Comedian 法案 Murray awarded Kennedy 中心's 示す Twain Prize
By Ian Simpson
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Comedian 法案 Murray was awarded the 示す Twain Prize for American Humor at a 星／主役にする-studded Kennedy 中心 儀式 on Sunday, with friends and fellow actors 賞賛するing him for the joy he has brought to audiences 世界的な.
Murray, the 65-year-old 星／主役にする of such movies as "Groundhog Day," "Ghostbusters" and "Rushmore", said his success was grounded in love from his family and the talented people he had worked with for more than four １０年間s.
"There's love, that's what we （機の）カム with, that's what we go with. I love you, let's try to repeat that to each other," Murray said after 受託するing the award 指名するd for the 19th century American author and humorist.
The comedian, known for his spontaneity and irreverence, 手渡すd the award, a 破産した／（警察が）手入れする of Twain, 負かす／撃墜する into the audience to be passed around.
"When I can't see it any longer, that's when I'm coming 負かす／撃墜する the steps," said Murray, an Illinois native, before の近くにing the show by singing a 見解／翻訳／版 of "甘い Home Chicago."
Murray was awarded the 19th 示す Twain Prize for making an 衝撃 on U.S. society 類似の to Twain's. Previous 勝利者s 含む Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Lily Tomlin, Neil Simon and Eddie Murphy.
Murray is の中で the best-known 星／主役にするs to 現れる from NBC's "Saturday Night Live." He 成し遂げるd on the groundbreaking television comedy sh ow from 1977 to 1980 and honed his 技術s portraying lovably smarmy characters.
Murray was 指名するd for a Best Actor 学院 Award for his 描写 of a jet-lagged movie 星／主役にする in "Lost in Translation." He has won two Emmy Awards.
Appearing in a ビデオ clip, Steve ツバメ, himself a 示す Twain Prize 勝利者, said, "I'd like to say to you, welcome to the club. And to the Kennedy 中心, I'd like to say - really?"
ABC late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel called Murray both a genius and fearless extrovert who can get away with stealing French fries off diners' plates and 衝突，墜落ing a White House 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会.
"法案 Murray could 押す you off the 味方する of the Hoover Dam and you'd be like, 'Hey, 法案 Murray,' all the way 負かす／撃墜する," Kimmel said.
Others at the 儀式 含むd "Ghostbusters" director Ivan Reitman, singer Miley Cyrus and former NBC "Late Night" host David Letterman, who had Murray on his shows 44 times.
The 儀式 was 記録，記録的な／記録するd for broadcast on PBS television on Friday.
(報告（する）／憶測ing by Ian Simpson; Editing by Tom Brown)
