Eddie Murphy was born on 3 April 1961 in Brooklyn. An American actor and comedian, Murphy joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a teenager and became its biggest star in the early 1980s. He moved into films with 48 Hrs., Trading Places and Beverly Hills Cop, which made him one of the top box-office draws of the decade. He also starred in Coming to America, The Nutty Professor and voiced Donkey in the Shrek series. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Dreamgirls, and returned to the spotlight with Dolemite Is My Name and Coming 2 America. He was also awarded the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
Before and after
- 14 February 1961Discovery of lawrencium
- 24 February 1961Birth of Erna Solberg
- 7 March 1961Birth of Sanae Takaichi
- 23 March 1961Construction of National Library of Australia
- 3 April 1961Birth of Eddie Murphy
- 12 April 1961Launch of Vostok 1
- from 17 April 1961 to 19 April 1961Bay of Pigs invasion
- 18 April 1961Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
- 29 April 1961Founding of WWF International
More in Art, literature & culture
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- from 25 August 1966 to 11 September 2001Construction of World Trade Center
- 1 December 1969Publication of Doraemon
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- from 17 September 2021 to 27 June 2025Premiere of Squid Game
The era
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