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.
‘Shrek 5’ is officially in the works with original cast in talks
nypost.comreports Variety. “It’s not that dissimilar to the process that we went through with ‘Mario,’ where you look at what the core elements are that audiences have loved, and you do your very best to honor those core elements,” said Meledandri. “And then you’re hard at work to build story elements and new characters that take you to brand new places.
The original cast is a huge part of that.”As of Tuesday, Meledandri, 63, said there are no firm deals with Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz or Eddie Murphy but negotiations were being held. “We anticipate the cast coming back.
Talks are starting now, and every indication that we’ve gotten is there’s tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of the actors to return,” gushed Meledandri.
The Post reached out to Myers, Diaz and Murphy for comment.Released in 2001, the original “Shrek” film grossed nearly $492 million at the box office and spawned three other films and several spin-offs.
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