Eddie Murphy
publication date: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 (part of Winter 2012)
category: 
Movies
clue: Once known for raunchy comedy like Raw, he now makes family movies like Dr. Dolittle.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, and Ryan Dunn
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