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.
Oscars: Academy Digital Screening Room Opens With Amazon And Netflix Contenders First To Vie For Voters Attention; DVDs Now Banned
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Let the race begin.On the eve of the Fall film festivals which signifies the official start of Oscar season (just as Emmy final voting is prepared to wrap up Monday evening), the Academy Screening Room this week has just put up their first four films in the section labeled FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION and all of them are from streamers.Those movies are Netflix’s The Mitchells Vs The Machines, along with a trio from Amazon , Annette, The Tomorrow War, and Coming 2 America (the latter pair actually pickups from Paramount and sent straight to the streamer).
Coming 2 America, the Eddie Murphy sequel, is actually the only one of the quartet that is not labeled “new” so it may have landed on the site first and gets bragging rights for
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