Eddie Murphy

Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born on April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is a comedian, actor, writer, singer and director. Murphy is best known for his tenure as a regular cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1980 and 1984 and for his roles in films such as the Beverly Hills Cops series, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Harlem Nights, Dr. Dolittle, the Shrek series, and Dreamgirls. In The Nutty Professor and its' sequel, he portrays every member of the Klump family (minus Ernie Klump Jr.) and also portrays Lance Perkins, a parody of real-life fitness guru Richard Simmons.