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 says he would 'absolutely' reprise Shrek role 'in 2 seconds'
dailymail.co.ukEddie Murphy said that if the opportunity ever presented itself to reprise his role as Donkey from Shrek, he would 'absolutely do it.'The 61-year-old comedian has recently been recreating some of his most iconic roles.
He is bringing back Axle Foley from Beverly Hills Cop and recently returned as Prince Akeem in Coming 2 America. The comedic icon sat down with Etalk earlier this week and said, 'I'd absolutely be open if they ever came with another Shrek; I'd do it in two seconds.
I love Donkey.' He loves the Donkey character: The 61-year-old comic and movie star Eddie Murphy said that he would 'absolutely' reprise his role as Donkey from Shrek if DreamWorks presented the opportunity Murphy's comments came after another character from the Shrek franchise Puss in Boots: The Last Wish broke the $300 million mark at the global box office and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Despite being released the same day as Avatar 2: The Way of Water, the film put up impressive numbers. Murphy hoped Donkey would be considered for his own feature, saying, 'You know, they did Puss in Boots movies.'He explained, 'They should have done a Donkey movie.
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