Eddie Murphy was born in Brooklyn New York, in 1961, the youngest son of Lillian Murphy, a widow who married Vernon Lynch, the step-father of Eddie, his brother Charles Q. Murphy, and Vernon Jr. Eddie himself had aspirations of being in show business since he was a child. A bright kid growing up in the streets of New York...See full bio »
2007Shrek the Third
(performer: "Thank You Falettin Me Be Mice Elf Again")
2006Dreamgirls
(performer: "Fake Your Way to the Top", "Cadillac Car", "Steppin' to the Bad Side", "I Want You Baby", "Patience", "I Meant You No Harm", "Jimmy's Rap")
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost & Found
(TV documentary)
(performer: "Ebony and Ivory" - uncredited, "Won't You Be My Neighbor" - uncredited, "Lookin' for Love" - uncredited, "Bette Davis Eyes" - uncredited)
2004Shrek 2
(performer: "One" 1968, "Theme from 'Rawhide'" 1958, "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" 1979, "Tomorrow" 1977, "Livin' La Vida Loca" 1999, "All By Myself" 1975)
1998Mulan
(performer: "I'll Make a Man Out of You")
1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
(video documentary)
(performer: "Won't You Be My Neighbor" - uncredited, "Three Times a Lady" - uncredited, "Lookin' for Love" - uncredited, "Bette Davis Eyes" - uncredited, "Paloma Blanca" - uncredited, "Ebony and Ivory" - uncredited, "Tutti Frutti" - uncredited, "I Want to Hold Your Hand" - uncredited, "Love Me Do" - uncredited, "My Cherie Amour" - uncredited)
I know what I'm capable of doing and what I'm capable of not doing. To be perfectly honest, I'm a little afraid of doing a straight dramatic film. I'm not saying I couldn't do it. I'm saying I'm afraid to. Everyone is afraid of failure.
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Married Tracey E. Edmonds in a private ceremony on an island off Bora Bora on 1 January 2008, but their nuptials were not legal in the U.S. They initially decided to renew their vows in America, but eventually separated 2 weeks after their island wedding.
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Often plays multiple characters in one movie
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