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.
Jermaine Fowler Made His Childhood Dreams Come True With 'Coming 2 America' (Exclusive)
etonline.comJermaine Fowler was one month old. It would be another eight years before he saw the Eddie Murphy-Arsenio Hall classic for the first time as an elementary schooler. «Every scene in the barbershop killed me,» he recalls. «Every scene.»«My favorite scene is Clarence talking about how Martin Luther King punched him in the chest, because he thought he was somebody else,» Fowler says, laughing now even thinking about it. «It's so many layers to that.
Why was he there? And why did he punch you? Who did he think you were?»In high school, he recorded the barbershop scene on his «old little Nokia joint» and set it as his answering machine.
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