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.
New ‘SNL’ Season 50 Promo Teases Return Of Maya Rudolph As Kamala Harris
deadline.comAfter the first promo for this week’s Season 50 premiere episode of Saturday Night Live leaned heavily into nostalgia, clips released today teased more topical subject matter.
The first of three 30-ish second snippets contained in a video newly shared to YouTube featured the typical triptych of host (Jean Smart), musical guest (Jelly Roll) and a castmember (Marcello Hernández).
The final two vignettes, however, featured a former SNL castmember whose work has again become very topical: Maya Rudolph. The Loot actress didn’t mention the former president in the snippets, but toward the end of one she does break out in a very broad Southern accent, a possible reference to memes alleging Harris affected an accent at certain rallies to seem more folksy.
Watch below. In July, Deadline confirmed that Rudolph will reprise her Emmy-winning take on the VP tas the NBC late-night comedy program covers the final stretch of the 2024 Presidential campaign.
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