Eddie Murphy Biography
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Eddie Murphy
| Name : | Edward Regan Murphy |
| Date of Birth : | 3rd April 1961 |
| Place of Birth : | Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Nick Name : | Ed / Murph |
| Height : | 5' 9½" (1.77 m) |
| Natural hair color : | Black |
| Signature Film : | Det. Axel Foley in the “Beverly Hills Cop” Trilogy |
| Debut Film : | 48 Hrs. (1982) |
| Spouse : | Nicole Mitchell (1993 - Present) |
Mini Biography:
Eddie was too young when his father had expired, had a brother & a baby brother were brought up by his mother working in a telephone company & a step father at a Breyer's Ice Cream factory as a foreman . His character was much inclined to amusing nature from his childhood, when he reached at 15 he started utilizing this talent & started writing & performing on that , simultaneously he had joined bars at the Roosevelt High School auditorium. To encash his comic talent he finally made his showcase of Manhattan, the Comic Strip and performed at a club owned by Robert Watches and Richard Tienken,the club co-owners got impressed in such a way that they planned to give him a big break in their club as a entertainer but after hearing a Show by Watches and Tienken they gave him a Status of Star, show was the "Saturday Night Live" (1975), where Eddie casted himself as a featured player . |
Salary:
Shrek 2 (2004) $10,000,000
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002) $20,000,000
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) $20,000,000
Shrek (2001) $ 3,000,000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000) $20,000,000 (and 20% of the gross)
Doctor Dolittle (1998) $17,000,000
The Nutty Professor (1996) $12,000,000
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) $15,000,000
Coming to America (1988) $8,000,000
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) $8,000,000
Beverly Hills Cop (1984) $14,000,000
Best Defense (1984) $1,000,000
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