He goes ALL the way--and at times too far; but none can deny that Eddie Murphy travels full-throttle into character-land, more so than most.
Perhaps his Gumbied-SNL roots taught him half-way wasn't good enough; or maybe he's one of those actors who stealthily channel multiple personality disorder into craft.
Spanning outlandish to scandalous, his characters have inspired a range of reaction: from earning him an Oscar nom to public floggings by the critics.
So with Meet Dave's arrival, we whittled it down to 10 of the most eye-widening ones in this chameleon's secret garden of absurd characters--beginning with "Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy."
10. Meet Dave
There's the robotic, anti-social wacky spaceship version and 100 mini-me, look-alike companions in this tale about a "man" who turns out to be a spaceship operated by 100 quarter-inch tall human-looking aliens seeking a way to save their planet. Complications ensue when their captain falls in love. And once again, Eddie gets to play multiple selves.