Famous People with Name Eddie

Eddie Murphy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Murphy: s an Academy Award-nominated, Golden Globe-, Screen Actors Guild Award-winning American actor, film director, producer and comedian. Murphy ranks as the highest grossing film star in history, having a total of 33 films to date, his films grossing over $3.4 billion in the US alone, averaging $104 million per film.[1] He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career.

Eddie Carl Nealy            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Carl Nealy: is a retired American basketball player. At 6'7" and 238 pounds, he played as a forward.Nealy attended Kansas State University and was selected by the Kansas City Kings in the eighth round of the 1982 NBA Draft. In 10 NBA seasons with the Kings (1982–1985), San Antonio Spurs (1986–1988), Chicago Bulls (1988–1990;1993), Phoenix Suns (1989;1990–1992) and Golden State Warriors (1992), Nealy averaged 2.7 points and 3.3 rebounds. He participated on the 1992-93 Bulls team which won the NBA Championship, although he did not appear on the playoff roster.

Eddie Charles Jones            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Charles Jones: is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Dallas Mavericks.Jones played college basketball at Temple University alongside guard and future NBA player Aaron McKie. He was the 1993-94 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and was selected 10th overall in the 1994 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. In his rookie season he averaged 14.0 points per game and 2.05 steals pg, and played in 64 games, 58 of which he started.

Eddie Gill            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Gill: is an American professional basketball player, most recently a member of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics.Gill also played for the IBL's Las Vegas Silver Bandits, the ABA's Kansas City Knights and Dakota Wizards, the NBA Development League's Asheville Altitude, in Greece with Ionikos A.F. Athens[1], and in Italy with Reggio Emilia and Paf Bologna (2001, won the Italian League). He played in the Euroleague for Dynamo Moscow in 2006.[2]

Eddie Hughes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Hughes: is a retired American professional basketball player whose NBA career lasted from 1987 to 1990. He played collegiately at Colorado State University from 1978 to 1982.Hughes was a 5'10" (178 cm) point guard and was selected in the seventh round by the San Diego Clippers of the 1982 NBA Draft. His playing career in the league commenced in 1987-88 with the Utah Jazz, for whom he played 11 games, averaging 1.5 points and 0.7 assists per game. He then played a total of 86 games with the Denver Nuggets in his second and third seasons, his last year being in 1990.

Eddie Cantor            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eddie Cantor: was an American comedian, singer, actor, and songwriter. Familiar to Broadway, radio and early television audiences, this "Apostle of Pep" was regarded almost as a family member by millions because his top-rated radio shows revealed intimate stories and amusing anecdotes about his wife Ida and five children. His eye-rolling song-and-dance routines eventually led to his nickname, Banjo Eyes, and in 1933, the artist Frederick J. Garner caricatured Cantor with large round and white eyes resembling the drum-like pot of a banjo. Cantor's eyes became his trademark, often exaggerated in illustrations, and leading to his appearance on Broadway in the musical Banjo Eyes (1941).