{"id":286343,"date":"2020-01-12T19:22:25","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T02:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1110941"},"modified":"2020-01-12T19:22:25","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T02:22:25","slug":"eddie-murphy-feels-like-the-luckiest-person-after-accepting-the-lifetime-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/eddie-murphy-feels-like-the-luckiest-person-after-accepting-the-lifetime-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Eddie Murphy Feels Like the ”Luckiest Person” After Accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Eddie Murphy<\/a><\/strong> is going home a winner!<\/p>\n

The legendary comedian took home the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award<\/a> at the2020 Critics’ Choice Awards<\/a><\/strong>. While up on stage, the Dolemite Is My Name<\/em> actor reflected on his decades-long career and the many amazing opportunities he’s received during his time in the spotlight.<\/p>\n

“Being able to make a living as an actor is a privilege and a blessing,” the legendary star began his acceptance speech. “And to make a living making people laugh, there’s no higher\u2014you’re the luckiest person on Earth to be able to do that.”<\/p>\n

“And I’ve gotten to do so many different types of things. I’ve played everything,” he shared, before making a few jokes. “I’ve been a cop and a robber and a doctor and a professor. And different ethnicities. I’ve been animals; I’ve been a donkey. I even played a spaceship once!”<\/p>\n

But unlike most celebrities accepting an award, Murphy kept his speech short and sweet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“I had a really great year,” he said, right before stepping off the stage. “This is a great way to top the year off.”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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“Eddie Murphy is the most commercially successful African American actor in the history of the motion picture business and is one of the industry’s top-five box-office performers overall,” a press release for the awards ceremony read, earlier this year. “Murphy is on the very short list of actors who have starred in multiple $100 million pictures over the past three decades, from Beverly Hills Cop<\/em> to Daddy Day Care<\/em>. Some of his other most beloved hits include 48 Hours<\/em>, Trading Places<\/em>, Coming to America<\/em>, Harlem Nights<\/em>, The Distinguished Gentleman<\/em>, Bowfinger<\/em>, The Nutty Professor<\/em> and Shrek<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

While Murphy didn’t take home the award for Best Actor for his role in Dolemite Is My Name<\/em>, the film did win in the category Best Comedy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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The night isn’t over yet, and Murphy’s latest film is still nominated in two more categories.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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