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.
Here are the biggest ‘Saturday Night Live’ feuds you forgot existed
nypost.comand off-air turmoil in between. Why did Bill Murray call out Chevy Chase on Season 2? What made Dana Carvey believe Mike Myers stole his Lorne Michaels impression?
Well, with Season 50 swiftly approaching on Sept. 28, it’s time to look back on all the messy moments.Season 2 of “SNL” was back and better than ever when the premiere episode aired Sept.
18, 1976. Chevy Chase returned to host, but Murray didn’t hold back when confronting the man he had replaced about being a jerk on the show.It started with insults that quickly turned into shouts, as Murray, 73, sneered at Chase, 80: “Go f–k your wife.
I hear she needs it.” The “National Lampoon’s Vacation” star fired back, targeting the “Caddyshack” actor’s complexion by saying his face looked like something astronaut Neil Armstrong had landed on.According to Laraine Newman’s account in the 2015 book “Live From New York,” that insult turned the fight physical. “It was ugly,” she recalled. “I’d never seen guys fighting like that, let alone people I knew.”So yes, technically, the “Wayne’s World”stars have called a truce, but only after being estranged for years.Dana Carvey, 69, believed that Mike Myers, 61, didn’t give him adequate screen time in the “Wayne’s World”movies and also stole his Lorne Michaels impression.
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