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.
‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Guest Host Lamorne Morris Steps Into Denzel Washington’s Shoes For Hilarious ‘Training Day’ Parody
etcanada.comKing Kong ain’t got nothing on Lamorne Morris! On Monday night, the former “New Girl” star guest hosted “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and showed off his impersonation skills with a parody of the 2001 film “Training Day”. READ MORE: Lamorne Morris Explains How The George Floyd Protests Inspired ‘Woke’ Season 2 In the sketch, which played during Morris’ monologue, the actor played both himself as a rookie host, and Denzel Washington as his corrupt cop character Alonzo Harris from the film.
At one point, Alonzo tries to bully Morris into stealing a TV from the show’s green room. When an alarm goes off, he throws a bag of white powder on Morris, telling him, “Hold this.” “Oh my god, is this crack?
Did you put crack on my neck?” Morris asks. “Crack? Hell no, those are Guillermo’s stones,” Alonso tells him. Later in the sketch, a third character shows up, with Morris impersonating Eddie Murphy’s iconic character Axel Foley from “Beverly Hills Cop”. READ MORE: Lamorne Morris And Hannah Simone Dish On ‘New Girl’ Gags, Chemistry & ‘Welcome To Our Show’ Podcast Also during the monologue, Morris threw some serious shade at the “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon”, embarrassing his mother, who was in the audience, in the process. “I don’t want to upset the show’s core fan base, which is men 18 to 49 who’ve never touched a t***y before,” he joked. “Sorry, Mom,” he added. “My mom is here.
My mom is actually in the audience right now. Mom, you don’t like it when I swear on TV, do you?” His mother could be seen trying to cover her face, before confirming that she doesn’t like swearing. “You know I once said the word ‘a**’ on TV and then she called me up the next day and she’s like, ’You know you don’t have to say that,
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