Murphy, Eddie, 1961-

LC control no.	n 84151471
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Murphy, Eddie, 1961- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Murphy, E. (Eddie), 1961-
Biography/History note	Individual was a Golden Globe awardee and a Grammy awardee.
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1961-04-03
Place of birth	Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Field of activity	Acting Motion picture authorship Television authorship Motion pictures--Production and direction Television--Production and direction
Affiliation	Nassau Community College Saturday Night Live Studios
Profession or occupation	Comedians Actors Screenwriters Motion picture producers and directors Television producers and directors
Found in	His Eddie Murphy, comedian [SR] p1983: label (Eddie Murphy, E. Murphy) Koenig, T. Eddie Murphy, c1985: CIP t.p. (Eddie Murphy) galley (b. Apr. 3, 1961) African American National Biography, accessed March 13, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Murphy, Eddie; actor, comedian; born 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, United States; attended Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York (1979); featured player on NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL) (1980); recorded first comedy album Eddie Murphy (1982); played in 48 Hrs. and Trading Places (1983) and received Golden Globe nominations for both performances; third Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop; released second album, Eddie Murphy: Comedian and earned a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (1984); starred in The Nutty Professor (1996); earned a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Dreamgirls (2006)) IMDb, June 1, 2021: (Eddie Murphy, actor, writer, producer ; b. April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA)
Associated language	eng