Questionnaire An actor: Eddie Murphy

The film actor Eddie Murphy was born on April 3 rd 1961 in Brooklyn, New York City. His father Charles was a policeman in the NYC public transport system and his mother Lilian was a telephone operator. When Eddie was 3, his parents divorced and, 6 years later, Lillan married a factory worker called Vernon Lynch. The family moved to Roosevelt, Long Island, a predominantly black suburb 20 miles from New York. Even as a small child Eddie was an excellent mimic. "My mother says I never talked in my own voice - always cartoon characters." Because of his natural ability to amuse people he soon became the most popular kid at Roosevelt High School. When he was only 15 he worked as a disc jockey at a local youth club and discovered that audiences loved his style of humour too. Just a few months after leaving school, in 1979, he found a regular job as a comedian in a New York night club called "The Comic Strip". His reputation grew and he was invited to appear on the popular television comedy show "Saturday Night Live", which is shown across the whole country. However it was his first film, a thriller with Nick Nolte called "48 Hours" in 1982, which really made him famous. "Beverly Hills Cop", his most successful comedy films, was made 2 years later. Everybody thinks that the role of Axel Foley in this film was created for Eddie Murphy but, in fact, he was not the first choice. Mickey Rourke, Sylvester Stallone and even Jack Nicholson were considered for the part before him. After "Beverly Hills Cop" Eddie was a world famous film star and one of the richest and most popular actors in Hollywood. Since then he has appeared in a number of other films, although not all of them have been successful. He has also written and directed his own film, an action comedy called "Harlem Nights". Eddie has ambitions as a singer too and has made several records, including "How could it be" and "So happy".

Answer the questions: 1) Where was Eddie Murphy born? 2) Was he also a mimic? 3) Why was he popular at school? 4) What was his first experience of work? 5) How old was Eddie when he started working as a professional comedian? 6) What was the name of the popular television comedy show he was invited to? 7) Which actor was his partner in "48 Hours"? 8) When was "Beverly Hills Cop" made? 9) What role did Eddie play in "Beverly Hills Cop"? 10) Which film has he directed? 11) Was he a singer, too? 12) Do you know this actor? 13) Do you like going to the cinema? When and where do you usually go there?