Number six, Exercise two.0:02
Listen to the text Famous Actor's Youth and write which of the facts in your activity book are true, false or not stated in the text0:05
Famous Actor's Youth the famous American comic actor Eddie Murphy has achieved his dream.0:27
When I was young, I couldn't wait to get famous.0:34
Almost every movie Eddie stars in becomes a hit.0:38
But he had to overcome a lot of difficulties as a youngster to become what he is now.0:41
When Eddie was nine, he spent a lot of time watching TV and soon began imitating what he was watching.0:47
He did imitations of cartoon characters such as Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry.0:54
My mother says I never talked in my own voice, always cartoon characters.0:59
I used to do Sylvester the Cat all the time.1:04
Eddie didn't care much about school.1:10
He was studying, but not what his teachers taught him.1:12
Eddie was developing his comedy skills all the time and used school to try out his jokes.1:15
Eddie Murphy was the class clown and was voted most popular in his high school.1:21
At the age of 15, Eddie took part in a youth centered talent show and was a big hit with the audience.1:27
Looking out to the audience.1:34
I knew that it was show business for the rest of my life.1:36
Soon, Eddie was doing comedy in some clubs around town.1:41
He was earning between 25 and 50 US dollars a night at nightclubs.1:44
It's no wonder that his schoolwork became worse.1:50
Instead of doing homework after school, he tried out his jokes on his classmates.1:53
My focus was my comedy, he says.1:59
Eventually, Eddie didn't pass his 10th grade exams.2:03
As vain as I was, I don't have to tell you what that did to me.2:07
Well, I went to summer school, to night school.2:12
I doubled up my efforts and I graduated only a couple of months later.2:16
In his yearbook, Murphy declared his career plans.2:22
Here is the quote he put in the in reality, all men are sculptors, constantly cutting off the unwanted parts of their lives, trying to create a masterpiece.2:27
After high school, Eddie began appearing in Matthew Manhattan.2:39
Unlike other entertainers of that period, however, Eddie Murphy has always believed in clean living.2:43
He avoids alcohol, tobacco and drugs.2:49
Lots of films can be named to show what Eddie Murphy has achieved, but probably the best example of his young, restless spirit is a recent role as a donkey in the animated fairy tale parody Shrek.2:53
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