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Born April 3, 1961??? is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer and singer.
He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. He has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. In films, He has received Golden Globe Award nominations for his performances in 48 Hrs (1982), the Beverly Hills Cop series (1984-present), Trading Places (1983), The Nutty Professor (1996), and Dolemite Is My Name (2019). He has also won numerous awards for his work on the fantasy comedy film Dr. Dolittle (1998) and its 2001 sequel. In 2007, He won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of soul singer James “Thunder” Early in the musical film Dreamgirls. He has worked as a voice actor, playing the Chines dragon Mushu in Disney’s Mulan (1998), Thurgood Stubbs in the sitcom The PJs (1999–2001), and Donkey in the Shrek series (2001–2010). In some films he plays multiple roles in addition to his main character (as a tribute to one of his idols, Peter Sellers). He has played multiple roles in Coming to America (1988), Wes Craven’s Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), the Nutty Professor films.
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