EDDIE MURPHY - EXCELLENCE IN AN ENTERTAINER
EDDIE MURPHY - EXCELLENCE IN AN ENTERTAINER
Before you begin reading, I hope you will ask yourself what the word excellence means to you. Because excellence is what best describes Eddie Murphy. Eddie is by far one of the best entertainers of all time. Starting from when I was very little I have grown to love him and everything he has done to become what he is today. That is why I chose to read Eddie Murphy - Entertainer. This book is an excellent source for learning about Eddie's life and experiences.
Deborah Wilburn, the author of this book seems to be very fond of Eddie Murphy, just like so many other people are including myself. She writes about black people and their achievements. This is a good thing because still to this day racism can sometimes hurt the talent of great people no matter what race they are. That is why I have great respect for this author and others like her. There is great detail about Eddie's life from past to present that she provided in this book and it is very organized.
It was Eddie's laugh that always cracked me up the most. No matter how bad his put-downs were or how funny his gestures would be, his laugh would always top them off. This laugh was his way of reminding audiences that he was going for their laugh and he got it. Starting in 1976 when Eddie was in tenth grade he hosted a talent show for his school. It was at that time that he marked the beginning of his extremely talented career that would last for years, even decades to come. From the first moment after Eddie had finished hosting the show that night people thought he was simply hilarious. That is when he decided he would start his official career.
He first started out at nightclubs doing standup every weekend. He did this to make a little money so that he could help his mom pay the bills. That is something that amazes me. At the age of fifteen he was doing standup comedy at local nightclubs making around three hundred dollars a week! This is usually a normal monthly earning for a working teen!
After a few years of performing standup at nightclubs, the "big gig" had suddenly showed its face in Eddie's career. A spot was available in the Saturday Night Live cast....