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.
Eddie Murphy, Maya Rudolph Win Comedy Guest Acting Emmys for 'SNL' Roles
hollywoodreporter.comEddie Murphy and Maya Rudolph won Emmys Saturday for their guest roles in the same episode of Saturday Night Live. Murphy won the Emmy for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his hosting turn on the NBC sketch show in December 2019.
Maya Rudolph won for outstanding guest actress in a comedy — her second Emmy this year — for playing Sen. Kamala Harris in the same episode.
The Emmy is the first of Murphy's career. He was nominated twice before during his time as a cast member of the show in the early 1980s, along with nods for writing on SNL in 1984 and as a producer of The PJs in 1999.
See his acceptance speech below. Rudolph, meanwhile, was nominated twice in the guest actress category, also earning a nod for NBC's The Good.
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