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.
Golden Globes TV Review: Ceremony Takes Chance With Weeknight Broadcast, But Snark Replaced With Saccharine In Low-Energy Show
deadline.comAfter all the scandals and skepticism, was tonight the Golden Globes that NBC, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and the Todd Boehly-owned dick clark productions really wanted?
Back on network TV after two stained and subsequently supposedly reformed filled years, the once riotous and influential ceremony had high expectations to meet — and the erratic 80th annual Golden Globes barely met them halfway.
Big win hardware was handed out to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’s Angela Bassett, The Fabelmans and director Steven Spielberg, Everything Everywhere All at Once’s Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan, Elvis himself Austin Butler, Abbott Elementary and its creator/star Quinta Brunson, The Banshees of Inisherin, director Martin McDonagh and co-lead Colin Farrell, Game of Thrones‘ spinoff House of the Dragon, and the White Lotus and star Jennifer Coolidge, among well-deserved others.
Yellowstone‘s Kevin Costner, Euphoria‘s Zendaya, Tár‘s Cate Blanchett and The Dropout’s Amanda Seyfried triumphed too, but were absent tonight.
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