Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy did a skit on “Saturday Night Live” about whether or not you should stay in school. He said he was a high school dropout and that his chauffeur had a degree from Harvard. It isn’t far from the truth! Eddie Murphy grew up poor in Roosevelt, Long Island where he started doing stand up comedy for $50 dollars a night. Now he has a net worth $85 million. Known for his lavish lifestyle in the beginning, Eddie Murphy had a $12 million home in New Jersey, since sold, owns a $6.5 million Granite Bay, CA home and owns Rooster Cay, an island in the Bahamas. Allowing him to buy all that, and adding to his net worth, are film royalties and his production company Eddie Murphy Productions. He is known for playing Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop movies, the voice of Donkey in the Shrek movies and many other roles. He has a 5 Golden Globe nominations and one win for his role in Dreamgirls and was nominated for an Oscar for the same role. Eddie Murphy vacations in Hawaii and loves his car collection, particularly the two Rolls Royces he owns.