Eddie Murphy

My Comedy Hero: Andi Osho on her comedy idols - Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy

17 May 2011

My comedy heroes are always changing. I remember Jackie Mason being big in this country for a while and other influences have been Jack Dee and Victoria Wood. And Russell Brand was for a spell, but now that he’s moved off into a different sphere of…

Shrek Forever After

21 Jun 2010

(U) 93min After the patience-sapping Shrek the Third, DreamWorks’s animation department offer a fourth and final instalment, rebooting the flagging franchise with a new alternate-reality twist. This year’s monster hit How To Train Your Dragon…

Eddie Murphy pulls rank

Celebrity Gossip

3 Jun 2009

Eddie Murphy made his seven-year-old co-star cry. The 'Beverly Hills Cop' funnyman joked he had to let Yara Shahidi know who was in charge when they filmed 'Imagine That'. He quipped: "I grabbed her and I said, 'Look don't you think just because…

Eddie Murphy's role riddle

Celebrity Gossip

19 Dec 2008

Eddie Murphy has not been cast in the new 'Batman' movie. It was rumoured the star was set to portray villain The Riddler in the follow-up to 'The Dark Knight', but studio bosses insist they haven't even developed a storyline yet. Warner Bros.

Eddie Murphy's Riddler role

Celebrity Gossip

18 Dec 2008

Eddie Murphy is to play The Riddler in the new Batman movie. The 47-year-old comic actor is reportedly taking on the villainous role for the latest installment in director Christopher Nolan's interpretation of the comic books, due to be released in…

Eddie Murphy's holiday transport

Celebrity Gossip

29 Aug 2008

Eddie Murphy chartered two private planes to transport his friends to Greece. The 'Meet Dave' actor is said to have specifically demanded two separate airborne vehicles for the trip - one for adults and one for children. However, while stars…

Meet Dave

17 Jul 2008

CHILDREN’S SCI-FI FANTASY MEET DAVE (PG) 90mins The last time Eddie Murphy united with director Brian Robbins, audiences got Norbit as a result. Now, one of the least eagerly anticipated reunions in cinema history invites us to Meet Dave. The result…

'Great kisser' Eddie Murphy

Celebrity Gossip

16 Jul 2008

Eddie Murphy is a "great kisser", says his co-star. Gabrielle Union, who appears alongside Eddie in new comedy 'Meet Dave', revealed the actor was well prepared for their passionate on-screen smooch. She said: "Eddie is a great kisser. He brushes…

Eddie Murphy not retiring

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3 Jul 2008

Eddie Murphy is not retiring from movies. The actor has quashed rumours he is quitting Hollywood to return to stand-up comedy. His spokesperson said: "Eddie is not retiring. 'Beverly Hills Cop IV' is in development." The 'Nutty Professor' star…

Eddie Murphy hints at retirement

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1 Jul 2008

Eddie Murphy has hinted he wants to retire from acting. The 'Beverly Hills Cop' actor is considering returning to his previous career as a stand-up comedian. He told US TV show 'Extra': "Thirty years and I have close to 50 movies and it is like…

Eddie Murphy's Cop return

Celebrity Gossip

29 May 2008

Eddie Murphy is to star in 'Beverly Hills Cop 4'. The actor approached Paramount Studios with the idea of reprising his role as wise-cracking detective Axel Foley and the project has reportedly been taken on. 'X-Men' director Brett Ratner is to…

Eddie Murphy's waitress love

Celebrity Gossip

17 Apr 2008

Eddie Murphy is secretly dating waitress Lara LaRue, it has been claimed. The 'Shrek' actor - who split from producer Tracey Edmonds in January shortly after their unofficial wedding ceremony - has been romancing the 25-year-old beauty since they met…

Eddie Murphy's $6m sale

Celebrity Gossip

4 Feb 2008

Eddie Murphy has sold his Californian house for $6.1 million. The 'Beverly Hills Cop' star shared the 10-bedroom mansion in Granite Bay, California, with his ex-wife Nicole, who filed for divorce in 2005 after 12 years of marriage. The couple…

Eddie Murphy jumps the shark for Starship Dave

4 Oct 2007

Sometimes I like to play a little game, the rules are fairly simply, you just close your eyes, take a deep breath and try to remember when Eddie Murphy last made a good film. So far my record is 14 hours and 32 minutes when I briefly recalled…

Dreamgirls

(12A) 130min

29 Jan 2007

DRAMA/MUSICAL Dreamgirls has made Oscar history and the ceremony hasn’t even taken place yet. It is, allegedly, the first picture to have the most Academy Award nominations in a given year and still not be nominated for Best Picture. And, for once…