Eddie Murphy To Receive Distinguished Artisan Award

STUDIO CITY, CA — Acclaimed actor Eddie Murphy will be honored with the Distinguished Artisan Award from the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild. Murphy, who has starred in box office hits such as Coming to America, Beverly Hills Cop and The Nutty Professor, was selected for the award in honor of the "prolific spectrum of his versatile four-decade acting career on screen and television."

Murphy will receive the award during the eighth annual MUAHS Awards, which will be held on April 3. The award will be presented by Arsenio Hall, who co-starred with Murphy in Coming to America.

“From The Nutty Professor to Prince Akeem, Eddie Murphy is a legendary actor whose myriad of characters live in our hearts forever," said guild president Julie Socash. "He has expertly created memorable personalities in numerous award winning films, often portraying multiple characters in the same film. This award recognizes all the hours that he has spent in the make-up chair collaborating with our talented and innovative make-up artists and hair stylists, and we celebrate these great relationships and Eddie’s enormous talents,” said Socash.

Previous award recipients include Sir Patrick Stewart, Melissa McCarthy, Johnny Depp and Guilliermo del Toro.

Murphy is one of few actors who has starred in multiple $100 million movies over the last three decades, according to MUAHS. He first earned widespread attention as a Saturday Night Live cast member in the 1980s, before making his big screen debut alongside Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs., for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Acting Debut - Male.

More recently, Murphy produced and starred in Dolemite Is My Name, the Netflix biopic centered around legendary comic Rudy Ray More. The movie received critical acclaim, and earned Murphy another Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor - Motion Picture.

Murphy and Hall are also set to star in Coming 2 America, the sequel to their 1988 film. The movie will be released digitally through Amazon Prime Video beginning March 5.