Cast & creator
Eddie Murphy
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. 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. He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for his performance in 48 Hrs and best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. 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, and 2007's Norbit.
Also known as: Edward Regan Murphy, Edward Murphy
146
film credits
56
television credits
159
1944–2028 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (202)
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Saturday Night Live
Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self
1975Saturday Night Live
Party Guest (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Raheem Abdul Muhammed (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1982
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Honoree
1944Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Host
1984
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003The Reichen Show
Self
2005Film '72
Self
1971
Shrek
Donkey (voice)
2001
Shrek the Third
Donkey (voice)
2007
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Shrek Forever After
Donkey (voice)
2010
Today
Self
1952
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
2009
Desus & Mero
Self
2019
Mulan
Mushu (voice)
1998
Shrek 2
Donkey (voice)
2004
Beverly Hills Cop
Axel Foley
1984Beverly Hills Cop
Executive Producer
1984
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
The Pickup
Russell
2025The Pickup
Producer
2025
The PJs
Thurgood Stubbs (voice)
1999The PJs
Executive Producer
1999The PJs
Creator
1999
Trading Places
Billy Ray Valentine
1983
The Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Haunted Mansion
Jim Evers
2003
Father of the Pride
Donkey (voice)
2004
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Coming to America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Randy Watson / Saul
1988Coming to America
Story
1988Coming to America
Executive Producer
1988
Yo! MTV Raps
Self
1988
Shrek 5
Donkey (voice)
2027
Beverly Hills Cop II
Axel Foley
1987Beverly Hills Cop II
Story
1987Beverly Hills Cop II
Executive Producer
1987
The True Story of...
Self (archive footage)
2017
Candy Cane Lane
Chris Carver
2023Candy Cane Lane
Producer
2023
Norbit
Norbit / Rasputia / Mr. Wong
2007Norbit
Producer
2007Norbit
Screenplay
2007Norbit
Story
2007
Beverly Hills Cop III
Axel Foley
1994
Shrek the Halls
Donkey (voice)
2007
48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
1982
The Nutty Professor
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Lance Perkins / Papa Klump / Mama Klump / Grandma Klump / Ernie Klump
1996The Nutty Professor
Executive Producer
1996
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Axel Foley
2024Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Producer
2024
Tower Heist
Slide
2011Tower Heist
Producer
2011
Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)
2024
Coming 2 America
Prince Akeem / Clarence / Saul / Randy Watson
2021Coming 2 America
Characters
2021Coming 2 America
Producer
2021
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)
2025
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Self (archive footage)
2023
Meet Dave
Dave / Captain
2008
The Golden Child
Chandler Jarrell
1986The Golden Child
Executive Producer
1986
Mark Twain Prize
Self
1999
Doctor Dolittle
Dr. John Dolittle
1998
Another 48 Hrs.
Reggie Hammond
1990Another 48 Hrs.
Story
1990Another 48 Hrs.
Executive Producer
1990
A Thousand Words
Jack McCall
2012
Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool
Self (archive footage)
2026
Daddy Day Care
Charlie Hinton
2003
Dreamgirls
James 'Thunder' Early
2006
Life
Rayford Gibson
1999Life
Producer
1999
The Emmy Awards
Self
1949
The Oprah Conversation
Self
2020
Dr. Dolittle 2
Dr. John Dolittle
2001
DreamWorks 6 Spooky Stories Collection
Donkey (voice)
2003
Imagine That
Evan Danielson
2009
You People
Akbar
2023
Harlem Nights
Quick
1989Harlem Nights
Director
1989Harlem Nights
Executive Producer
1989Harlem Nights
Screenplay
1989
Dolemite Is My Name
Rudy Ray Moore
2019Dolemite Is My Name
Producer
2019
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Granny Klump / Mama Klump / Papa Klump / Young Papa Klump / Ernie Klump / Lance Perkins
2000Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Executive Producer
2000
Being Eddie
Self
2025
Shrek 3-D
Donkey (voice)
2004
Mr. Church
Henry Church
2016
I Spy
Kelly Robinson
2002
The Royal Family
Creator
1991
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
Pluto Nash
2002
Boomerang
Marcus Graham
1992Boomerang
Story
1992Boomerang
Executive Producer
1992
Entre broma y broma
Eddie Murphy
2020
Bowfinger
Kit Ramsey / Jeffernson 'Jiff' Ramsey
1999
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Self - Mr. Robinson (archive footage)
2018
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
Self
2026
Vampire in Brooklyn
Maximillian / Pauly / Guido
1995Vampire in Brooklyn
Producer
1995Vampire in Brooklyn
Story
1995
Showtime
Officer Trey Sellars
2002
The Distinguished Gentleman
Thomas Jefferson Johnson
1992
Best Defense
Landry
1984Best Defense
Executive Producer
1984Friday People
1985
Metro
Inspector Scott Roper
1997
Eddie Murphy Raw
Self
1987Eddie Murphy Raw
Executive Producer
1987Eddie Murphy Raw
Writer
1987
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Self - SNL Cast Member 1980-1984
2025
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
(archive footage)
1999
The Women of SNL
Gumby (archive footage)
2010
Dreamworks 5 Holiday Classics Collection
Donkey (voice)
2005
Holy Man
G
1998Holy Man
Executive Producer
1998
Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular
Donkey (voice)
2010
Michael Jackson: Dangerous - The Short Films
King (uncredited)
1993
Donkey
Donkey (voice)
2028
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror
Self (archive footage)
2025
The Ultimate Collection starring Johnny Carson - The Best of the 70s and 80s
Self (archive footage)
2002
Shrek's Thrilling Tales
Donkey (voice)
2012
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2003
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Donkey (voice)
2012
Beverly Hills Cop
Det. Axel Foley
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
Self (archive footage)
1989
An SNL Thanksgiving
(archive footage)
2024
Far Far Away Idol
Donkey (voice)
2004
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
Self
2012
Tongues Untied
Self (archive footage)
1990
Saturday Night Live: Christmas
Self (archive footage)
1999
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Self (archive footage)
1989An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
Fuck
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
Self
2014
Shrek: Once Upon a Time
Self
2011
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
Self
2012
The Making of Shrek 2
Self
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
2008
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Self
2020
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
2011
Shrek's Yule Log
Donkey (voice)
2010
B.B. King: Into the Night
Self
1985A Party For Richard Pryor
Self
1991
Shrek Stories
Donkey (voice)
2013
Eddie Murphy : Hollywood's Black King
Kendisi (arşiv görüntüleri)
2023
Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley
Self
2013
Shrek in the Swamp Karaoke Dance Party
Donkey (voice) (singing voice)
2001
The Garth Brooks Video Collection, Vol. 2
Self (We Shall Be Free Music Video)
1996
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Executive Producer
1990
Mike Tyson vs Trevor Berbick
Self
1986
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Self
1983Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Producer
1983Eddie Murphy: Delirious
Screenplay
1983Attachment Parenting
Attachment Parenting
Producer
The Joe Piscopo Special
Self / Carl Lewis
1984Purple Rain MTV Premiere Party
Himself
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Eddie Murphy
Self (archive footage)
1998Blue Falcon
Blue Falcon
Producer
Creating a Fairy Tale World: The Making of Shrek
Self
2001Untitled Grumpy Old Men Remake
Michael Jackson: Remember The Time
King
1992Untitled George Clinton Biopic
Producer
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World reboot
Producer
Eddie Murphy: Laugh 'Til it Hurts
Self
2021
The Joe Piscopo New Jersey Special
Self
1986But... Seriously
Self (archive footage)
1994The Pink Panther
Inspector Clouseau
Uptown Comedy Express
1987
The Best of Eddie Murphy: Saturday Night Live
Self (archive footage)
1989
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003