Eddie Murphy

Shrek (Mike Myers), Donkey (Eddie Murphy), and Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz) in 'Shrek'

Shrek voice cast, then and now: See the All-Stars on the animated hit's 25th anniversary

By Andrew Walsh and Kevin Jacobsen

Bella Murphy and Eddie Murphy in Los Angeles on April 13, 2026

Why Eddie Murphy forbids his kids from acting before they turn 18

By Wesley Stenzel

Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence; Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence

Grandpas for Life: Eddie Murphy confirms arrival of his and Martin Lawrence's first shared grandchild, Ari Skye

By Shania Russell

Eddie Murphy accepts the 51st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute Celebrating Eddie Murphy at Dolby Theatre on April 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Mike Myers attends the 51st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute Celebrating Eddie Murphy at Dolby Theatre on April 18, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Mike Myers honors Eddie Murphy in full Shrek makeup at AFI Life Achievement Award Ceremony: 'One of the greatest'

By Shania Russell

Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, and Adam Sandler at 'Roommates' premiere

Adam Sandler reunites with Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy at Roommates premiere in support of his daughter

By Leigh Blickley

Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall in 'Coming to America'

Coming to America almost didn’t happen, star Arsenio Hall says

By Kathleen Perricone

Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence

Eddie Murphy's son and Martin Lawrence's daughter are expecting their first child

Eddie Murphy in 'Dreamgirls' (2006); Eddie Murphy arrives at the 79th annual Academy Awards Nominees luncheon in Beverly Hills on Feb. 5, 2007

Eddie Murphy shares real reason he left Oscars early after losing for Dreamgirls (exclusive)

By Jillian Sederholm

'SNL' star Michael Che on 'Weekend Update'

Michael Che reveals the most tense moment he's witnessed at SNL: 'Scary almost'

By Jillian Sederholm

David Spade and Eddie Murphy

David Spade says he spent 25 years trying to get Eddie Murphy to stop hating him: 'He was a hero'

By Shania Russell

Honoree Tracy Morgan attends the 2025 "Made in NY" Awards at Gracie Mansion on June 16, 2025 in New York City.

Tracy Morgan calls out the Tracy Morgan impression he finds most flattering: 'I love it'

By Daysia Tolentino

Jesse Jackson; Eddie Murphy in 'Coming to America'

Jesse Jackson believed Eddie Murphy characters in Coming to America were real people: 'Motherf---er, that was me!'

By Jillian Sederholm

Pete Davidson and Eddie Murphy

A scandalous Eddie Murphy performance comforted Pete Davidson after his dad's tragic death on 9/11

By Jillian Sederholm

David Spade on 'Saturday Night Live'

Eddie Murphy reacts to watching David Spade make fun of him on SNL: 'You dirty motherf‑‑‑er'

By Jillian Sederholm

Must List collage of Billy Bob Thornton in Landman; Eddie Murphy and Glen Powell in The Running Man

Glen Powell's dystopian action film, an Eddie Murphy doc, and Landman season 2 top this week's Must List

By Patrick Gomez

Eddie Murphy and Yul Brynner

Eddie Murphy reveals Yul Brynner tried to proposition him for sexual encounter with wife: 'Wish I would've went'

By Jillian Sederholm

Eddie Murphy and Chris Rock on 'Saturday Night Live' on Dec. 21, 2019

Chris Rock told SNL boss Lorne Michaels to quit after Eddie Murphy-hosted episode

By Jillian Sederholm

'Coming to America'; 'Dolemite Is My Name'; 'The Adventures of Pluto Nash'

The 21 best (and worst) Eddie Murphy movies, from Holy Man to Dolemite Is My Name

By Elliott Smith and Allison DeGrushe

Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams at the 1988 Academy Awards

Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of critical Oscars speech: 'Why go there?'

By Jillian Sederholm

Charlie Murphy and brother Eddie Murphy arrive at Spike TV's 'Eddie Murphy: One Night Only' in 2012

Eddie Murphy reveals how late brother Charlie led to rare 'totally vulnerable' moment in new doc: 'Just me'

By Jillian Sederholm

Fiona in Shrek Forever After, Shrek in Shrek the Third, Puss in Boots in Puss in Boots

An All-Star viewing guide to watching the Shrek movies in order

By Skyler Trepel

Todd Bridges, Eddie Murphy, Rick James

Todd Bridges says Eddie Murphy enlisted Rick James for a drug intervention: 'I don't want you killing yourself'

By Ryan Coleman

NORBIT, Eddie Murphy, 2007

Eddie Murphy isn't convinced Norbit is his worst movie: 'Come on now, s--- ain't that bad'

By Jessica Wang

Pete Davidson at 'The Tonight Show' on July 22, 2025; Adam Sandler at 'The Tonight Show' on Aug. 20, 2024; Eddie Murphy at 'The Tonight Show' on June 17, 2024

Pete Davidson shares 'fatherly advice' he receives from fellow SNL alums Adam Sandler and Eddie Murphy: 'Stay clean'

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in 'The Pickup'; Robert De Niro in 'The King of Comedy'

Pete Davidson wants to remake Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy with Eddie Murphy

By Wesley Stenzel

Pete Davidson, Keke Palmer, and Eddie Murphy at the premiere of 'The Pickup' in Los Angeles on July 27, 2025

Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson baffled Keke Palmer with 8-minute Rocky reenactments: 'Just 2 bros'

By Wesley Stenzel

Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer in 'The Pickup'

Keke Palmer was 'comfortable' filming steamy scenes with Pete Davidson: 'He's pretty well-liked in the female world'

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy appears on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" airing May 29, 2025 in Burbank, California; Pink Panther

Eddie Murphy reveals his role in upcoming Pink Panther movie: 'I'm the new Clouseau'

By Mekishana Pierre

Colin Jost at the 2023 PEN America Literary Gala in New York City on May 18, 2023; Eddie Murphy on 'The Jennifer Hudson Show' on May 29, 2025

Colin Jost shares why he was 'most nervous' to write for Eddie Murphy at SNL anniversary

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson in The Pickup

Pete Davidson can't guess Eddie Murphy's age in The Pickup trailer: 'You're Black, so you look 40'

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy looks back at 'The Nutty Professor' movies

Eddie Murphy recalls playing dejected wife in Nutty Professor 2 erectile dysfunction scene: 'Strange place to be in'

By Raechal Shewfelt

Eddie Murphy attends the SNL50: The Anniversary Special at 30 Rockefeller Center on February 16, 2025 in New York City.

Eddie Murphy calls return for SNL 50th anniversary 'a trip': 'Everybody was real old'

By Wesley Stenzel

Jennifer Hudson attends the 56th NAACP Image Awards Creative Honors at The Novo on February 21, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Jennifer Hudson reveals she turned down hosting SNL over fear of public speaking: 'I was completely intimidated'

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence photographed in June 2024

Eddie Murphy reveals his son and Martin Lawrence's daughter are officially married: 'We're in-laws'

By Raechal Shewfelt

Jamie Foxx at a 'Back In Action' screening in Berlin on Jan. 15, 2025; Eddie Murphy at the world premiere of 'Candy Cane Lane' at in Los Angeles on Nov. 28, 2023

Jamie Foxx told Eddie Murphy not to do stand-up anymore because his house was 'too nice'

By Mekishana Pierre

Eddie Murphy attends the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California; Sidney Poitier attends Tribute Gala Honoring Spencer Tracy on March 3, 1986 at the Majestic Theater in New York City

Eddie Murphy says Sidney Poitier told him not to join Malcolm X: 'You are not Denzel'

By Wesley Stenzel

Zendaya attends the "Challengers" Paris Photocall at Hotel Crillon on April 06, 2024 in Paris, France., Shrek Forever After (2010) Shrek (voice by Mike Myers)

Get a first look at Zendaya in Shrek 5 as the ogre's daughter

By Jessica Wang

David Spade arrives to the 2019 E! People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on November 10, 2019; Eddie Murphy at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California

David Spade says 'no weird vibes' with Eddie Murphy after feud over SNL joke: 'Everything bad has evaporated'

By Wesley Stenzel

JOY BEHAR -THE VIEW; Tom Hanks during the "Black Jeopardy" sketch on February 16, 2025

Joy Behar understands why conservatives are mad over Tom Hanks' SNL MAGA character: 'It isn't fair'

Eddie Murphy, Tracy Morgan, Leslie Jones and Keenan Thompson on SNL 50

The best and worst moments from the Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special

By Andy Hoglund

Drag Race, Eddie Murphy attends the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California, Drag Race

See all the RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 Snatch Game celebrities: From Eddie Murphy to David Lynch and Rosa Parks

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Episode 12 -- Air Date 03/15/1986 -- Pictured: (l-r) Damon Wayans as officer, Griffin Dunne as Angel Carasco, Jon Lovitz as Mr. Monopoly, Randy Quaid as officer during the "Mr. Monopoly" skit on March 15, 1986

Damon Wayans explains Saturday Night Live sketch that got him fired immediately: 'I snapped'

By Jillian Sederholm

Donkey who served as a model for Eddie Murphy's 'Shrek' character dies

Donkey who served as a model for Eddie Murphy's Shrek character dies

By Ryan Coleman

Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence, the kids of Martin Lawrence and Eddie Murphy, are getting married

Eddie Murphy told Martin Lawrence he has to pay for their kids' wedding, the Bad Boys star says

By Raechal Shewfelt

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence at the "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" World Premiere held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing on June 20, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence will soon be family — their kids just got engaged

By Ryan Coleman

Ryan Reynolds attends the "It Ends With Us" New York Premiere at AMC Lincoln Square Theater and Eddie Murphy attends the world premiere of Amazon Prime Video's "Candy Cane Lane"

Ryan Reynolds believes Eddie Murphy should have won an Oscar — but not for the movie you're thinking of

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher

Eddie Murphy and Australian model Paige Butcher tie the knot in Caribbean wedding ceremony

Still from Shrek 2

Shrek 5 officially announced with Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz returning

By Wesley Stenzel

Must List collage of Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop Axel F; SWV; Vanessa Williams

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, SWV's Tiny Desk, and Vanessa Williams' 'Legs' top this week's Must List

Beverly Hills Cop III star Eddie Murphy in 1994

Beverly Hills Cop franchise producer Jerry Bruckheimer still hasn't seen the panned 3rd movie

By Jessica Wang

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence at the "Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F" World Premiere held at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing on June 20, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California

Eddie Murphy on his son dating Martin Lawrence's daughter: 'Our gene pool is gonna make this funny baby'

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy

Everything you need to remember from the Beverly Hills Cop franchise before seeing Axel F

By Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy's Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F chases cheap nostalgia over creativity

By Jordan Hoffman

Split frame of Eddie Murphy and Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon calls working with Eddie Murphy on Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F a 'bucket list' moment

By Emlyn Travis

Bronson Pinchot and Eddie Murphy in BEVERLY HILLS COP

Bronson Pinchot recalls receiving death threat at the height of Beverly Hills Cop fame: 'Who's ready for that?'

By Jessica Wang

Eddie Murphy during The 1st Annual American Cinematheque Moving Picture Ball Honoring Eddie Murphy at Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California, United States

Eddie Murphy reveals why he 'forced' himself to lose his iconic laugh after Beverly Hills Cop

By Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Split frame of Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy and John Belushi

Eddie Murphy turned down coke with Robin Williams and John Belushi: 'No, I'm cool'

By Christian Holub

Eddie Murphy, David Spade

Eddie Murphy recalls David Spade's 1995 SNL joke about him that sparked their feud: 'I felt it was racist'

By Emlyn Travis

Split screen of Eddie Murphy and a still from Shrek

Eddie Murphy shares Shrek 5 update, reveals Donkey spinoff

By Wesley Stenzel

Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy gets his Foley groove back in the Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F trailer

By Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Beverly Hills Cop: (L to R) John Ashton as Chief John Taggart, Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley and Judge Reinhold as Billy Rosewood in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F director says Eddie Murphy improvised 'the funniest moments'

By Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Eddie Murphy

Multiple crew members injured on set of Amazon MGM's Eddie Murphy movie The Pickup

By Wesley Stenzel

Honoree US actor comedian Kevin Hart acknowledges applause on stage during the 25th Annual Mark Twain Prize For American Humor at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, on March 24, 2024. This year's award, which is named to honor one of the world's greatest humorists, honors US actor and comedian Kevin Hart.

Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon's prank war continues at D.C. gala with Eddie Murphy stunt

By Andy Hoglund

Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 4

The heat is back on as Eddie Murphy returns in the first Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F teaser trailer

By Lester Fabian Brathwaite

Candy Cane Lane

How Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer inspired Candy Cane Lane

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor

Eddie Murphy has not forgotten his $100k bet with Richard Pryor: 'He owes me'

By Christian Holub

BEVERLY HILLS COP, Eddie Murphy, 1984, Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 4

Eddie Murphy's Axel Foley is back on the case in Beverly Hills Cop 4 first look

By Jessica Wang

Holiday Movie Preview 2023: Candy Cane Lane

How a sunny Southern California street inspired Candy Cane Lane

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Keegan Michael Key and Eddie Murphy as Stevie Wonder on SNL

Keegan-Michael Key remembers Eddie Murphy SNL moment that made him want to do sketch comedy

By Maureen Lee Lenker

Shrek's swamp on Airbnb

Here's your chance to book Shrek's swamp on Airbnb — with Donkey as host

By Jessica Wang

Here's who wins Claim to Fame.

Every Claim to Fame season 2 celebrity relative reveal

By Jillian Sederholm