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 Offers Advice While Accepting Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award: ‘Keep Will Smith’s Wife Name Out Your F—king Mouth’
usmagazine.comHe went there! As Eddie Murphy was honored with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Golden Globe Awards, he addressed Will Smith’s now-infamous Oscars slap.“This is very nice,” Murphy, 61, said during the broadcast, before shouting out fiancée Paige Butcher and his 10 children on Tuesday, January 10. “I’ve been in show business for 46 years and I’ve been in the movie business for 41 years.”The Daddy Day Care actor went on to offer Hollywood newbies a few pointers that he’s learned through the years. “I want to let you know there’s a definitive blueprint that you can follow to achieve success, prosperity, longevity and peace of mind,” Murphy said. “It’s a blueprint [that] I followed my whole life.
It’s very simple. There’s three things, you just do these things: Pay your taxes, mind your business and keep Will Smith’s wife’s name out your f—king mouth.”The room then erupted in laughter and applause.The 53-year-old Emancipation star made headlines at the Academy Awards last year when he smacked presenter Chris Rock across the face for joking about Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaved head. (Pinkett Smith suffers from alopecia and has been vocal about her hair loss.) While Smith eventually apologized for his actions, he was banned from future Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences events for 10 years.Murphy, for his part, earned the prestigious Cecil B.
DeMille Award during Tuesday’s show in honor of his lengthy contributions to entertainment.“We’re honored to present this year’s Cecil B.
DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,” Helen Hoehne, the current HFPA president, said in a statement at the time. “We’re thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his
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