Saturday, Mar. 27, 2021

Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization's show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color.

After Murphy accepted his induction award Saturday night, the actor-comedian said he was "very moved" by the honor. He was presented...

Wednesday, Mar. 3, 2021

When Eddie Murphy made the original "Coming to America," he was, almost indisputably, the funniest man in America. 

Murphy was at the very height of his fame, coming off "Beverly Hills Cop II" and the stand-up special "Raw." They were heady times. Arsenio Hall, Murphy's longtime friend...

Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019

Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to "Saturday Night Live."

With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch...

Monday, Sep. 30, 2019

For the amount of cursing, vulgarity and nudity in "Dolemite Is My Name," it might come as a surprise that it's actually a rather sweet and heartfelt film. "Dolemite" is not here to shock and scandalize. It's simply a loving, R-rated portrait of Rudy Ray Moore, a nobody who had the guts to...

Monday, Sep. 9, 2019

It took Eddie Murphy more than a decade to get a movie made about Rudy Ray Moore. Judging by the response to the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, the wait was worth it.

"Dolemite Is My Name" drew some of the best reviews of Murphy's career, following the film's premiere...

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