Favourite comic actor – Eddie Murphy

Presentation by Anton Anikeev

Biography

Edward Regan Murphy was born on 03/04/1961 in New York in a wealthy family. His father - a police officer - died when Eddie was 8 years old. The stepfather early said about  Eddie Murphy’s acting talent. Eddie was 15 years old when he played in youth clubs as an actor with the author's miniatures.

The start of career

Eddie Murphy quickly became leading position in a famous TV show. He was  twice nominated for the award ”Emmy”. Although it hasn’t been awarded to him, Eddie’s fame grew. He made the audience laugh to tears, and parodies in his performance were very popular.

Film debut

Eddie Murphy debuted in the film in 1982 in a police movie "48 Hrs.“. He breaks into the film and stunning the audience by a comedic skill. His hero is constantly chattering, gesticulating and rolling his eyes, so causes laught of the viewer

The peak of popularity

The peak of Eddie Murphy’s popularity was in the second half of 1980-s, when he acted in very successful films “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Beverly Hills Cop II”. In the same years Eddy played the role himself in a comedy film “Eddie Murphy Raw”. Murphy used a lot of strong language in this film and because of it the audience differently accepted the film.

My opinion

Personally I like to watch films with Eddy Murphy’s acting for his plastic, mimicry, charm and of course for his perfect sense of humor. The film in which Eddie uses all of these properties "Meet Dave." This is one of my favorite films and I found him very funny because of his acting.

“His dazzling and wide, like a Studebaker’s radiator, smile and a luxury-like donkey shout, laugh like a announcement of how he is full of life” – Washington Post about Eddie Murphy

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