Eddie Murphy Net Worth

Eddie Murphy's Quotes

• [in 1985] I'd like to produce, direct, write, score, and star in a film in exactly the way [Charles Chaplin] did. I'll do that before I'm thirty.
• Every bad decision I've made has been based on money. I grew up in the projects and you don't turn down money there. You take it, because you never know when it's all going to end. I made [Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)] because they offered me $15 million. That $15 million was worth having Roger Ebert's thumb up my ass.
• I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.
• [on why he accepted a part in Best Defense (1984)] The door opened and four guys came in carrying a check.
• That's my idol, Elvis Presley. If you went to my house, you'd see pictures all over of Elvis. He's just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. And I think it's because he had such presence. When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the fucking room. I don't give a fuck who was in the room with him---[Humphrey Bogart], Marilyn Monroe.

Interesting Facts about Eddie Murphy

1. Was cast by Saturday Night Live (1975) and NBC in 1980 when he was 19 years old.
2. Ranked #78 in Empire (UK) magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. [October 1997]
3. Born at 1:30pm-EST.
4. In a TV commercial never shown in the United States, Eddie Murphy kissed the front bumper of a Toyota sedan.
5. Has 10 children: son, Eric Murphy (b. July 10, 1989) with 1st ex-girlfriend, Paulette McNeely, daughter, Bria L. Murphy (b. November 18, 1989), son, Miles Mitchell Murphy (b. November 7, 1992), daughter, Shayne Audra Murphy (b. October 10, 1994), daughter, Zola Ivy Murphy (b. December 24, 1999) & daughter, Bella Murphy (Bella Zahra Murphy, b. January 29, 2002) with ex-wife, Nicole Mitchell Murphy, son, Christian Murphy (b. November 29, 1990) with 2nd ex-girlfriend, Tamara Hood, daughter, Angel Murphy Brown (b. April 3, 2007) with 3rd ex-girlfriend, Mel B and daughter, Izzy Oona Murphy (b. May 3, 2016) & son, Max Charles Murphy (b. November 30, 2018) with fiancée, Paige Butcher.
6. Attended Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York, before beginning his acting career.
7. Did stand-up comedy at the same Bay Area Comedy Club as Robin Williams and Caryn Johnson (whose stage name eventually became Whoopi Goldberg) before getting into acting.
8. Was voted Most Popular while attending Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School in Roosevelt, New York, due to the stand-up comedy routines he would perform in the school's auditorium and jokes he would tell classmates during lunch.
9. Older brother Charlie Murphy is also an actor. Younger brother Vernon Jr. was half of the hip-hop group K-9 Posse, which released two albums in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
10. The role of Winston Zeddemore in Ghost Busters (1984) was originally written with him in mind and was meant to be much bigger. He turned it down in favor of starring in Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and the role went to Ernie Hudson.
11. Idolized Richard Pryor and was inspired by him to do comedy. Went on to cast Pryor in his directorial debut Harlem Nights (1989).
12. At the height of his popularity in the mid 1980s, he began a music career, spawning the popular song "Party All the Time", which he recorded with Rick James. Also recorded an album in the early 1990s, entitled "Whazzupwitu", in which he performs in a video of the single of the same name, alongside Michael Jackson. Murphy appeared in Jackson's video "Remember the Time" in 1992 alongside fellow celebrities Magic Johnson and Iman.
13. Close friends with former late night talk show host Arsenio Hall
14. Paid for the funeral of comedic inspiration Redd Foxx.
15. Was criticized tremendously by Spike Lee for not using his show business stature to help black actors break into film.
16. Named one of E!'s Top 20 Entertainers of 2001.
17. (January 30, 2002) His wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy gave birth to their daughter Bella Zahra (aka Bella Murphy).
18. Is the only cast member of Saturday Night Live (1975) to host while still a cast member. Nick Nolte was to host but fell ill and Eddie replaced him.
19. Was in a relationship with singer Whitney Houston before she married former husband Bobby Brown.
20. Former wife, Nicole Mitchell Murphy, is an Associate with Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.