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’ Starring Original Cast Could Be Coming Soon
etcanada.com“Shrek 5” could be on its way very soon. Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri confirmed the exciting news during a chat with Variety ahead of the release of “The Super Mario Bros.
Movie”. Meledandri, who also serves as a creative partner to DreamWorks Animation, said there had been early talks with the film’s original voice cast; which includes Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz and Eddie Murphy.
Meledandri shared, “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 honour those core elements. “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.” Despite there being no deals in place just yet, Meledandri insisted, “We anticipate the cast coming back.
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