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Edward "Eddie" Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian, and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He was ranked #10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor for his performance in 48 Hrs and best actor in a comedy or musical for his performances in Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and The Nutty Professor. In 2007, he won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James "Thunder" Early in Dreamgirls, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the same role. Murphy's work as a voice actor includes Thurgood Stubbs in The PJs, Donkey in the Shrek series and the dragon Mushu in Disney's Mulan. In some of his films, he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character, intended as a tribute to one of his idols Peter Sellers, who played multiple roles in Dr. Strangelove and elsewhere. Murphy has played multiple roles in Coming to America, Wes Craven's Vampire In Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films (where he played the title role in two incarnations, plus his father, brother, mother, and grandmother), Bowfinger, and 2007's Norbit.
Workaholic mattress salesman Bob Mader loves his wife, Jen, and nine-year-old son, Timmy, but is unable to find time for his family and often put in a bad light by his neighbor, divorcé Ted Maltin, who harbors unrequited feelings for Jen. After missing Timmy's karate class graduation, Bob resolves to redeem himself by fulfilling Timmy's Birthday wish of an action figure of Superman, despite Liz actually having asked him to buy one two weeks earlier, which Bob forgot about. Bob sets out to buy the toy, but finds that every store has sold out, and in the process develops a rivalry with DJ Richard, a postal worker father with the same ambition. at a warner bros parade, Bob hiding inside a storage room, where he is mistaken for the actor portraying Superman and dressed in the highly technological costume. As Superman, Bob uses his chance to present a limited-edition action figure to Timmy, but they are confronted by DJ, dressed as Superman's enemy, Lex Luthor. Despite Bob's pleas for DJ to stop, a long chase ensues, involving even a jetboot flight. DJ acquires the toy from Jamie but is cornered by police officers, while Bob saves his son. Bob reveals himself to his family to were his Glasses and apologizes for his shortcomings. The police return the toy to Timmy as DJ is arrested, but Timmy decides to give the toy to DJ for his son, proclaiming his father as his true hero while the crowd from the parade carries Bob for being a hero while DJ, Jen and Timmy look on and smiles.
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