Eddie Murphy's biography

Edward Regan Murphy is 61 years old comedian born at Brooklyn. He was born on Monday 3rd of April 1961. Edward is often nicknamed as Ed, Murph, Eddie Murphy, Eddie, Edward Regan Murphy. According to year of birth 1961 he belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 3rd of April means Edward is Aries. Aries is the most active sign of Zodiac, one born with this sign is a very quick learner, aggressive and passionate.

Edward is native english speaker. He is black american. He is citizen of United States of America. Edward is christian. Edward´s primary profession is to be comedian. You can know Edward also as film actor, screenwriter, television actor, songwriter, voice actor, singer, film producer, film director, singer-songwriter, recording artist, television producer. He is recently known as director.

Eddie Murphy's family

Eddie Murphy's ex wife

Nicole Mitchell Murphy

Eddie Murphy and Nicole Mitchell Murphy have been together since 1993 for 13 years. She is known as model. His ex wife was born on Friday 5th of January 1968 in Sacramento.

Edward has 1 daughter.

Eddie Murphy's daughter: Bella Murphy

Eddie Murphy's daughter's name is Bella Murphy. She is known as film actor. Edward´s daughter was born on Tuesday 29th of January 2002.

Eddie Murphy's schools

We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Roosevelt High School, Nassau Community College.

Detailed informations about his schools

Attended Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, before beginning his acting career.
Graduated high school as Most Popular boy.

Eddie Murphy's career

Edward´s main focus is to be comedian. He is famous thanks to 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.

Is Eddie Murphy gay ?

Edward is known to be straight.

Eddie Murphy's girlfriends

Paige Butcher

Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher have been together. She is known as actor. Edward´s girlfriend was born on Sunday 10th of June 1979 in Perth.

Tracey Edmonds

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds have been together since 2006 for 2 years.

Awards and competitions

Eddie Murphy's Awards

Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1993
Met Nicole Mitchell Murphy in 1988 at an NAACP Image Awards show. They lived together for a year and a half before they married. They were married at the Grand Ballroom of The Plaza Hotel in New York City.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on June 26, 1996.
Won the 2015 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, awarded by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC.
Said during an interview in 2021 that he took six years off from acting in the early 2000s after a string of bad movies because he was tired of winning worst actor Razzie Awards.

Eddie Murphy's Rankings

Ranked #78 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. [October 1997]
In 1997, he and his late-night encounter with Shalimar Seiuli was ranked #61 on E! TV's The Greatest Shocking Moments In Entertainment History.
Ranked 5th highest grossing actor of all time with his previous films grossing $3.8 billion, as of 2016.

Eddie Murphy's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for work Dreamgirls in 2006
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director for work Harlem Nights in 1990
Edward was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screenplay for work Harlem Nights in 1990

What else you don't know about Eddie Murphy ?

Edward´s middle name is Regan.

What Eddie Murphy has done for a first time

The first actor to receive $1,000,000 for his first film.
He and his ex-wife, Nicole Mitchell Murphy, celebrated their first wedding anniversary in Montego Bay, Jamaica where they stayed for one week.
At first, he denied that he was the father of Mel B's daughter Angel until a DNA-test proved that he was.
The first (and so far only) actor to receive a BAFTA nomination for a voice-over performance - Best Supporting Actor for Shrek (2001).
In his first animated role he played a dragon. In his second he played a donkey who falls in love with a dragon.

Eddie Murphy's quotes

[in 1985] I'd like to produce, direct, write, score, and star in a film in exactly the way [Charles Chaplin] did. I'll do that before I'm thirty.
I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.
[on why he accepted a part in Best Defence (1984)] The door opened and four guys came in carrying a check.
If you're involved in with something that's original, you know, you'll always go back and try to rehash it.
The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
I keep telling people I'll make movies until I'm fifty and then I'll go and do something else. I'm going to be a professional gentleman of leisure.
The only reason I did Showtime (2002) was Robert De Niro. I definitely consider him to be in the top 5 all time best actors.
[on rumours he will play The Riddler in the next Batman movie] I would love to be in one of those Batman movies. Jim Carrey did The Riddler once and he did a wonderful job. Egghead, I could be Egghead.
[on Dan Aykroyd] Robotic the way he handles people: "Ah, yes, good to meet you." Very straightforward, very clean-cut, very polite, real nice guy.
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.
With the success that I've had and the money that I make, if I and a white man went out to get a cab together, the cab wouldn't stop for me. It would stop for the white man.
[in 1982, about Saturday Night Live (1975)] If I don't die in a plane crash or something, this country has a rare opportunity to watch a great talent grow.
[2015] I'm not doing anything unless the script's incredible. I did some movies where they offer you a bunch of money and you go, "OK, I'll do it!" I've done enough of those - I don't have to do them any more.
[His high school yearbook quote] In reality, all men are sculptors, constantly chipping away the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create their idea of their masterpiece.
Well, I don't think the New Yorker will be singing the praises of Meet Dave (2008). "That was a gem!" I don't know if there's some "Pluto Nash" Appreciation Club out there. The Friends of "Holy Man" Group. The "Vampire in Brooklyn" Club.

Eddie Murphy's height, weight, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Eddie Murphy looks. We will focus on Edward´s height, weight, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 9" (175 cm). He weights 170lbs (77 kg). Body build is average. Edward´s eyes are tinted brown - dark. Edward´s hair is shade of black.

Eddie Murphy