Imogen Murphy
Murphy (born April 3, 1961)[1] is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has 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.[2]
In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, The Nutty Professor, and Dolemite Is My Name. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.[3]
Murphy's work as a voice actor in films includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in DreamWorks Animation's Shrek series, and the Chinese dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some 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. He 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 character's father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Norbit, and Meet Dave. As of 2014[update], Murphy's films have grossed over $3.8 billion in the United States and Canada box office and $6.6 billion worldwide.[4] In 2015, his films made him the sixth-highest-grossing actor in the United States.[5][6][7]
In 2015, Murphy was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[8]
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedfilmref - ↑ "Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of all Time". Listology. May 19, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
- ↑ Kilday, Gregg (December 14, 2006). "'Dreamgirls' Snares Multiple Golden Globe Nods". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "IMDb List of Highest Grossing Actors in the United States". Retrieved July 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy". Boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ↑ "People Index". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy burns Bill Cosby during his Mark Twain Prize acceptance speech". USA Today. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
