"Murphy's 1980-1984 stint on the show's cast is often credited with saving SNLduring a rough transition period when creator Lorne Michaels departed along with nearly the entire cast and writing staff, and the ratings took a huge hit under new producer Jean Doumanian," Entertainment Weekly wrote of the Beverly Hills Cop actor on Friday. Joining the cast of SNL at 19-years-old, Murphy quickly became one of the show's most popular stars, lending his comedic talents to sketches such as Mister Robinson's Neighborhood, James Brown's Celebrity Hot Tub Party and Buckwheat Jeans. Not counting his cameo on the show's 40th anniversary special in 2015, Murphy will come back to the show for the first time in 35 years as a host. ![]() This format may not be supported If unable to play, Please. Murphy, like a rookie pheenom, had seemingly come out of nowhere to conquer. Ol’ Cos, like a veteran baseball pitcher, had spent decades achieving superstardom. He and Bill Cosby ended the 80’s earning more each year than almost any other entertainers. ![]() The spot on Fallon's show came Friday, one day ahead of his highly-anticipated return to the iconic variety sketch show, Saturday Night Live. Eddie Murphy delights, shocks and entertains with dead-on celebrity impersonations, observations on 80s love, sex and marriage, a remembrance of Moms hamburgers and much more. The magazine was counting up the take for a cool cat comedianEddie Murphy. ![]() In a special appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, comedian Eddie Murphy has recalled several highlights of his decades-long career, including interactions with Prince, Marlon Brando and Johnny Cash the roles he turned down and the time his red leather suit from his 1983 TV comedy special Eddie Murphy: Deliriouswas destroyed by friend Keenan Ivory Wayans.
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