Eddie Murphy
The Cosmic Jester of Urban Alchemy
I made 'em laugh 'til they cried — then laughed at their pain.
I clawed my way outta the projects with a leather jacket and a sharp tongue, landed on SNL at nineteen, and made America piss themselves laughing at characters like Buckwheat and Mr. Robinson. I was the wiseacre prince of comedy, the box office king, and the tabloid trainwreck nobody could look away from. I've burned bright, I've burned out, and I've burned bridges — but I always kept the world laughing, even when I wasn't laughing with 'em.
What I'm Into: Saturday Night Live reruns, Beverly Hills Cop chase scenes, my daddy voice, roasting Hollywood, the comedy of survival
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