Eddie Murphy can be honoured with the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award.
The American Movie Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees have introduced the Beverly Hills Cop star will obtain the accolade at their Gala Tribute at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre on 18 April in recognition of his “trailblazing” work and cultural influence.
Kathleen Kennedy, the board’s chair, mentioned in an announcement: “Eddie Murphy is an American icon.
“A trailblazing power within the artwork types of movie, tv and stand-up comedy, his versatility is aware of no bounds. Throughout 5 a long time, his enduring influence on our tradition has impressed artists and audiences alike.”
The accolade is taken into account the very best honour for a profession in movie and 64-year-old Eddie – who has had a string of films gross over $100 million throughout the previous 4 a long time – follows within the footsteps of final 12 months’s honouree Francis Ford Coppola, and former winners together with Nicole Kidman, Dame Julie Andrews, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, Jane Fonda. Orson Welles, Steven Spielberg, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, and George Lucas.
The Shrek star not too long ago insisted he would not “take into consideration successful trophies” and chooses the initiatives he thinks can be “enjoyable”.
The 64-year-old actor insists he is not motivated by accolades and recognition, and Eddie claims that making “great things” is his high precedence.
Requested if awards recognition remains to be on his thoughts, Eddie informed The Hollywood Reporter: “What’s on my thoughts is simply doing great things and solely doing stuff that I’m going to have enjoyable doing.
“I don’t take into consideration successful trophies. I received a bunch of trophies. I received every part however an Oscar, and I’m not like, ‘That is going to get the Oscar.’ “
Eddie joked even when he is by no means recognised with an Academy Award for one particular piece of labor, he is certain he’ll get recognised on the ceremony ultimately.
He quipped: “The very fact of the matter is, if I by no means win an Oscar, ultimately they’ll give me a kind of honorary Oscars once I’m 90 years outdated. In the event that they made me wait that lengthy, I’m going to put on a sky blue tuxedo, and after they give me the Oscar, I’m going to urinate on myself whereas I’m giving a speech!”
