Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
| Full name at birth | Edward Regan Murphy
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop film series, Professor Sherman Klump/Buddy Love in the Nutty Professor film series, Dr. John Dolittle in the Dr. Dolittle film series and the voice of Donkey in the Shrek film series
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1961
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| Place of birth | Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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| Age | 61
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| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Singer, Director, and Musician
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PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Weight | 170 lbs (77 kg)
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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| Net worth | $120,000,000 USD
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| High school | Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA (1979)
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| University | Nassau Community College of the State University of New York, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA (no degree)
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| Talent agency | William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
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- Although arguably the biggest movie star ever to come out of "Saturday Night Live" (1975), he has never attended a cast reunion and is not known to even talk about having been on the show.
- Most successful ex-SNL star.
- Chosen as #10 in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Up Comics of All Time.
- Close friends with former late night talk show host Arsenio Hall
- Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1993
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