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You can't let the good things people say make you feel too good, because you're going to let the bad things make you feel bad.

Eddie Murphy

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Eddie Murphy
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: April 3
Comedian
Director
Film Actor
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Recording Artist
Screenwriter
Singer
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Stand-Up Comedian
Brooklyn
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Edward Murphy
Edward Regan Murphy
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I'm the artist when I'm doing music that I am when I'm acting. I'm everything.
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After all these years, I've done well and I'm cool. I feel comfortable in my skin, I've saved some paper, everybody's healthy, my kids are beautiful and smart, doing different things, it's all good.
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