eddie murphy - search results

[…] over their label LaFace Records at the time, were firmly able to put the soundtrack together for a successful run, it was the guidance of “Boomerang” star Eddie Murphy, co-producer Warrington Hudlin and Hudlin’s brother and “Boomerang” director Reginald Hudlin that laid the foundation for the overall effort. “Ultimately, Reggie and Warren and Eddie Murphy […]

*Netflix released on Monday a trailer for “Dolemite Is My Name,” starring Eddie Murphy as the actor behind the 1970s blaxploitation film character. Late actor and musician Rudy Ray Moore was the original filmmaker and star of the 1975 movie “Dolemite.” He was also considered the “Godfather of Rap,” as hip-hop artists often sample his […]

Will ya look at this! It’s the family of the man with the most potent sperm in Hollywood!! Yep, we’re talkin’ ’bout funny man Eddie Murphy‘s huge clan’s Christmas pix. If you’re trying to find Eddie, look for the “old” guy in middle of the middle row. Actually, at age 57, Proud Papa, Mr. Murphy, […]

* Eddie Murphy, 58, admits in a new interview with the New York Times that he cringes at some of the material from his 1987 stand-up special, “Raw.” “I was a young guy processing a broken heart, you know, kind of an a–hole,” Murphy admitted of his controversial jokes. He also addressed the backlash and […]

 *Ahead of Eddie Murphy’s return to “Saturday Night Live,” later this month, the comedian hit up Ellen DeGeneres this week to dish about the characters he may revisit on SNL, his return to the stand-up scene and possibly shooting a Netflix special.  “I’m gonna start kinda working out in the beginning of the year […]

*Heeeeee’s baaaaaaack! “He” is Eddie Murphy and the funnyman is set to do something a lot of folks thought would never happen. He’s killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. Not only is he returning to his old stomping grounds, “Saturday Night Live,” but he’s also gonna host the dang show! We know […]

(L-R): Mel B, daughter Angel, Eddie Murphy (Getty Images) *The daughter of Eddie Murphy and Mel B has sadly been dragged into the messy divorce battle of her mother and former stepdad, Stephen Belafonte. In his fight to get visitation rights, Mel’s ex reportedly told a Los Angeles judge that his 10-year-old stepdaughter, Angel, is […]

* Eddie Murphy has been doin’ the damn thang (entertaining folks) for quite some time now and he’s finally about to get some overdue props: the Critics Choice Lifetime Achievement Award. Murphy, who came to fame via “Saturday Night Live” and went on to humongous success in Hollywood, will receive the honor at the 25th […]

*A who’s who of comedy giants gathered in New Jersey Wednesday night to pay their last respects to Charlie Murphy, a.k.a. “Darkness.” Murphy, older brother to actor/comedian Eddie Murphy, died in a New York City hospital at 57 last week after battling leukemia. Dave Chappelle, George Lopez, Cedric the Entertainer, D.L. Hughley and Eddie Griffin gathered […]

* Eddie Murphy’s foray into reggae via the song “Oh Jah Jah” topped the reggae chart on iTunes, and now there’s a video for it. Murphy released the song four months ago after revealing he was now focusing his energy on being a reggae artist. The Richard Gumbs III-directed music video has the entertainer simply […]

*Sheesh! Eddie Murphy has just reportedly agreed to pay his ex Mel B. $35,000 in monthly child support for their 15-year-old daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown. The former Spice Girl, full name Melanie Brown, filed court documents about two years ago, requesting for additional monies due to a decrease in income. This was back in […]

* Eddie Murphy’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live’s” 40th anniversary special back in February was written off as “strange” when he walked out on stage and didn’t really do or say anything. Comedian and SNL alum Norm McDonald would later reveal in a series of Tweets that Murphy was written into a sketch in which […]

*Netflix is negotiating for “Soul Soul Soul: The Murray Murray Story,” a fake documentary that will star Eddie Murphy. Deadline reports that Brett Ratner will direct a script by Chris Case, with Brian Grazer and Tyler Mitchell producing. Murphy will play Murray Murray, “a soul singer from the early 1960s, in a docu about his […]

Aykroyd, Murphy, ‘Trading Places’ (1983)Paramount/Everett Collection * Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd’s 1983 comedy “Trading Places” is being turned into a stage musical starring “Freestyle Love Supreme‘s” Aneesa Folds in Murphy’s role with Bryce Pinkham portraying Aykroyd’s character.  Here’s more from Deadline: With a book by Reno 911! actor and writer Thomas Lennon, direction by […]

Actor Eddie Murphy speaks onstage during the 87th Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on February 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California *Eddie Murphy will head to Washington DC this fall to receive this nation’s top prize for humor by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Officials announced Thursday that the comedian, 54, […]