Edward Regan Murphy is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He had his breakthrough as a standup comic before gaining stardom as a movie star and is he is widely recognized as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He has received several accolades including a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and an Emmy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. He was honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015 and the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023.
Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and raised in the borough's Bushwick neighborhood. His mother, Lillian Murphy (née Laney, later Murphy Lynch), was a telephone operator, and his father, Charles Edward Murphy (1940–1969), was a transit police officer and an amateur actor and comedian.
His father was murdered in 1969. Murphy later stated:
My mother and father broke up when I was three and he died when I was eight, so I have very dim memories ... He was a victim of the Murphy charm (laughs). A woman stabbed my father. I never got all the logistics. It was supposed to be one of those crimes of passion: "If I can't have you, no one else will" kind of deal.
When Murphy's single mother became ill, eight-year-old Murphy and his elder brother Charlie (1959–2017) lived in foster care for one year. In interviews, Murphy has said his time in foster care was influential in developing his sense of humor. Later, he and his brother were raised in Roosevelt, New York, by his mother and stepfather Vernon Lynch, a foreman at an ice cream plant.
| Date of Birth | 3rd April 1961 |
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| Age | 63 Years |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Country | United States of America |
| Current City | Brooklyn |
| Birth Place | Brooklyn |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| Reference | IMDB |
| Spouses | Nicole Mitchell Murphy Paige Butcher |
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| Children | Kris Myles Murphy Shayne Murphy Zola Ivy Murphy Bella Murphy Izzy Oona Murphy Max Charles Murphy Angel Murphy Brown |
| Education |
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| Roosevelt High School, Nassau Community College |
| Instruments | voice, electric bass guitar, guitar, musical keyboard |
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| Occupation | comedian, film actor, screenwriter, television actor, songwriter, voice actor, singer, film producer, film director, singer-songwriter, recording artist, television producer, director |
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