Eddie Murphy to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute.

Eddie Murphy will be honoured with one of Hollywood’s most prestigious recognitions next year, as the American Film Institute announced that he will receive its Life Achievement Award. The tribute ceremony is scheduled for April 18 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said the organisation is celebrating an artist whose impact stretches across generations. “Eddie Murphy is an American icon," she noted. “A trailblazing force in the art forms of film, television and stand-up comedy, his versatility knows no bounds."

Murphy, now 64, has remained a dominant figure in entertainment since launching his career as a teenage stand-up comic. His rise accelerated d

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