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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Eddie MurphyAbout Eddie MurphyEddie 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. The Numbers Links
Acted in the television series Saturday Night Live as Various (1980-1984)
Famous as Stand-Up Comedian before acting: Eddie Murphy
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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 | ||||
External Links
| AllMoviePhoto | Eddie Murphy movie stills from the mainstream movies, also feature original theme wallpaper |
| Celebrity-Link | Eddie Murphy at Celebrity Link |
| CelebWeLove.com | Enjoy Great Collection of Eddie Murphy Photos, Pictures, Images, Biography, Filmogaphy and Send Free Ecards to Your Dearest One |
| EntertainGuide.com | Pictures, image gallery, wallpapers, screensavers, desktop themes, and bio |
| StarPulse | Visit Starpulse.com for more info on Eddie Murphy |
| Wikipedia | Eddie Murphy at Wikipedia |
