I. Mur ‧ phy, Au ‧ die /ˈmɜːfi $ ˈmɜːr-, ˈɔːdi/ BrE AmE
(1924–71) an actor who was a very brave American soldier in World War II, who was given more than 20 ↑ medal s including the Congressional Medal of Honour. He became a film actor in 1948 and played himself in the film of his life story, To Hell and Back (1955).
II. Murphy, Ed ‧ die /ˈedi/ BrE AmE
(1961–) a US film actor and ↑ comedian , who first became known for his work on the television programme Saturday Night Live . His films include Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and the Nutty Professor (1997), and he did the voice of one of the characters in the film Shrek .