Actor born on April 3rd
1961 in
Hempstead,
NY. Doing comedy in clubs since the age of 16, his real career started in the famous show
Saturday Night Live, as a part of the cast from
1981 to
1984. His first motion picture was
48 HRS., but he really shown his talents in the movie
Trading Places, co-starred by
Dan Aykroyd.
His first real success is the classic movie,
Beverly Hills Cop, which had been first written for
Sylvester Stallone.
Most famous movies
1984:
Beverly Hills Cop
1986:
The Golden Child
1987:
Beverly Hills Cop II
1988:
Coming to America
1989:
Harlem Nights
1992:
Boomerang
1994:
Beverly Hills Cop III
1995:
Vampire in Brooklyn
1996:
The Nutty Professor
1998:
Doctor Dolittle
1999:
Bowfinger
2000:
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps