Edward “Eddie” Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961, Brooklyn, New York City) is a Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated American actor and comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career, and was one of the most popular cast members in the history of Saturday Night Live, on which he was a regular from 1980-1984.
In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian’s Comedian, he was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.
The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of popular sports cars made by the Japanese company Toyota. The name is derived from the Latin word célico (IPA [‘θeliko]) meaning “from the heavens” or “celestial”.