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Eddie Murphy is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian and singer. He is the second-highest grossing lead actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' from 1980 to 1984 -- keeping that show afloat at a time when it was floundering so badly that NBC was considering cancellation <ref>At the time, Eddie Murphy was ''SNL'''s youngest cast member to join at the age of 19. He was beaten by Anthony Michael Hall -- who was 17 years old -- when Hall joined the cast in 1985. Murphy is still considered the youngest black male cast member to join the cast, despite the upset</ref> -- and worked as a stand-up comedian throughout [[The Eighties]]. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.