Retiring. Finally.
Filed under: Eddie Murphy > Old People
Eddie Murphy has revealed to TV Extra that his upcoming movie, Meet Dave, is one of his last.
The funny man says, "Fifty years (old) I'll have been making movies thirty years and I have close to fifty movies and it is like why am I in the movies…I've done that part now. I'll go back to the stage and do standup."
Amen.
He should have retired YEARS ago!
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Posted: June 30, 2008 at 1:46 pm
I won't miss him…bet he's still pissed he lost the Oscar to Arkin!
Good~! Cuz all of his latest latest movies have been nothing but SHIT!
FIRST. and YES.
he's such a cutie!
the only decent eddie murphy films are beverly hills cop and coming to america
No! All his movies are trash and he cant act!..first
If He doesn't care, then We Fans should NOT go see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He should of done that 30 years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!
No. He needs to settle down with some nice tranny and leave us be.
Who cares about this ass hole.
he is such an ass.
Thank God! Go back to standup! I'm tired of watching your old movies and reminiscing with my friends of the days you USED to be funny.
Of course!
… a little
Does that mean that there won't be a "Haunted Mansion 2" ?
*sigh of relief*
i'll miss him.
YES he will be missed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I heart eddie murphy- he should have won that oscar for dream girls. His stand up is great tho so I can't wait- Eddie what have you done for me lately eddie lol
Perez I have always been of fan of the website because you constntly give us the latest and greatest news, yet I have to disagree with you. You're comment sounds like you had the guy. I dunno…but I feel that he deserves some respect. HE IS DONKEY FOR HELLS SAKE!!!! hahaha, but I am sad to hear that he won't make any more movies. LONG LIVE THE GOLDEN CHILD!!!
PRAISE HAY-SOOS! I wonder if his standup will include coming clean about hookin' up with trannies and being the father of Mel B's baby.
I cant stand his stupid ass!!!!!! He is a piece of shit, he has a child that he wants nothing to do with. Why did he not use protection does he not know thats how babies get here. If he didnt want nothing to do with Mel he shouldnt have been giving her the pole. And he shouldnt take it out on the child. I hope Mel B gets so much childsupport from this deadbeat father.
That news made my week! I haven't really enjoyed his movies in years, and he was so awesome at stand-up!! I saw "Raw" in the theatres in high school, and we had the best time, he is hilarious
What about Beverly Hills Cop 4????
I thought he signed up for that.
I disagree with you perez. Eddie has done a lot of funny stuff, some might be off but he's still funnier than a lot of other comedians.
He made this same claim back when Dr. Doolittle came out and he was getting ready to do Shrek. He said then, though, that he was only retiring from live-action movies and was only going to do cartoon voice-overs and then stand-up on stage. With another few Shrek movies planned, I wonder what he will decide to do.
I have loved Eddie Murphy's movies over the years. Let's be honest, Coming to America is one of the greatest comedies of all time. But, if retiring from movies means that he is going back to stand up comedy, then I am all for it. He is the greatest stand up comedian of all time!
PS: Perez, if you're really a prince, I'll marry you!
Im sorry but that new movie Dave looks like Garbage!!!!! He hasnt had a decent Role in any movie in years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He is one miserable messed up person. It's really sad. I hope he gets it together and finds happiness.
I hate to hear that he wants to retire. He is such a funny LADY.
you know what perez? you only wish you had half the talent that Eddie Murphy had…what is your talent? scrutinizing others? believe me, talent and hard work is what wins respect, not your business of cruelty…
I am a sucker for anything Eddie Murphey. I love the movies where he plays all the different characters. He's a talented man no matter what he does in his personal life. Perez, what is your talent other than being mean, negative and bringing out the collective worst in people?
He better do Beverly Hills Cop 4, and it better be at least PG13 rated!!
MAYBE HE CAN COME THE FUCK OUT OF THE CLOSET NOW, SETTLE DOWN AND FINALLY MARRY HIS LOVE, JOHNNY GILL
YOU should retired years ago.
Great. Now that the WORST actor has retired. How do we get the WORST ACTRESS EVER to retire? Take Lezlo with you EDDIE! Do IT For HUMANITY!!! GIVE BACK TO THE FANS!!!!
fuck yea!! eddi Murphy stand-up is what we've been missing!
50 is NOT old. Gimme a break! Before you know it, you're not going to be in your 20s and you too will realize that old is a state of mind, not a number. Your arrogance is disgusting.
he.is.such.an.ass.
his movies have been sucking so hard! did any of you see the haunted mansion on tv the other night??
i couldnt stop laughing at how he even agreed to do that dumbass movie!
the only thing i will like that he ever did was donkey from shrek.
I am going to ask all out there not to go see any of his films. It is obvious he hates women because he was abusive to Mel b from the Spice Girls and he was not nice to his last girl friend or his ex wife either he has no respect nor does he value women, nor relationships with women maybe he should play for the other team.
He is an arrogant pig with self esteem issues, this is not a man no matter how old he is he is an animal.
Imagine poor Mel b had to get a dna test done in order to prove, Eddie was the father, when he was living with her… imagine what his daughter is going to think of him after she finds that out eventually, he is a poor excuse for a human being…Eddie Murphy is a loser he might be rich however he has relationship and lady issues run if he comes after you it is only for sex than it is over.
Thank god for that… he was cool in the 80s but now he is just doing these shit kiddie movies.
don't deny it, Norbit was damn funny.
Awsome!!!! He was the best stand-up comedian I've ever watched. He's the king!!!!
WHAT ABOUT BEVERLY HILLS COP 4??
I NEVER found this guy to be funny, not once. oh and that awful laugh.
well, he could have retired alot sooner if he would stop impregnating women.
he is a total f&*king pig.
brrr, how about you is just a SUCKER. His movies suck, does anyone remember PLUTO NASH? omg, the guy who green lit it is in Bangkok sucking cock for .50 an hour. Murphy knows this, he sucked it.
As for Mel B. what a cunt, come on she fucked Eddie, told him, come on baby, I'm on the pill and that herpes was a rumor, stick it in, and low and be-ho, a baby.
If the guy was a regular schmoe, she would have pulled down that wire hanger and self aborted.
I feel bad for the kid. he will grow up to be a serial killer. All cuz Mel .b was money hungry and eddie was a dick. come on people, can we let Mel b. escape? he kid will be a over weight mess ( perez) drug addict addicted to alcholo and hanging out with potatoe head, as he get herpes from la lohan.
Eddie is a real talent and his movies are still making money. Shrek and NORBIT were both hits last year. Dreamgirls was a huge hit and he should have won the Oscar. People in Hollywood don't like him because he keeps to himself and he is not an ass kisser.
mr eddie murphy can do anything he damn well pleases. this man has talent. he is a star and stars shine where ever and when ever they feel like it. you cant tell a star to quit shining. perez sometimes youre a butthead…lol…but you are.
I'm glad he's going back to stand-up. "Raw" and "Delirious" are two of the funniest things I'v ever seen in my life!
I AGREE…STOP THE MOVIES….Except for the first Cop movie, all his movies sucked!….His stand up was always great and he should go back to that if he still has the majic….
I stopped liking Eddie since after he denied that he was Mel's baby daddy. I wont miss him
It's about time, he is still talented but should definately go back to standup! "Delirious" is one of the best standups ever!!!
Most of his movies are crap. But with 6-7 kids to support, I guess he had to make them. 'Dave' looks just as crappy as Norbit. I bet my bottom dollar it's gonna be the Razzie award's worst picture of the year. Norbit was cheated last year, although those Lindsay HOHAN flicks were bad.
Eddie Murphy is immensely talented. I wouldn't say any of the Shrek's were flops…
Eddie is NOT funny…back in his SNL days, yes…but since he did Dr. Dumbfuck Doolittle, not funny. It's the same shit all the time and he's always playing two parts…so lame.
Can you say "blow hard"…this fucker has not had a good movie in years.
At least he has some talent. You should retire today you fat hack!
Sheesh Perez….what the hell do you have up your ass about Eddie Murphy? The guy has given the public some of the best stand-up, movies, and television ever. He, and Richord Pryor before him, broke a TON of ground for comics. People should look up his SNL stuff on Youtube, or watch 48 hours…..he is incredibly funny. Just because he mellowed in the last decade and did some family type films dosen't mean he's an asshole or washed-up. He just wanted to do other things. Most actors would die to be in the position to be able to make any type of movie they want, and because of all the money he has made the industry, he can do it. In the last few years he has done Shrek, Dreamgirls, Bowfinger…he was brilliant in all of them.
I hope he does go back to stand up….I was too young to see him back when, so it would be killer to see him now.
Greeaat…5 more Shrek sequels.
Making movies for thirty years and he's not been funny for 27 of those years.
Stand up might rejuvenate him. (cliche warning:) A change is as good as a rest.
Never say never to movies, though. He doesn't always have to be leading man; some meaty character roles in ensemble movies would allow him the versatility to stay interested but not overly committed, improve his skills in areas other than comedy, make new friends, and bring some (not very needed here) coin in.
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Good, see ya way later you miserable bastard. Try not to knock anyone else up since you can't seem to stick around and do the right thing. I hear the DOWN LOW club said you like being on the bottom. I don't doubt it you tranny lover.
Perez, why do you think everyone should retire at a certain age? What is your deal? People don't have an expiration date, unless they're models. What's your problem? Hater
You're a successful gossip blogger, but a critic you aren't. Perez is too young to have any concept of just how brilliantly multi talented Eddie Murphy actually is.
His timing and facial nuance along with physical comedy are amazing, but he could have upped his game considerably when it came to beautiful Mel and child. Mama needs to take a back seat to partner and child; always, or it will never, ever work. If that wasn't it, then a big dusting of gentleman powder was sorely needed.
MADONNA, ARE YOU LISTENING?
nooooooo…… eddie murphy is the greatest actor of all time. All of his movies have me laughing off my ass. I cant belive it!!! Movies wont be the same without him.
well, being that he's made close to 50 movies in 25 years, and they ALL have grossed at the least $100 MIILION EACH (do the math), even the crappy ones, i don't see why he should have retired "years ago". NOBODY is as funny as eddie murphy, especially these turds who call themselves comedians nowadays. and NONE of them have the type of box office success that eddie murphy has.
he should have retired a long time ago. Now all people will remember him for is this lame movie.
Perez, Eddie Murphy has more talent in one of his toes than your stupid entire fat ass.
Now if he could only stop picking up tranny street walkers and start accepting his child.
he is funny..
idk, but his last
movie was ugh..
That is awesome. I loved his standup. His movies…not so much. He needs to go back to being raunchy and stop the crap films.
Love it.
he hasn't gotten a good role for a while
it's about time
what about shrek???????????????????
I hope he can still relate to people in his standup… Alot of hollywood actors lose their appeal after they have become so "hollywood" But I bet his tickets will be worth alot, and he will be laughing at all you haters all the way to the bank..
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U are Crazy!! He is by far one of the best comeidans ever!! Come on Beverly hills cop, 48 hours, trading places BOWFINGER, Nutty prof. Saturday night live, Raw ect… you a f$@#kin idiot!!!!!
SHUT UP PEREZ AND ALL U HATERS….EDDIE HAS ENTERTAINED US FOR YEARS…..UNLIKE U AND UR HATERS…RESPECT DUE!
YES! He should have stuck to standup for sure. Delirious and Raw are the funniest standups ive ever seen
Voice animation don't count for shit
anyone can do it
look at Cameron Diaz - it's the only work she gets.
You'll be a no-house, seven year-old walking the dog motherfucker, cuz if you don't like it you can get the fuck out. And if my wife don't like it, she can get the fuck out too………missed me bitch!
At 27, I grew up on Ediie Murphy movies, and to this day, watch his standups religiously. Coming to America and Trading Places are classics, and I'm hoping to hear him get onstage and tell us what the real deal about all them ho' he deals with.
Easy Perez! to say he should have retired years ago is just ignorant. he's one of the top ten most talented artists we've been blessed to see. i personally am psyched that he'll be doing stand up again i've been saying its just a matter of time. He will once again be at the top of that game too. This country is built on hate and envy once someone makes it big we tear them down. God bless you eddie!
Why would you wonder why he didn't retire sooner when he consistently turns out huge returns on his movies, regardless of what the critics say? He is SUCCESSFUL, jealous much?
I love Eddie Murphy and I can't wait to see him back at his true calling, being a comic. I also like his movies. I love your site, but I'm a huge Eddie Murphy fan from his days back on SNL to now.
slow down perez. he still has lots more talent than you and has accomplished more.
Ummm he was nomitated for an Oscar for Dreamgirls. How quickly we forget.
Comedic genius, good actor, bad guy………. I'd give up being a good guy if I could be a comedic genius and a good actor. I'm thinkin looking in the mirror might be a good thing for some of you haters.
I don't think he's as funny as he was but he is great actor (Dream Girls) and still gets paid lots of money to make his films. I'm looking forward to seeing him back on stage.
If anything, maybe take a break from film for a little while. Why should actors go away or retire when they get older if people still find them entertaining? They shouldn't.
Everybody will get older, it's just a consequence of being alive.
Wow, it's hard to believe that he's been doing this since he was 20, but he has. I would love to see Eddie do standup! I almost had tickets to Raw, but lost my job right before. I would have damn near been on the stage too! But Raw wasn't quite as funny as Delirious anyway, but still funny. Come to the ATX Eddie, I'd give my left tit to see you this time…course it's 20 years older now, but still pretty perky. LOL
Goonie Goo Goo!!!!!
He's such an arrogant ass, and he hasn't made a good movie in years (except for the voice of Donkey in Shrek).
Does he have AIDS? He's fucked a lot of men.
Ha ha what a joke. Eddie makes it sound like it's his choice. Insiders know better. Eddie Murphy is such an unpleasant aggressive buffoon, nobody wants to work with him anymore. The multiple person trick was new and original in 'coming to american', but since then he's been forced to repeat it over and over again in dud movies like Pluto Nash and Dr. Doolittle, because he can't get anyone to be in the same movie with him anymore.
Whatever. He's having a mid-life crisis, he just wants to party instead of work and acknowledge his kids. Pretty sad.
He's a non-actor. His movies are all forgetable and no one takes him seriously. The best thing he was ever in was Mel B and look how he messed that one up.
I for one will be glad to see him disappear.
LOL, who are you trying to kid? That's RED FOXX, or do they all just look alike when they get older? "Lizabeth I'm Cumming" as he grasps his chest.
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