" along with co-star Antonio
Banderas.
Murphy's all-time favorite singer
is Elvis Presley.
Career
slump
From 1989 until the mid 1990s, box
office results for Murphy's films dropped, hitting a low point with the
critically panned Beverly Hills Cop III (1994),[17] a movie Murphy would
ultimately denounce during an appearance on Inside the Actors Studio,[1]
although he did find minor box office success with Boomerang, Another 48 Hrs.
and Vampire In Brooklyn. Harlem Nights featured Murphy, who had previously been
known only as a performer, as director, producer, star, and co-writer, with his
brother, Charlie Murphy, as well as supporting roles for Murphy's comic idols
Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor.[1]
During this period Murphy was
criticized by filmmaker Spike Lee for not using his show business stature to
help black actors break into film, despite Murphy's films (especially those he
produced) often being populated with predominantly black casts (Coming To
America, Harlem Nights, Boomerang, Vampire In Brooklyn, Life). Many black actors
who would later gain wider recognition make early appearances in Murphy films
such as Damon Wayans in Beverly Hills Cop, Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence in
Boomerang, Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. in Coming to America, Dave
Chappelle in The Nutty Professor and Chris Rock in Beverly Hills Cop II.
Although Murphy has enjoyed
commercial success since Saturday Night Live, he has never attended cast
reunions or anniversary specials, nor did he participate in the making of the
Live From New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live retrospective
book by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller (2002).
Comeback and image makeover
Murphy's box office results began
to recover in 1996, starting with The Nutty Professor. He followed with a series
of very successful family-friendly movies like Mulan, Dr. Dolittle and its
sequel, the Shrek series, Daddy Day Care, and The Haunted Mansion, along with
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. However, most of his movies meant for more adult
audiences performed moderately; Metro, I Spy, and Showtime all ended to gross
less than $40 million domestically, Holy Man performed poorly, grossing less
than $13 million, and The Adventures of Pluto Nash is on record as one of the
biggest theatrical money-losers of all time, grossing just $7 million worldwide
on a reported $110 million budget. A notable exception to this run of poorly
received adult-themed films was the Frank Oz comedy Bowfinger, also starring
Steve Martin. The film garnered generally positive critical reviews, and grossed
$98 million at the box office.
In 2006, he starred in the motion
picture version of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls as soul singer James
"Thunder" Early. Murphy won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, as well as
a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award in
that category. Several reviews for the film highlighted Murphy's performance
while he received some pre-release Academy Awards buzz.[18] Murphy was nominated
for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor on January 23, 2007, but lost to
Alan Arkin for his performance in Little Miss Sunshine. Dreamgirls was the first
film distributed by Paramount Pictures to star Murphy (who once was on an
exclusive contract with the studio) since Vampire in Brooklyn in 1995.
In 2007, Murphy was invited to join
the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[19][20] As a result of Viacom's
acquisition of Dreamworks SKG, Paramount distributed his other 2007 releases:
Norbit and Shrek the Third. He starred in the 2008 film Meet Dave and the 2009
film Imagine That for Paramount Pictures.
Murphy co-starred in Tower Heist,
directed by Brett Ratner. Murphy played a thief who joins a group of hardworking
men who find out they have fallen victim to a wealthy businessman's Ponzi
scheme, and conspire to rob his high-rise residence. Ben Stiller, Matthew
Broderick, and Casey Affleck also starred in the film, released on November 4,
2011.[1][21][22]
It was reported in late 2011 that
Murphy would host the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. However, he dropped out of
his hosting duties on November 9th 2011, in wake of the Brett Ratner
scandal.[23]
Personal life
Family
Murphy's oldest child was by
Paulette McNeely: son Eric Murphy (born on 10 July 1989).[24][25] He also has a
child by Tamara Hood: son Christian Murphy (born on 29 November 1990).[24][25]
Murphy began a longtime romantic
relationship with Nicole Mitchell (born January 5, 1968) after meeting her in
1988 at an NAACP Image Awards show. They lived together for almost two years
before getting married at the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel in New York City
on March 18, 1993.[26] Murphy and Mitchell had five children together: Bria L.
Murphy (born November 18, 1989), Myles Mitchell (born November 7, 1992), Shayne
Audra (born October 10, 1994), Zola Ivy (born December 24, 1999) and Bella Zahra
(born January 29, 2002). In August 2005, Mitchell filed for divorce, citing
"irreconcilable differences". The divorce was finalized on April 17, 2006.[27]
The Murphy family currently resides
in Long Island, New York.[28]
Following his divorce from
Mitchell, in 2006, Murphy began dating former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, who
became pregnant and stated that the child was Murphy's. When questioned about
the pregnancy in December 2006 by RTL Boulevard, Murphy told Dutch reporter
Matthijs Kleyn, "I don't know whose child that is until it comes out and has a
blood test. You shouldn't jump to conclusions, sir".[29] Brown gave birth to a
baby girl, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, on Murphy's 46th birthday, April 3, 2007. On
June 22, 2007, representatives for Brown announced in People that a DNA test had
confirmed that Murphy was the father.[30] Brown has stated in an interview that
Murphy has not sought a relationship with Angel.[31][32]
Murphy exchanged marriage vows with
film producer Tracey Edmonds, former wife of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, on
January 1, 2008, in a private ceremony on an island off Bora Bora.[33] On
January 16, the couple released a statement saying, "After much consideration
and discussion, we have jointly decided that we will forego having a legal
ceremony as it is not necessary to define our relationship further," and called
the Bora Bora wedding a "symbolic union". The two had planned on having a legal
ceremony upon their return to the U.S. but did not, and their wedding was never
official.[34]
Legal
problems
According to Murphy's childhood
friend Harris Haith in his book, Growing Up Laughing With Eddie, long before
Murphy did any writing for Coming to America, Art Buchwald had approached
Paramount Pictures with the idea for a similar film. His material was rejected,
but the information was retained by Paramount. They liked Buchwald's idea but
did not see fit to pay him and saved it for use later down the road. Some years
later, Paramount presented the idea of Coming to America to Eddie and gave him
the contract. Murphy wrote a screenplay that came to light exactly as it aired
on the silver screen. In 1988, Buchwald sued Murphy and Paramount Pictures, but
Murphy was not found liable because Paramount had received the material.
In May 1997, Murphy was stopped by
police with a transvestite prostitute in his car shortly before the release of
Holy Man, causing him a number of public relations problems.[35][36]
Philanthropy
Murphy has donated money to the
AIDS Foundation, and cancer, education, creative arts, family/parent support,
health and homeless charities. He has donated to the Martin Luther King Jr.
Center, various cancer charities and $100,000 to the Screen Actors' Guild's
strike relief fund.[37]
Death
[Added by PSP 2/6/2012]
Despite an internet hoax that stated that Eddie Murphy had died in a car crash
in Australia, he is alive, according to a statement by his brother, Charlie
Murphy [for
more click here]
Filmography
|
Film |
|
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|
1982 |
48 Hrs. |
Reggie Hammond |
Awarded – Golden Globe
Award for New Star of the Year – Actor |
|
1983 |
Trading Places |
Billy Ray Valentine |
Nominated – Golden Globe
Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
|
1983 |
Eddie Murphy Delirious |
Himself |
Also Producer |
|
1984 |
Best Defense |
Lieutenant T.M. Landry |
|
|
Beverly Hills Cop |
Det. Axel Foley |
Nominated – Golden Globe
Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy |
|
1986 |
The Golden Child |
Chandler Jarrell |
|
|
1987 |
Beverly Hills Cop II |
Det. Axel Foley |
|
|
Eddie Murphy Raw |
Himself |
Also Producer |
|
1988 |
Coming to America |
Prince Akeem/Clarence/Randy
Watson/Saul |
|
|
1989 |
Harlem Nights |
Quick (real name Vernest
Brown) |
Also Director and Writer |
|
1990 |
Another 48 Hrs. |
Reggie Hammond |
|
|
1992 |
Boomerang |
Marcus Graham |
|
|
The Distinguished
Gentleman |
Thomas Jefferson Johnson |
|
|
1994 |
Beverly Hills Cop III |
Det. Axel Foley |
|
|
1995 |
Vampire in Brooklyn |
Maximillian/Preacher
Pauly/Guido |
Also Producer |
|
1996 |
The Nutty Professor |
Professor Sherman
Klump/Buddy Love/
Lance Perkins/Cletus 'Papa' Klump/
Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump/
Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen/Ernie Klump, Sr. |
Also Producer
Saturn Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical
or Comedy
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or
Comedy |
|
1997 |
Metro |
Insp. Scott Roper |
|
|
1998 |
Mula |
Mushu |
(voice) |
|
Doctor Dolittle |
Dr. John Dolittle |
|
|
Holy Man |
G |
|
|
1999 |
Life |
Rayford "Ray" Gibson |
Also Producer |
|
Bowfinger |
Kit Ramsey/Jeffernson
'Jiff' Ramsey |
Black Reel Award: Best
Actor |
|
2000 |
Nutty Professor II: The
Klumps |
Professor Sherman
Klump/Buddy Love/
Lance Perkins/Cletus 'Papa' Klump/
Anna Pearl 'Mama' Jensen Klump/
Ida Mae 'Granny' Jensen/Ernie Klump |
Also Producer
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or
Comedy |
|
2001 |
Shrek |
Donkey |
(voice)
Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a
Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production
Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated – Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor |
|
Dr. Dolittle 2 |
Dr. John Dolittle |
|
|
2002 |
Showtime |
Officer Trey Sellers |
Nominated – Razzie Award
for Worst Actor
Nomianted - Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple
(with either Robert De Niro, Owen Wilson or himself cloned) |
|
The Adventures of Pluto
Nash |
Pluto Nash/Rex Crater |
|
I Spy |
Kelly Robinson |
|
2003 |
Daddy Day Care |
Charles "Charlie" Hinton |
|
|
The Haunted Mansion |
Jim Evers |
|
|
2004 |
Shrek 2 |
Donkey |
(voice) |
|
2006 |
Dreamgirls |
James 'Thunder' Early |
Broadcast Film Critics
Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
Central Ohio Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in
a Supporting Role
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Black Reel Award: Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting
Actor
Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a
Motion Picture
Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a
Cast in a Motio Picture |
|
2007 |
Norbit |
Norbit Rice/Rasputia
Latimore-Rice/Mr. Wong |
Razzie Award for Worst
Actor (as Norbit)
Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actor
(as Mr. Wong)
Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress
(as Rasputia)
Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple
(with either Eddie Murphy or Eddie Murphy)
Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay
Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Picture |
|
Shrek the Third |
Donkey |
(voice)
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie |
|
2008 |
Meet Dave |
Starship Dave Ming-Chang
(Spacecraft), Captain |
Nominated – Razzie Award
for Worst Actor
Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst Screen Couple
(in Eddie Murphy) |
|
2009 |
Imagine That |
Evan Danielson |
|
|
2010 |
Shrek Forever After |
Donkey |
(voice)
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie |
|
2011 |
Tower Heist |
Leo "Slide" Dalphael |
|
|
2012 |
A Thousand Words |
Jack McCall |
|
Television
|
Television |
|
Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
|
1980–1984 |
Saturday Night Live |
|
Nominated – Primetime Emmy
Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music
Series (1983)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance
in a Variety or Music Program (1984)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety,
Music or Comedy Program (1984) |
|
1983 |
Eddie Murphy: Delirious |
|
|
|
1989 |
What's Alan Watching? |
|
|
|
1993 |
Dangerous - The Short
Films |
Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh |
Remember the Time music
video |
|
1999–2001 |
The PJs |
Thurgood Stubbs |
Voice
Nominated – Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice
Acting in an Animated Television Production (1999)
Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for
Programming Less Than On Hour) (1999) |
|
2007 |
Shrek the Halls |
Donkey |
TV special
Voice
Nominated – Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television
Production |
|
2010 |
Donkey's Christmas
Shrektacular |
Donkey |
TV special
Voice |
Discography
Studio
albums
Year Album details
1982 Eddie Murphy
• Release date: 1982
• Label: CBS Records
1983 Comedian
• Release date: 1983
• Label: CBS Records
1985 How Could It Be
• Release date: 1985
• Label: CBS Records
1989 So Happy
• Release date: 1989
• Label: CBS Records
1993 Love's Alright
• Release date:
February 23, 1993
• Label: Motown Records
Compilation albums
Year Album details
1997 Greatest Comedy Hits
Release date: May 27, 1997
Label: Columbia Records
1998 All I f*ckin' Know
Release date: April 28, 1998
Label: Sony BMG
Singles
|
Year |
Single |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
|
US
[40] |
US R&B
[41] |
US
Dance
[42] |
NZ
[43] |
UK |
|
1982 |
"Boogie in Your Butt" |
— |
56 |
— |
— |
— |
Eddie Murphy |
|
1985 |
"Party All the Time" |
2 |
8 |
19 |
3 |
87 |
How Could It Be |
|
"How Could It Be"
(with Crystal Blake) |
— |
63 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1989 |
"Put Your Mouth on Me" |
27 |
2 |
— |
— |
— |
So Happy |
|
"Til the Money's Gone" |
— |
75 |
— |
— |
— |
|
1993 |
"I Was a King" |
— |
61 |
— |
— |
64 |
Love's Alright |
|
"Whatzupwitu"
(with Michael Jackson) |
— |
74 |
— |
— |
— |
|
"Desdamona" |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
"—" denotes releases that
did not chart |
Awards/nominations
|
Award |
Year |
Category |
Work |
Outcome |
|
Academy Awards |
2007 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Dreamgirls |
Nominated |
|
Annie Awards |
1999 |
Outstanding Individual
Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production |
The PJs |
Nominated |
|
2001 |
Outstanding Individual
Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature
Production |
Shrek |
Won |
|
2008 |
Best Voice Acting in an
Animated Television Production |
Shrek the Halls |
Nominated |
|
BAFTA Awards |
2002 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Shrek |
Nominated |
|
Black Reel Awards |
2000 |
Best Actor in a Motion
Picture |
Bowfinger |
Nominated |
|
2002 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Shrek |
Nominated |
|
2007 |
Dreamgirls |
Nominated |
|
Broadcast Film Critics
Association Awards |
2007 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Dreamgirls |
Won |
|
Central Ohio Film Critics
Association |
2007 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Dreamgirls |
Won |
|
Chicago Film Critics
Association Awards |
2007 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Dreamgirls |
Nominated |
|
Emmy Awards |
1983 |
Outstanding Supporting
Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
|
1984 |
Outstanding Individual
Performance in a Variety or Music Program |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
|
Outstanding Writing for a
Variety or Music Program |
Saturday Night Live |
Nominated |
|
1999 |
Outstanding Animated
Program – Less Than One Hour |
The PJs
"He's Gotta Have It" |
Nominated |
|
Golden Globe Awards |
1983 |
New Star of the Year
(Actor) |
48 Hrs. |
Nominated |
|
1984 |
Actor in a Leading Role
(Musical or Comedy) |
Trading Places |
|
1997 |
Actor in a Leading Role
(Musical or Comedy) |
The Nutty Professor |
|
1985 |
Actor in a Leading Role
(Musical or Comedy) |
Beverly Hills Cop |
|
2007 |
Best Supporting Actor –
Motion Picture |
Dreamgirls |
Won |
|
Kids Choice Awards |
2005 |
Best Voice from an Animated
Film |
Shrek 2 |
Nominated |
|
2008 |
Best Voice from an Animated
Film |
Shrek the Third |
Won |
|
2011 |
Best Voice from an Animated
Film |
Shrek Forever After |
Won |
|
NAACP Image Awards |
1997 |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a
Motion Picture |
The Nutty Professor |
Nominated |
|
2007 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Dreamgirls |
Nominated |
|
National Society of Film
Critics Awards |
1997 |
Best Actor |
The Nutty Professor |
Won |
|
Online Film Critics Society
Awards |
2007 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Dreamgirls |
Nominated |
|
Satellite Awards |
1996 |
Best Actor – Motion Picture
Musical or Comedy |
The Nutty Professor |
Nominated |
|
2001 |
Nutty Professor II: The
Klumps |
|
Saturn Awards |
1997 |
Best Actor |
The Nutty Professor |
Won |
|
2002 |
Best Supporting Actor |
Shrek |
Nominated |
|
Screen Actors Guild Awards |
2007 |
Actor in a Supporting Role |
Dreamgirls |
Won |
|
Cast in a Motion Picture |
Nominated |
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