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Eddie Murphy Raw is a 1987 American stand-up comedy film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Robert Townsend. It was Murphy's second feature stand-up comedy film, following Eddie Murphy Delirious. However, unlike Delirious, Raw received a wide theatrical release.
Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York City, [2] and raised in the borough's Bushwick neighborhood. [14] His mother, Lillian Murphy (née Laney, later Murphy Lynch), was a telephone operator, and his father, Charles Edward Murphy (1940–1969), was a transit police officer and an amateur actor and comedian.
Eddie Murphy Delirious is an American stand-up comedy television special directed by Bruce Gowers, written by and starring Eddie Murphy. [1] The stand-up set became a TV Special for HBO on October 15, 1983. The 70-minute special was Murphy's first feature stand-up and the predecessor to the wide theatrical release in 1987, Eddie Murphy Raw.
Eddie Murphy: So Happy: Himself 1992 "Remember the Time" Michael Jackson: Dangerous: Pharaoh Ramesses III: 1993 "Whatzupwitu" Eddie Murphy: Love's Alright: Himself "Desdamona" Eddie Murphy: Love's Alright: Himself "I Was A King" Eddie Murphy (feat. Shabba Ranks) Love's Alright: Himself 2013 "Red Light" Eddie Murphy (feat. Snoop Lion) "9" Himself
Robert Townsend (born February 6, 1957) is an American actor, director, comedian, and writer. [1] [2] Townsend is best known for directing the films Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), The Meteor Man (1993), The Five Heartbeats (1991) and various other films and stand-up specials.
co-production with Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films and Eddie Murphy Productions June 3, 1987: The Untouchables: July 22, 1987: Summer School: August 7, 1987: Back to the Beach: August 28, 1987: Hamburger Hill [note 3] North American theatrical and television distribution only; produced by RKO Pictures and Interaccess Film Distribution [11 ...
The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor Eddie Murphy.. Murphy earned both a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for Eddie Murphy: Comedian (1983), and an Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live (2019).
Richmond played a young Eddie Murphy in the beginning scenes of the film Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), [3] appeared in the film Enemy Territory as Chet [8] and had a small role in the Spike Lee film Mo' Better Blues. [9]