"My mother says I never talked in my own voice," Murphy later said.Īlthough he was never a dedicated student, Murphy found a great forum for his verbal agility in grade school, excelling in the popular game of "ranking" - trading witty insults with classmates. Murphy watched a lot of television growing up and developed a great skill for impressions, doing such characters as Bugs Bunny, Bullwinkle and Sylvester the Cat. When Murphy was nine years old, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a Breyer's ice cream factory, and the family moved to the primarily African American suburb of Roosevelt, Long Island. His parents divorced when he was three five years later, his father died and his mother went into the hospital for an extended period. He spent his early years in the projects of Bushwick with his father, Charles, a New York City police officer and amateur comedian, his mother, Lillian, a telephone operator, and his brother Charles. He continues to star in many movies, including comedies, dramas and family films.Įddie Regan Murphy was born on April 3, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York. At age 21, Murphy co-starred with Nick Nolte in 48 Hours, and he went on to further box-office success with Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor and Shrek. Eddie Murphy began doing stand-up comedy as a teenager and later joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.
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