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Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.
Box office takes from Murphy's films make him the second-highest grossing actor in the United States. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984 and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs, Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Eddie Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, Norbit, and Meet Dave.
Actors: Joshua Lou Friedman (miscellaneous crew), Ken Meyer (miscellaneous crew), Robert Abramoff (producer), Brooke Haven (actress), Josh Hutcherson (producer), Mark Behar (miscellaneous crew), Will Wallace (actor), James Black (actor), Dane Cook (actor), Dominic Monaghan (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), Will Wallace (actor), Josh Hutcherson (actor), David Zimmerman III (miscellaneous crew), Marcella Bremond (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: This comedy/horror movie is about a group of teens who go to Grizzly Lake High School. When one of their class mates is killed by someone dressed up as 'Cinderhella' (a character from a popular horror movie) they are all under suspicion. But when they all get detention, they try to work out who it is.
Keywords: 1990s, acid, axe, bear, bisected-at-the-waist, body-landing-on-a-car, body-swap, body-switching, bomb, breaking-the-fourth-wallActors: Jon Tewksbury (director), Jon Tewksbury (writer), Jon Tewksbury (producer), Jon Tewksbury (editor), Jason Shabatoski (writer), Jason Shabatoski (director), Jason Shabatoski (producer), Jason Shabatoski (editor), Jason Shabatoski (actor), Dana Lesiuk (producer), Lisa Falk (miscellaneous crew), Adam Budd (actor), Larry Heisler (actor), David Stefanyshyn (actor), David Stefanyshyn (writer),
Plot: _Shuya Show (2009)_ (qv) is a light-hearted satire that follows oppressed factory worker, Provar Parpüpoff, on his quest to find his polka hero, Marty Shuya. A liar in love, Provar must escort (by any means possible) the musical legend to his school reunion in order to impress his long-lost crush, Pheet.
Keywords: accordion, b-movie, character-name-in-title, chase, class-reunion, cosmonaut, cult-film, dancing, dubbed, factory-workerActors: Jon Tewksbury (director), Jon Tewksbury (writer), Jon Tewksbury (producer), Jon Tewksbury (editor), Jason Shabatoski (writer), Jason Shabatoski (director), Jason Shabatoski (producer), Jason Shabatoski (editor), Jason Shabatoski (actor), Dana Lesiuk (producer), Lisa Falk (miscellaneous crew), Adam Budd (actor), Larry Heisler (actor), David Stefanyshyn (actor), David Stefanyshyn (writer),
Plot: _Shuya Show (2009)_ (qv) is a light-hearted satire that follows oppressed factory worker, Provar Parpüpoff, on his quest to find his polka hero, Marty Shuya. A liar in love, Provar must escort (by any means possible) the musical legend to his school reunion in order to impress his long-lost crush, Pheet.
Keywords: accordion, b-movie, character-name-in-title, chase, class-reunion, cosmonaut, cult-film, dancing, dubbed, factory-workerActors: John Fox (miscellaneous crew), John Fox (miscellaneous crew), Danielle Chau (actress), Todd James (actor), Mia Kate Russell (actress), VJ Kesh (actor), Mark Bakaitis (producer), Mark Bakaitis (director), Remo Camerota (editor), Renee Brennan (actress), Matt Trihey (actor), Alex Bialocki (producer), Adam Breasley (writer),
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi,