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    11/04/2011 – What Happened to Eddie Murphy’s Laugh?

    Eddie MurphyPhoto: Steve Granitz/WireImage.comBefore he played warm and cuddly characters like "Dr. Doolittle" and "The Nutty Professor," Eddie Murphy was known for his fast-talking, rough-edged cinematic persona.  In "48 Hrs." and "Beverly Hills Cop," Murphy became a Hollywood sensation for playing heroes with a bad-boy streak.

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    In this weekend's "Tower Heist," Murphy looks to bring back his old-school attitude playing a thief trying to teach a bunch of amateurs how to be master criminals.  But while Murphy's edge might be back, another signature characteristic of his is nowhere to be found.  To find out what happened to Eddie Murphy's laugh and see where "Tower Heist" will wind up in the weekend's top five, watch the new installment of "Box Office Knock Out."

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    283 comments

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    • Ray  •  6 months ago
      I find it incredibly annoying to click on a story like 'What Happened to Eddie Murphy's Laugh?' to find nothing related to the headline, but a link at the end saying 'click' this to find out what we promised. No thank you. It is a great way to lose readers.
      • Sweet Lucy 6 months ago
        I agree Ray.
      • Earlyriser458 6 months ago
        thank you ,i thought it was just me.
      • Ryan 6 months ago
        I didn't even find the button.....Tower Heist....Another Hollywood Blockbuster!!
    • Cherry  •  6 months ago
      He quit laughting when he got caught in trannie land.
    • ragemond  •  6 months ago
      another jerk-off come on story to make you watch something else to be force fed commercials and still not have the answer to the original question
    • Teresa  •  6 months ago
      He needs to get back to his roots. Just get in touch...with where he came from. And MAYBE inpiration will strike twice. And so will the magic!!! We Miss YOU Eddie Murphy
      • Stephanie 6 months ago
        yeah, "we miss YOU" hits the nail right on the head. (not to delve into outrageous conspiracy theories .....!)
        by the way, i really like your name "soft heart!"
    • Dick Howser  •  6 months ago
      Seriously, the quality of storys and writing on every yahoo site has dropped considerably of the last couple of years.
      • Mrs. Benzedrine 5 months ago
        Indeed. Like this article, I only clicked on it to see if someone would actually write a article on such a stupid subject! Pathetic!
    • Shari  •  6 months ago
      This trailer should be titled "Old comedians loosing their edge"
      • Kia 6 months ago
        what are you wearing and what grade are you in
      • Muaddib 5 months ago
        It's "losing" actually. :)
      • Shari 5 months ago
        sorry, for the typeO
    • LeeLee  •  6 months ago
      Hey MURPHY............
      BRING BACK THE JOY................!
    • JasonJ  •  6 months ago
      he may not be the young Eddie Murphy I grew up watching in the 80's but I would like to see him return to what made him a star and stop with these awful movies hes been making.... the last movie I really enjoyed with him was the movie Life.......I hope this movie(Tower Heist) gives us a bit of the Eddie we all liked so much and miss
      • D. 6 months ago
        Hey I liked "Life" too, and that's probably the last film of his I saw in the theaters actually... was a good one.
    • Savage  •  6 months ago
      Most movies out there really suck. Nothing is like it used to be.
    • Diamond Head  •  6 months ago
      I thought his laugh was REALLY how HE laughed. I didn't know it was a fake laff! I'm amazed at that.
    • Holly  •  6 months ago
      Exactly how long is Murphy supposed to act like a trained clown? Wake up, people!
    • Afrodisiac  •  6 months ago
      Eddie Murphy was always funny to me in the past but now he's just too mature. He was so funny back then using jokes and cursing. He was really good at what he did. Eddie Murphy Raw was a classic and still funny when you look back. I just wish he kept that immaturity he had back then instead of now.
    • Stephanie  •  6 months ago
      you wanna hear something completely wacky, i read online that the "new" eddie that seems so different from the old one, is actually a clone of the real one! (of course, we all know that people can't be cloned, they can only do that with animals.)
    • Tom  •  6 months ago
      First of all, Murphy isn't young and fresh anymore. He's a middle aged man so it's a little late for him to be trying to get back to his roots. He was funny with the schtick when he was a kid but it doesn't play as well now that he's older. Second, I always wondered if his rant against the Academy at the Oscars years ago when he was a presenter-about ignoring great African American actors-impacted his film career..
    • Peace  •  6 months ago
      All stars will burn out!
    • Earlyriser458  •  6 months ago
      Eddie was on Regis and Kelly the other day and not one laugh like he would do normally. Guess he's just getting older and got away from it....
    • JIML  •  6 months ago
      Good Man, sometimes you have to admit that what others may love about you has become fake and needs to be discarded. One of the things that makes Eddie the Man he is, is the fact that his signature can be changed. He isn't a 'BAM'!!!!! Kind of guy.
    • Reilly Peestov  •  6 months ago
      he is ANNOYING and the reason you dont see much of him is because he doesnt sell tickets
    • j w  •  6 months ago
      Tower heist.
      Number 1 and number 5 in the same week.
      I assume they don't pay much at whatever company came up with that ranking.

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