Eddie Murphy (born April 3, 1961) was a castmember from 1980 to 1984. Eddie was part of the 1980s completely new SNL cast. That cast was fired at the end of the season, save for Eddie and Joe Piscopo. For the next few years, they dominated SNL, with the rest of the cast only supporting them.
Eddie Murphy's last episode as a regular was April 14, 1984. He has since starred in movies and recorded two albums of serious music, not comedy. On December 21, 2019, episode, he hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time in 35 years.
Impressions/Characters[edit | edit source]
Impressions[edit | edit source]
- Archie Griffin
- Bill Cosby
- Bruce Lee
- Desmond Tutu
- Herschel Walker
- James Brown
- Jerry Lewis
- Jesse Jackson
- Jim Brown
- Michael Jackson
- Mr. T
- Muhammad Ali
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Stevie Wonder
Characters[edit | edit source]
- Buckwheat
- Clarence Walker
- Dion
- Gumby
- John David Stutts (the man who shot Buckwheat)
- Little Richard Simmons
- Mr. Robinson
- Professor Shabazz K. Morton
- Raheem Abdul Muhammed
- Solomon
- Tyrone Green
- Velvet Jones
SNL Career[edit | edit source]
- 1980-1981: Featured Player
- 1981-1984: Repertory Player (promoted: February 7, 1981)
- December 15, 1984: Host
- December 21, 2019: Host
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Murphy as Stevie Wonder
Murphy's season 7 cast picture
Murphy's season 8/season 9 cast picture. This was also notoriously used for his season 8 hosting gig and a David Spade joke that caused a fued between murphy and SNL
Title card from his Season 10 hosting gig
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