Our Favorite Eddie Murphy Roles

These are a few of our favorite Eddie Murphy roles.

As Chandler Jarrel in The Golden Child  - A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate in this 1986 thriller. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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As Chandler Jarrel in The Golden Child  - A private detective specializing in missing children is charged with the task of finding a special child that dark forces want to eliminate in this 1986 thriller. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

As Prince Hakeem in Coming to America  - In this 1988 classic, an African prince goes to Queens, New York, to find a wife he can respect for her intelligence and wit. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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As Prince Hakeem in Coming to America  - In this 1988 classic, an African prince goes to Queens, New York, to find a wife he can respect for her intelligence and wit. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

As Quick in Harlem Nights - In this 1989 period piece, "Sugar" Ray is the owner of an illegal casino who must contend with the pressures of vicious gangsters and corrupt policemen who want to run him out of business. Judging by this flick, in the 1920s any dastardly trick was fair! (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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As Quick in Harlem Nights - In this 1989 period piece, "Sugar" Ray is the owner of an illegal casino who must contend with the pressures of vicious gangsters and corrupt policemen who want to run him out of business. Judging by this flick, in the 1920s any dastardly trick was fair! (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

As Marcus in Boomerang  - In this 1992 romantic comedy, Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is playing him in exactly the same way. He's upset, and his work goes downhill. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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As Marcus in Boomerang  - In this 1992 romantic comedy, Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is playing him in exactly the same way. He's upset, and his work goes downhill. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

As Thomas Jefferson Johnson in The Distinguished Gentleman  - In this 1992 comedy, a Florida con man uses the passing of a Congressman from his district, and a coincidence of names, to get himself elected to Congress. Washington D.C. looks like a conman's paradise, with endless money flowing from lobbyists. But he soon learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how. (Photo: Hollywood Pictures)

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As Thomas Jefferson Johnson in The Distinguished Gentleman  - In this 1992 comedy, a Florida con man uses the passing of a Congressman from his district, and a coincidence of names, to get himself elected to Congress. Washington D.C. looks like a conman's paradise, with endless money flowing from lobbyists. But he soon learns the nature of the game and decides to fight back the only way he knows how. (Photo: Hollywood Pictures)

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As Sheman Klump and Buddy Love in The Nutty Professor  - In this 1996 smash, Murphy plays the grossly overweight Prof. Sherman Klump, who takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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As Sheman Klump and Buddy Love in The Nutty Professor  - In this 1996 smash, Murphy plays the grossly overweight Prof. Sherman Klump, who takes a special chemical that turns him into the slim but obnoxious Buddy Love. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

As Dr. John Dolittle in Dr. Dolittle  - In this 1998 remake of a '70s classic, a doctor finds out that he can understand what animals are saying. And the animals find out that he understands. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

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As Dr. John Dolittle in Dr. Dolittle  - In this 1998 remake of a '70s classic, a doctor finds out that he can understand what animals are saying. And the animals find out that he understands. (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

As Rayford Gibson in Life  - This 1999 film tells the story of two criminals who discover the value of life only after being sentenced to life imprisonment. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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As Rayford Gibson in Life  - This 1999 film tells the story of two criminals who discover the value of life only after being sentenced to life imprisonment. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

As Kit Ramsey in Bowfinger - When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him. Steve Martin co-stars in this 1999 comedy. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

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As Kit Ramsey in Bowfinger - When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him. Steve Martin co-stars in this 1999 comedy. (Photo: Universal Pictures)

As James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls   - Based on the hit Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s. Real talk: Murphy should've won an Oscar for this 2006 performance. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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As James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls   - Based on the hit Broadway musical, a trio of black female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s. Real talk: Murphy should've won an Oscar for this 2006 performance. (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

As Norbit and Rasputia in Norbit  - In this 2007 film, Murphy plays a mild-mannered guy who's engaged to a monstrous woman when he meets the woman of his dreams. He schemes to find a way to be with her. Where there's a will, there's a way. (Photo: Dreamworks)

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As Norbit and Rasputia in Norbit  - In this 2007 film, Murphy plays a mild-mannered guy who's engaged to a monstrous woman when he meets the woman of his dreams. He schemes to find a way to be with her. Where there's a will, there's a way. (Photo: Dreamworks)