When the legendary 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America was in pre-production, Paramount Pictures reportedly insisted ...

Eddie Murphy could have played a role that was instrumental in launching Will Smith's movie career, but the star didn't come ...

But few lit up the screen as fast as Eddie Murphy did in his 1982 cinematic debut, 48 Hrs. Murphy was the rare case of a comedian to become an overnight movie star when he played Reggie Hammond in the ...

Outside of SNL, the comedian is also known for his specials Delirious (1983) and Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987) and movies such as Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, Dr. Dolittle, and Dreamgirls ...

Murphy’s childhood heroes include Richard Pryor, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lewis. When Murphy was three years old, his parents split up. His father was murdered by a girlfriend five years later. Murphy ...

Eddie Murphy was an era-defining comedy actor almost as soon as he hit the big screen, but he'd never call himself the best ever.