Background
Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, the son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman. He grew up in an Irish Catholic family.
Murray was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, the son of Lucille (née Collins), a mail room clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, a lumber salesman. He grew up in an Irish Catholic family.
Not to be confused with animator Joe Murray or English boxer Joe Murray. He has had prominent roles in television series such as Mad Men, Grand, Love & War, and Dharma and Greg. He has also appeared in films such as God Bless America and Monsters University.
He is the brother of actors Bill Murray, Brian Doyle-Murray, and John Murray.
In high school at Loyola Academy, Murray was captain of the football team and the lead actor in one of the school"s musicals. His entertainment career began in Chicago, Illinois, where he performed at various improvisational theaters, including the Improv Olympic, the Improv Institute, and The Second City.
Murray also featured in commercials for First Chicago NBD. He provided his voice for the short-lived 1994 series Beethoven and the television series 3-South. He played the supporting character "Fitz" on Columbia Broadcasting System"s sitcom Still Standing.
He appeared as Eddie Jackson on Showtime"s series Shameless in 2011.
Murray"s first film role was in the 1986 comedy film One Crazy Summer as George Calamari. He appeared in the 1992 movie Shakes the Clown with One Crazy Summer co-stars Bob Goldthwait and Tom Villard. In the first, second, fourth, fifth and seventh seasons of the Emmy-winning Administrative Management College television series Mad Men, Murray appeared in 15 episodes as copywriter Freddy Rumsen.
He has made guest appearances on television shows such as The Nanny, Joan of Arcadia, Two and a Half Men, Malcolm in the Middle, Criminal Minds, and Blossom.
In the 2012 film God Bless America he portrays Frank, a man whose contempt for superficiality and meanness in American society sends him over the edge and into a killing spree. In the 2013 Pixar film Monsters University he provides the voice of Don Carlton, a middle-aged monster who is a college student and salesman.
In April 2014, Murray replaced Chip Esten in the improv-comedy troupe Whose Live Anyway? and performs with Whose Lincolnshire Is lieutenant Anyway? cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops and Jeff B. Davis. He portrayed in the same year Ted in the comedy horror film Bloodsucking Bastards.