Eddie Murphy was born in Brooklyn New York, in 1961, the youngest son of Lillian Murphy, a widow who married Vernon Lynch, the step-father of Eddie, his brother Charles Q. Murphy,
and Vernon Jr. Eddie himself had aspirations of being in show business
since he was a child. A bright kid growing up in the streets of New
York, Murphy spent a great deal of time on impressions and comedy
stand-up routines rather than academics. His sense of humor and wit
made him a stand out amongst his classmates at Roosevelt Junior-Senior
High School. By the time he was 15, Murphy worked as a stand-up comic
on the lower part of New York, wooing audiences with his dead-on
impressions of celebrities and outlooks on life. This makes him 46.
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