The rock star Eddie Murphy hailed as “the greatest entertainer who ever lived”The wise-cracking Eddie Murphy once said, “I started out as an impressionist and that’s all about observing – how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.” “He’s just the greatest entertainer that ever lived. According to Eddie, he even had that effect on the rooms he walked into. “When Elvis walked into a room, Elvis Presley was in the f***ing room. I was a tremendous fan, and had Elvis lived, there would have been no end to his inventiveness.”