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Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy is an acclaimed American comedian, actor, and singer celebrated for his impact on comedy and film.

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Who is Eddie Murphy?

Eddie Murphy is best known for Influential comedian and actor known for groundbreaking stand-up comedy and iconic film roles. On Dead or Alive, Eddie Murphy is listed in the Comedians category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Eddie Murphy is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Influential comedian and actor known for groundbreaking stand-up comedy and iconic film roles.
Listed under: Comedians

About Eddie Murphy

He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023, and the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award in 2026. Murphy shot to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984 and broke out as a movie star in the 1980s films 48 Hrs. (1982), Trading Places (1983), and Beverly Hills Cop (1984). He then established himself as a leading man with starring roles in The Golden Child (1986), Coming to America (1988), Harlem Nights (which he also directed) (1989), Boomerang (1992), The Nutty Professor (1996), Dr. Dolittle (1998), Bowfinger (1999), Daddy Day Care (2003), and Norbit (2007). Murphy both won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Dreamgirls (2006). Murphy often takes on multiple roles in a single film, such as in Coming to America, Vampire in Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films, Bowfinger, The Adventures of Pluto Nash and Norbit. In 2020, he won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live. In 2015, his films made him the sixth-highest grossing actor in the United States.

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Eddie Murphy is known for Influential comedian and actor known for groundbreaking stand-up comedy and iconic film roles.

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