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    Eddie Murphy selected to host Academy Awards

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eddie Murphy is hosting the Oscars.

    The actor and comedian will host the 84th annual Academy Awards, producers Brett Ratner and Don Mischer said Tuesday.

    Ratner called the 50-year-old entertainer "a comedic genius; one of the greatest and most influential live performers ever."

    "With his love of movies, history of crafting unforgettable characters and his iconic performances — especially on stage — I know he will bring excitement, spontaneity and tremendous heart to the show Don and I want to produce in February," Ratner said.

    Mischer called Murphy "a truly groundbreaking performer" whose "quick wit and charisma will serve him very well as Oscar host."

    This will be Murphy's first time hosting the Academy Awards. He said in a statement Tuesday that he is "enormously honored" to join the ranks of past Academy Awards hosts such as Johnny Carson, Bob Hope, Billy Crystal, Steve Martin and Whoopi Goldberg.

    Murphy started his career as a standup comic when he was 15 and has gone on to amass dozens of film credits as a writer, actor and producer. He was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in 2006's "Dreamgirls."

    His stint as Oscar host marks a return to the single-host format the show has employed most often since the mid-1980s. Pairs of actors hosted the two most recent Oscar shows: Anne Hathaway and James Franco helmed the 2011 telecast, and Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin hosted last year.

    The 84th annual Academy Awards will be held Feb. 26, 2012 at the Kodak Theatre.

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    Online:

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    80 comments

    • bill  •  8 mths ago
      Great choice. Eddie Murphy is thought to be one of the all time great comedic actors. Deserves his due.
    • The Good American  •  8 mths ago
      This can work, and work very well. But ONLY if the producers let Murphy write his own material (or select his own writers to prepare the material for him) and keep it family friendly. If we get more of that lame canned dribble they vomited out the last two ceremonies...

      Ricky Gervais was GENIUS hosting the last two Golden Globes, it's a shame the producers of that show can't handle a few jokes at their own expense and therefore won't bring him back a third time. If you can't laugh at yourself you won't get far in this world, unless you are a Republican political candidate.
    • shelly  •  8 mths ago
      One of the favorite movies with him in it, where he plays two parts, a movie star, and then his brother also in the movie Steve Martin. Very entertaining and funny, forget the name but anyone can look it up.
    • James  •  8 mths ago
      For the monologue, he will reprise his role of Cletus Klump at the dinner table. "Don't tell me to stop, you're the one who brought up colon cleansin' and all that mess."
    • Geoff Z  •  8 mths ago
      Now really...how can ratner consider himself a judge of anything funny?
    • Hannah Gumbs  •  8 mths ago
      What motivates the geniuses who make such a call? Poor choice. Not funny at all. I won't watch!
      • spambrando 8 mths ago
        Can't judge something before you've seen it ya tart... We'll miss you...
    • guest  •  8 mths ago
      my choice would be Whoopi Goldberg, Tina Fey, Ellen or Steve Martin! He is a very short guy with a big ego! I met him years ago on a film set, and he served sack lunches to the film extras: a raw turkey leg, an apple, and a cookie! Big spender! and he is not anti gay, in fact, quite the contrary!
      • Just my opinion 8 mths ago
        What is your point?
      • Jersey Boy 8 mths ago
        Its a good thing that nobody asked you what your choices would have been.
    • Energize  •  8 mths ago
      I'll watch the show now.
    • KYR  •  8 mths ago
      He was really funny in the past but some of his recent movies were kind of flat. I do want to see how he performs in this venue. Eddie, write some good jokes for us.
    • Kayla  •  8 mths ago
      the best choice EVER!! he's the greatest comedian and actor alive!!!
      • Amy 8 mths ago
        You don't get out much do you?
    • Jackie  •  8 mths ago
      come on your joking right? I will tape so I can fast forward through his parts--He is a has been..
      • Just my opinion 8 mths ago
        Why not wait until the next day to just see who won. None of us really care if you watch or not.
      • oak 8 mths ago
        JACKIE EDDIE M is hardly a has been.........
    • Ray  •  8 mths ago
      OH YEAH YOU THE 1 THEY NEED
    • preciousladylove101  •  8 mths ago
      Did someone state that Eddie is anti-gay oh contrere I believe that he is an under cover gay he loves anal humor and he is reported to have picked up a transvestite by mistake, I always had a feeling about him but gay or not he is most talented.
    • preciousladylove101  •  8 mths ago
      Eddie is a genious, I've missed him and I'm glad he'll be showing his face to a large scale audience I'm sure his wit and humor will be something to look forward to.
    • A Yahoo! User  •  8 mths ago
      ....I plan not to watch......
    • Trollulah  •  8 mths ago
      I wonder if he'll bring along any of those trannys he picks up off the street.
    • Doug Bryan  •  8 mths ago
      yeah right,...Eddie's been due for this,..and I'm gonna love it
    • spacecowboy  •  8 mths ago
      happy 2 know this .. He always made me laugh ... hope 2 again ..
    • Blanca  •  8 mths ago
      gay?........ who cares. gay, not gay good gay , bad gay gay gay..... lol
    • PATRICIA  •  8 mths ago
      Your emtional edge is secure. Just like President Obama's 'setllar'.
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