Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, and singer.
Murphy was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984. He has worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
In films, Murphy has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs., the Beverly Hills Cop series, Trading Places, The Nutty Professor, and Dolemite Is My Name. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls.
Disney’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Reboot With Tiffany Haddish Set for March 2023 Release
thewrap.comDisney has set the release date for “Haunted Mansion,” its new film starring Tiffany Haddish based on the popular Disneyland and Disney World attraaction, to hit theaters in little over a year. “Haunted Mansion” will now open in theaters on March 10, 2023.
Justin Simien is directing the movie that also stars Owen Wilson, Rosario Dawson, LaKeith Stanfield and Danny DeVito.For now, “Haunted Mansion” opens one week ahead of Warner Bros.’ planned release for “Wonka” with Timothee Chalamet, which is dated for March 17, 2023.
Also on Friday, Disney dated the Searchlight film “The Banshees of Inishiren” for limited release on October 21, 2022, which is Martin McDonagh’s next film starring Colin Farrell. “Ghostbusters” and “The Heat” writer Katie Dippold wrote the most recent draft of the “Haunted Mansion” screenplay, which is described as a family adventure filled with happy haunts come to materialize and beginning to vocalize, as the song goes, though specific plot details are being kept under wraps.Dan Lin and Jonathan Elrich, who produced 2019’s billion-dollar-grossing “Aladdin” remake, are producing the film via their Rideback banner, and Rideback’s Nick Reynolds is executive producing “Haunted Mansion.” First launched as an attraction in 1969 at Disneyland, Haunted Mansion places riders inside “doom buggies” that take a tour of a haunted manor.
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