Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy  (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and director. He is well known for the movies that he is in, as well as being a comedian. Murphy first earned attention as a regular actor at  Saturday Night Live (SNL), and was credited with helping revitalize the series during the early 1980s. Some of his most well known roles in films are being in both Nutty Proffesor films (as he took the role of over five characters) and the Shrek film series for portraying Donkey.