Actor born on April 3rd 1961 in Hempstead, NY. Doing comedy in clubs since the age of 16, his real career started in the famous show Saturday Night Live, as a part of the cast from 1981 to 1984. His first motion picture was 48 HRS., but he really shown his talents in the movie Trading Places, co-starred by Dan Aykroyd.

His first real success is the classic movie, Beverly Hills Cop, which had been first written for Sylvester Stallone.

Most famous movies
1984: Beverly Hills Cop
1986: The Golden Child
1987: Beverly Hills Cop II
1988: Coming to America
1989: Harlem Nights
1992: Boomerang
1994: Beverly Hills Cop III
1995: Vampire in Brooklyn
1996: The Nutty Professor
1998: Doctor Dolittle
1999: Bowfinger
2000: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps