Actor, comedian, and writer Eddie Murphy will be honoured with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards. 
 
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that Eddie will be bestowed with the highest honour of the night on Wednesday via a statement reading: "We're honoured to present this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy."

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HFPA President Helen Hoehne said in a press release. "We're thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his career—in front of and behind the camera—has had through the decades." 
 
The comedian, 61,&nbsp;a six-time Golden Globe nominee, won his first and only Golden Globe in 2007. 
 
A year after Hollywood boycotted the awards ceremony over voters' lack of diversity, an alleged ethics issue, and other sexist and racist remarks made by the board members, the HFPA is trying to rebuild their reputation.

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The Golden Globes ceremony, one of the biggest annual Hollywood awards, will air live on January 10 on NBC from&nbsp;om the Beverly Hilton hotel.&nbsp;Jerrod Carmichael will be hosting the awards ceremony this year. 
 
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Indian film 'RRR'&nbsp;also made history by becoming the first Telugu film to bag a nomination at the Golden Globes.

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Actor, comedian, and writer Eddie Murphy will be honoured with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that Eddie will be bestowed with the highest honour of the night on Wednesday via a statement reading: "We're honoured to present this year's Cecil B.

Actor, comedian, and writer Eddie Murphy will be honoured with the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that Eddie will be bestowed with the highest honour of the night on Wednesday via a statement reading: "We're honoured to present this year's Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy." Golden Globes 2023 Nominations: Best Motion Picture- Drama HFPA President Helen Hoehne said in a press release. "We're thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his career—in front of and behind the camera—has had through the decades." The comedian, 61, a six-time Golden Globe nominee, won his first and only Golden Globe in 2007. A year after Hollywood boycotted the awards ceremony over voters' lack of diversity, an alleged ethics issue, and other sexist and racist remarks made by the board members, the HFPA is trying to rebuild their reputation. Golden Globes 2023: Meet the nominees in Best Actor-Musical or Comedy category The Golden Globes ceremony, one of the biggest annual Hollywood awards, will air live on January 10 on NBC from om the Beverly Hilton hotel. Jerrod Carmichael will be hosting the awards ceremony this year. The nominations for Golden Globe 2023 were recently announced and Steven Speilberg's comeback film 'The Fablemans', 'Elvis' got multiple nods. Indian film 'RRR' also made history by becoming the first Telugu film to bag a nomination at the Golden Globes.

Eddie Murphy to be honoured with Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes 2023

Eddie Murphy is in talks to play the Parliament-Funkadelic band leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. The star will also produce the project along with John Davis and Catherine Davis.&nbsp;

The project will have the life story of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner. The film will start from the musician’s humble beginnings in Morth Carolina in the 1940s to the time when he formed bands Parliament and Funkadelic.

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The man George Clinton, often considered the Godfather of Funk is said to be the foremost innovator in that musical genre, rivalling the likes of James Brown and Sly Stone. He is said to be a major influence on artists of the hip-hop generation including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan and others.&nbsp;

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George Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and those members were given their Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Eddie Murphy is in talks to play the Parliament-Funkadelic band leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. The star will also produce the project along with John Davis and Catherine Davis.

Eddie Murphy is in talks to play the Parliament-Funkadelic band leader George Clinton in an upcoming biopic. The star will also produce the project along with John Davis and Catherine Davis. The project will have the life story of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner. The film will start from the musician’s humble beginnings in Morth Carolina in the 1940s to the time when he formed bands Parliament and Funkadelic. Marvel stars Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans to lead Jason Bateman's ‘Project Artemis’ The man George Clinton, often considered the Godfather of Funk is said to be the foremost innovator in that musical genre, rivalling the likes of James Brown and Sly Stone. He is said to be a major influence on artists of the hip-hop generation including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Outkast and Wu-Tang Clan and others. Grammy Awards 2022: When and where to watch in India; all you need to know about the biggest music night George Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, alongside 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. In 2019, he and those members were given their Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Eddie Murphy to play Rock and Roll Hall of Fame winner George Clinton

Trailer of Eddie Murphy starrer ‘Coming 2 America’ is out.&nbsp;

For all Eddie Murphy fans, the actor-comedian brings back all his quirks in one of his most beloved roles as Akeem Joffer of Zamunda -- who is a king and is now back in America.&nbsp;

In the sequel, Akeem Joffer discovers that he has a son in America, specifically in Queens. Wanting to honour his father’s wish to make his son the Crown Prince, Akeem once again heads for America to find his son and take him to Zamunda.

The trailer promises lots of laugh, and if the trailer is anything to go by, the sequel might be even funnier than the original. The movie also stars Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, with Wesley Snipes and James Earl Jones.

The film is helmed by Craig Brewer with the screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W Blaustein, and David Sheffield.

Watch trailer here:

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‘Coming 2 America’ will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021.

Trailer of Eddie Murphy starrer ‘Coming 2 America’ is out. For all Eddie Murphy fans, the actor-comedian brings back all his quirks in one of his most beloved roles as Akeem Joffer of Zamunda -- who is a king and is now back in America.

Trailer of Eddie Murphy starrer ‘Coming 2 America’ is out. For all Eddie Murphy fans, the actor-comedian brings back all his quirks in one of his most beloved roles as Akeem Joffer of Zamunda -- who is a king and is now back in America. In the sequel, Akeem Joffer discovers that he has a son in America, specifically in Queens. Wanting to honour his father’s wish to make his son the Crown Prince, Akeem once again heads for America to find his son and take him to Zamunda. The trailer promises lots of laugh, and if the trailer is anything to go by, the sequel might be even funnier than the original. The movie also stars Arsenio Hall, Jermaine Fowler, Leslie Jones, Tracy Morgan, KiKi Layne, Shari Headley, with Wesley Snipes and James Earl Jones. The film is helmed by Craig Brewer with the screenplay by Kenya Barris, Barry W Blaustein, and David Sheffield. Watch trailer here: ‘Coming 2 America’ will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on March 5, 2021.

Watch trailer: Eddie Murphy returns with laughs in 'Coming 2 America'