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Edward
"Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an Academy
Award-nominated, Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild Award-winning
American actor and comedian. Murphy ranks as the number one
grossing film star in history, having a total of 33 films to date,
his films grossing over $3.4 billion in the US alone, averaging
$104 million per film. He was a regular cast member on Saturday
Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up
comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career. Murphy has
received Golden Globe nominations for best actor in a comedy or
musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places,
and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best
Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James
"Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls,
and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best
Supporting Actor for the same role. films which Murphy has played
multiple roles include Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In
Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films, where he played much of the
Klumps clan, Bowfinger and 2007's Norbit
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