After Eddie Murphy abruptly dropped out as host for the 2011 Academy Awards, we take a look back at some of the most memorable hosts of the modern era.

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Chevy Chase - 1986-87

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Jerry Lewis - 1955-56

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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin - 2009

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David Letterman - 1994

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Chris Rock - 2005

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Steve Martin - 2000, 2002 (co-host 2009)

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Jon Stewart - 2005, 2007

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Hugh Jackman - 2008

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James Franco and Anne Hathaway - 2010

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Whoopi Goldberg - 1993, 1998, 2001

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Billy Crystal - 1989-92, 1996-97, 1999, 2003, 2011

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