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Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961, in Hempstead, NY. By his mid-teens he was already working as a professional stand-up in Long Island clubs; by the age of 17, he was performing at Manhattan's famed Comic Strip and soon mounted a club tour of the East Coast. In 1980 his precocious talent won him a recurring gig as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live; at the moment, the comedy institution was suffering one of its frequent dry spells, and Murphy quickly established himself as its breakout star, graduating to full-time cast member status on the strength of memorable riffs on the Claymation hero Gumby and Our Gang character Buckwheat as well as creations like street pimp Velvet Jones and Mr. Robinson, a ghetto counterpart to Mr. Rogers.
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Born in Brooklyn on April 3, 1961, Edward Regan Murphy began appearing on stage at the age of 15, doing a combination of impersonations and side-splitting observational humor. While still in his teens, he joined the ensemble cast of Saturday Night Live, and was instantly catapulted to superstardom.
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A comedy wunderkind who launched his stand-up career at age 15 and landed a spot on Saturday Night Live four years later, Murphy has enjoyed a roller-coaster career, with many remarkable highs and lows. read more
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A COMIC ALONE Norm MacDonald has voiced Lucky the Dog in Eddie Murphy's 'Dr. Dolittle,' delivered the 'news' on 'Saturday Night Live,' written for 'Roseanne,' done numerous impressions . via Los Angeles Times
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