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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Eddie Murphy

About Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy is one of the many comedians that started out a succesful movie career with Saturday Night Live. It was in 1984 when he became a superstar with his portrayal of Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop. After a succesful period he followed with a number of box office failures in the late '80s and early '90s, however in the second half of the '90s he did star in the succesful Nutty Professor and Doctor Dolittle franchises and went on to voice Donkey in the Shrek franchise, incidentally making him the only actor to appear in all movies of 5 different franchises.

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Acted in the television series Saturday Night Live as Various (1980-1984)
Famous as Stand-Up Comedian before acting: Eddie Murphy
Often acts together with Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. (5) , Mike Myers (4) , Cameron Diaz (4)

Appearances

Released Movie Name Role 1st weekend US Gross Worldwide Gross
2011 A Thousand Words     Announced  
2011 Beverly Hills Cop IV Axel Foley   Announced  
5/21/2010 Shrek Forever After Donkey $70,838,207 $238,070,960 $708,070,960
2009 The Incredible Shrinking Man     Unknown  
6/12/2009 Imagine That Evan Danielson $5,503,519 $16,123,323 $16,123,323
7/11/2008 Meet Dave Dave $5,251,918 $11,803,254 $50,648,806
5/18/2007 Shrek the Third Donkey $121,629,270 $322,719,944 $798,958,162
2/9/2007 Norbit Norbit/Rasputia/Mr. Wong $34,195,434 $95,673,607 $158,973,607
12/15/2006 Dreamgirls James 'Thunder' Early $378,950 $103,365,956 $154,965,956
5/19/2004 Shrek 2 Donkey $108,037,878 $441,226,247 $919,838,758
11/26/2003 The Haunted Mansion Jim Evers $24,278,410 $75,817,994 $155,750,628
5/9/2003 Daddy Day Care Charlie Hinton $27,623,580 $104,148,781 $164,285,587
11/1/2002 I Spy Kelly Robinson $12,752,803 $33,561,137 $33,561,137
8/16/2002 The Adventures of Pluto Nash Pluto Nash $2,182,900 $4,411,102 $7,094,995
3/15/2002 Showtime Trey $15,011,430 $37,948,765 $78,948,765
6/22/2001 Doctor Dolittle 2 Dr. John Dolittle $25,037,039 $112,950,721 $176,101,721
5/18/2001 Shrek The Donkey $42,347,760 $267,655,011 $484,399,218
7/28/2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Mama Klump/Papa Klump etc $42,518,830 $123,307,945 $161,600,000
8/13/1999 Bowfinger Kit Ramsey $18,062,550 $66,458,769 $98,699,769
4/16/1999 Life Ray $20,414,775 $64,062,587 $73,521,587
10/9/1998 Holy Man G $5,106,919 $12,069,719 $12,069,719
6/26/1998 Doctor Dolittle Dr. John Dolittle $29,014,324 $144,156,605 $294,156,605
6/19/1998 Mulan Mushu (voice) $22,745,143 $120,620,254 $303,500,000
1/17/1997 Metro Scott Roper $11,411,107 $32,017,895 $32,017,895
6/28/1996 The Nutty Professor Sherman Klump/Buddy Love/Lance Perkins/Papa Klump $25,411,725 $128,814,019 $273,814,019
10/27/1995 Vampire in Brooklyn Maximillian/Preacher Pauly/Guido $7,045,379 $19,637,147 $19,637,147
5/25/1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Axel Foley $15,276,224 $42,586,861 $119,180,938
12/4/1992 The Distinguished Gentleman Thomas Jefferson Johnson $10,611,040 $46,434,570 $46,434,570
7/1/1992 Boomerang Marcus $13,640,706 $70,052,444 $131,052,444
6/8/1990 Another 48 Hrs. Reggie Hammond $19,470,596 $80,818,974 $153,518,974
11/17/1989 Harlem Nights Quick $16,096,808 $60,857,262 $95,857,262
6/29/1988 Coming to America Clarence/Prince Akeem/Randy Watson/Saul $21,404,420 $128,152,301 $288,800,000
12/18/1987 Eddie Murphy Raw Himself $9,077,324 $50,504,655 $50,504,655
5/20/1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Axel Foley $26,348,555 $153,665,036 $276,665,036
12/12/1986 The Golden Child Chandler Jarrell $11,549,711 $79,817,937 $79,817,937
12/5/1984 Beverly Hills Cop Axel Foley $15,214,805 $234,760,478 $316,300,000
7/20/1984 Best Defense Lieutenant T.M. Landry $7,872,297 $19,265,302 $19,265,302
6/8/1983 Trading Places Billy Ray Valentine $7,348,200 $90,400,000 $90,400,000
1983 Eddie Murphy Delirious Himself   Unknown  
12/8/1982 48 Hrs. Reggie Hammond $4,369,868 $75,936,265 $75,936,265
 Total Grosses $3,709,873,827 $6,920,471,747
 Average Gross $103,052,051
 Average Opening Weekend$23,752,233

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