Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) 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.
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.
Dan Aykroyd ‘wouldn’t choose to do blackface’ again after ‘Trading Places’
nypost.comThe Daily Beast about the film, which follows his character, a wealthy investment broker, switching places with a broke con artist (played by Murphy, 62).In one scene of the R-rated comedy, Aykroyd appears in blackface while wearing dreadlocks and speaking in a Caribbean accent.“I was in blackface in that film, and I probably couldn’t get away with it now,” Aykroyd told the outlet last week. “Eddie and I were improvising there.
Eddie is a black man, and his entourage were all black people, and I don’t think they batted an eye. There was no objection then; nobody said anything.
It was just a good comic beat that was truthful to the story.”Aykroyd continued: “I probably wouldn’t choose to do a blackface part, nor would I be allowed to do it.
I probably wouldn’t be allowed to do a Jamaican accent, white face or black. In these days we’re living in, all that’s out the window.
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