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Oscar, meet your new host: Eddie Murphy. ET confirms that the veteran funnyman will host the 84th annual Academy Awards, scheduled to air Sunday, February 26, 2012.

The choice is a natural one, as the coming Oscar telecast is being produced by Don Mischer and director Brett Ratner, who teamed up with Murphy for their upcoming caper comedy, Tower Heist, hitting theaters November 4, 2011.

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