Possible Clues:

• One of the 'Shrek' voices
• 'Saturday Night Live' cast member from 1980 to 1984
• 'Beverly Hills Cop' star
• He starred with Jamie Foxx in 'Dreamgirls'
• Star of the box-office bomb "The Adventures of Pluto Nash"
• He played the movie character immortalized by the song "Axel F"