Eddie Murphy

Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer, director, producer, and singer who is best known for his frequent comedic roles in films and on television, including portraying the titular character in the first two ', in the ' franchise, Prince Akeem Joffer in ',  in ' and its 2000  (where he also played other characters), Charlie Hinton in ', Evan Danielson in ', and for his voice role as Donkey in the  franchise. He is also the younger brother of actor and comedian Charlie Murphy.

In 1992, Murphy made his Disney debut in the Hollywood Pictures release, The Distinguished Gentleman. Murphy's most notable Disney role is Mushu in the animated feature film, Mulan, which gained him praise for his naturally comedic voice work. In 2003, he starred as Jim Evers in The Haunted Mansion. He also played Inspector Scott Roper in the 1997 Touchstone Pictures film, ', and G in the 1998 film, '.

Trivia

 * He was originally considered for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, along with several other actors that were considered for the role. However, he turned down the role afterwards and later regretted it.