Eddie Murphy Biography

Eddie Murphy was born and raised in Brooklyn and Roosevelt New York. He began performing stand-up comedy at age 15. At age 19 Murphy joined the cast of Saturday Night Live where he spent four years in the cast and became a huge star in the process.He made his feature film debut in 1982's 48 Hrs. quickly becoming a full-fledged movie star. With a string of huge box office hits Murphy is still the second highest-grossing American actor of all time.
He has released two stand-up concert films Delirious in 1983 and Eddie Murphy: Raw in 1987.His brother Charlie Murphy is also a very successful stand-up comic best known for his work on Dave Chappelle's Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show. In 2007 Murphy was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance in the musical Dreamgirls but lost (in an upset) to Alan Arkin.
At just age 19 Eddie Murphy joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. The original Not Ready for Prime Time Players and creator/producer Lorne Michaels had already left the show with Murphy joining as part of the Jean Doumanian era. Though he was a featured player for a few weeks it wasn't long before Murphy became the show's biggest star thanks to characters like Buckwheat Gumby Mr. Robinson (of Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood) Stevie Wonder and many many more. He and cast mate Joe Piscopo dominated the Doumanian years and essentially rescued the show from being canceled following the departure of the original cast.

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