Edward Regan Murphy is a highly celebrated American actor, comedian, writer, producer, as well as a singer. Eddie Murphy became popular on the sketch comedy show titled “Saturday Night Live”, for which he became a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has again worked as a stand-up comedian, where he is placed No. 10 on Comedy Central's ranking list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups in history.
Eddie Murphy's birth history can be traced to Brooklyn, New York City and was brought up in the borough's Bushwick neighbourhood. Lillian Murphy, also known as Murphy Lynch, identified as Eddie Murphy's mother, was a telephone operator, Charles Edward Murphy; his father worked as a transit police officer who also doubled as an amateur actor as well as a comedian.
Why did Eddie Murphy stop acting?
Eddie Murphy revealed during an appearance on Marc Maron's “WTF” podcast, that he has suspended acting following a string of critically reviled movies that put him into a Razzie darling.
