The genre became a specific draw in North America in the eighties when comedians such as Eddie Murphy started taking more action oriented roles such as in 48 Hrs.

Popular comedy stars in the 1980s included Dudley Moore, Tom Hanks, Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd.

Eddie Murphy made a success of comedy-action films including 48 Hrs.

Beginning in 1982, Eddie Murphy began a parody of Gumby on Saturday Night Live.

Other examples are the Star Trek series and a string of films starring comedian Eddie Murphy like Trading Places, Coming To America, and Beverly Hills Cop and its sequels.

As a consequence, the hit remake starring Eddie Murphy were released by Universal Pictures.

Parodies of Popeil's infomercials were done on the comedy show Saturday Night Live by Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy and the " Veg-O-Matic " may have provided comedian Gallagher inspiration for the " Sledge-O-Matic " routine since the 1980s.

Toward the end of the 90's, Will Vinton launched the first prime-time stop motion television series called The PJs, with creator Eddie Murphy.

Spock was voiced by Charlie Murphy ( brother of Eddie Murphy ).

In 2010, Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment were talking of producing another comedy remake starring Eddie Murphy.

These films propelled the careers of modern celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Eddie Murphy, Mel Gibson and Sylvester Stallone to international recognition.

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* April 3 – Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian

In 1982, veteran actor Nick Nolte and rising comedian Eddie Murphy smashed box office records with the action-comedy 48 Hrs, which is credited as the first " buddy-cop " movie.

The sub-genre became a popular trend in the 1980s when actors who were known for their background in comedy such as Eddie Murphy, began to take roles in action films.

Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy often based his stand-up routines on a reversal of the dozens, the purpose of which was boasting about oneself rather than insulting someone else.

Examples of this can be found in his known comedy albums, Comedian, Delirious, and the soundtrack to the film Eddie Murphy Raw.

Edward Regan " Eddie " Murphy ( born April 3, 1961 ) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician.

The film stars Eddie Murphy, who plays an African prince who comes to the United States in hopes of finding a woman he can marry.

Akeem Joffer ( Eddie Murphy ), the prince and heir to the throne of a fictitious, wealthy African country called Zamunda, is discontented with being pampered all his life.

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Coming to America reunited star Eddie Murphy with director John Landis.

Ming-Na, Eddie Murphy, Miguel Ferrer and BD Wong star in the English version, while Jackie Chan provided his voice for the Chinese dubs of the film.

Mulan features a score by Jerry Goldsmith and five songs by Matthew Wilder ( music ) and David Zippel ( lyrics ), with a sixth originally planned for Mushu, but dropped following Eddie Murphy's involvement with the character.