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Eddie Murphy has long been my favorite black comedic actor — but not my favorite of all American comedic actors. I’ve put together a list of my top five Eddie moments. Agree? Disagree? Suggest other moments in the comments section.

Warning: explicit language and content in some of the clips below. UPDATE: Some of the clips have been removed from YouTube. So that means you’ll have to rent them, now doesn’t it?

5. James “Thunder” Early in Dreamgirls (2006)

*Video removed from YouTube due to copyright claim.

4. Preacher Pauly in Vampire In Brooklyn (1995)

3. Ray Gibson in Life (1999)

2. Randy Watson in Coming to America (1988)

*Video removed from YouTube due to copyright claim.

1. The Klumps in The Nutty Professor (1996)