Eddie Murphy

A comedy wunderkind who launched his stand-up career at age 15 and landed a spot on Saturday Night Live four years later, Murphy has enjoyed a roller-coaster career, with many remarkable highs and low...
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04/02/1961
Brooklyn, NY
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After auditioning six times, he debuted as a featured player in the 1980-81 season of Saturday Night Live. After performing his stand-up routine as a time-filler at the end of one episode,
Scored a Top 10 hit in 1985 with the pop single "Party All the Time" from his Rick James-produced album How Could It Be.
Began doing stand-up in Long Island comedy clubs at age 15.