USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change.'Trailblazing force' Eddie Murphy to receive lifetime film honor Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY November 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM 0 Eddie Murphy reflects on more than four decades in showbiz in "Being Eddie," streaming Nov. 12 on Netflix. Eddie Murphy will be honored with a lifetime award from the American Film Institute. Murphy, 64, will receive the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award at a gala Hollywood dinner on April 18, the film institute announced Friday, Nov. 21.
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Eddie Murphy reflects on more than four decades in showbiz in "Being Eddie," streaming Nov. 12 on Netflix.
Eddie Murphy will be honored with a lifetime award from the American Film Institute.
Murphy, 64, will receive the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award at a gala Hollywood dinner on April 18, the film institute announced Friday, Nov. 21.
"Eddie Murphy is an American icon," Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said in a statement that called the comedic actor "a trailblazing force" in "film, television and stand-up comedy. His versatility knows no bounds."
Murphy has been a force across entertainment for more than four decades since bursting into prominence on "Saturday Night Live" in 1980, joining the cast at age 19. The actor is on the short list of Hollywood stars who have appeared in multiple $100 million films, including "Beverly Hills Cop," "The Nutty Professor," "Coming to America," and the "Shrek" movies.
Legendary comedian and Hollywood star Eddie Murphy is the subject of new Netflix documentary "Being Eddie," streaming Nov. 12. What follows are four exclusive first-look photos from the movie, as well as a taste of Murphy's screen work.
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Eddie Murphy (right, with Judge Reinhold) scored an early Hollywood hit playing Detroit detective Axel Foley in the 1984 action comedy "Beverly Hills Cop."
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Eddie Murphy brought back his classic 1980s character Mister Robinson – a spoof of Mister Rogers – during a 2019 hosting gig on "Saturday Night Live."
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Legendary comedian and Hollywood star Eddie Murphy is the subject of new Netflix documentary "Being Eddie," streaming Nov. 12. What follows are four exclusive first-look photos from the movie, as well as a taste of Murphy's screen work.
In 2007, Murphy was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for "Dreamgirls." He missed out on the Oscar, but won a Screen Actors Guild award and a Golden Globe for the role. Currently starring in Netflix's "Being Eddie" documentary (now streaming), Murphy told USA TODAY that he prefers to avoid award shows.
"Everybody's dressed and acting and fake," he said. "Just being in a room full of famous people is just weird − I don't like it."
Past AFI award winners include George Clooney (2018), Denzel Washington (2019), Julie Andrews (2022), Nicole Kidman (2024) and Francis Ford Coppola (2025).
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