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  • Eddie Murphy opened Saturday Night Live on the 11th of December 1982 with a boast: "Live from New York, it's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The host booked for that Christmas episode, Nick Nolte, had become too ill to appear. Murphy stepped in. He remains the only cast member ever to host the program while still a regular on its roster.

    The man behind that line was Edward Regan Murphy, then twenty-one years old. His nerve carried him across stand-up, film, voice acting and pop music. Where did that confidence come from? Why did the show that made him famous keep him at arm's length for so long? And how did one of his films end up lending its name to a piece of American financial regulation? The answers start in Brooklyn, with a boy who learned early that a joke could be a way through trouble.

  • Eddie Murphy was born on the 3rd of April 1961 in Brooklyn and raised in the borough's Bushwick neighborhood. His mother, Lillian, worked as a telephone operator. His father, Charles Edward Murphy, was a transit police officer who also performed as an amateur actor and comedian.

    In 1969, when Murphy was eight, his father was murdered. A woman stabbed him, and Murphy has said he never learned all the details. He understood it as a crime of passion. His parents had split when he was three, so his memories of his father are dim. Murphy joked that his father had been "a victim of the Murphy charm."

    Around that time, Murphy's mother became ill, and he and his older brother Charlie spent one year in foster care. Murphy has said that year helped form his sense of humor. The brothers later grew up in Roosevelt, New York, with their mother and their stepfather, Vernon Lynch, who was a foreman at an ice cream plant.

    At fifteen, Murphy listened to a comedy album by Richard Pryor and decided he wanted to be a comedian. Pryor's willingness to tackle taboo subjects was the spark. Other heroes shaped him too, among them Redd Foxx, Robin Williams, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee and Charlie Chaplin. Murphy also did impersonations of Elvis Presley, whom he treated as a model of what a star could be.

    The 9th of July 1976 is the date Murphy marks as the start of his career. That day he entered a talent show at the Roosevelt Youth Center and impersonated singer Al Green while Green's "Let's Stay Together" played. The performance led to work at other clubs within walking distance. Later came late-night jobs that meant riding the train. To make those gigs, Murphy secretly skipped school. His mother discovered this at the end of his senior year, and he had to attend summer school. Four years after that talent show, in 1980, he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.

  • Rolling Stone's February 2015 appraisal of all 141 Saturday Night Live cast members ranked Murphy second, behind only John Belushi. The magazine wrote: "It is customary (and accurate) to say that Eddie Murphy is the only reason SNL survived the five-year wilderness without Lorne Michaels." Murphy was a regular from 1980 to 1984, and he is widely credited with helping to revitalize the show.

    His characters were unforgettable. One was a grown-up version of Buckwheat from the Little Rascals. Another was Mr. Robinson, a streetwise children's show host who parodied Fred Rogers, and Rogers himself found it amusing. Then there was a morose, cynical Gumby, whose line "I'm Gumby, dammit!" became a catchphrase. Joseph Clokey, son of Gumby's creator Art Clokey, said that he and his father "thought Eddie was a genius in the way he played that character."

    Murphy eventually tired of fans shouting "Do Buckwheat! Do Buckwheat!" at him. At his request, the character was retired with a staged assassination, filmed on camera in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.

    His early comedy leaned on heavy profanity and on sketches lampooning many groups, including WASPs, African Americans, Italian Americans, overweight people and gay people. Delirious, one of his two stand-up specials, was filmed in 1983 in Washington, D.C.

    Although Saturday Night Live launched him, Murphy kept his distance for years. He took no part in Live from New York, the 2002 oral history of the show by Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller. He also skipped cast reunions and anniversary specials. Murphy told Rolling Stone he was angry at David Spade over a joke about Murphy's career. He was also angry at Lorne Michaels and the production staff for letting the joke air. Murphy and Spade have since reconciled.

    In February 2015, Murphy finally appeared at the show's 40th anniversary special. Chris Rock introduced a tribute to him, and the room of comedians and stars gave him a standing ovation. Murphy told no jokes and did not revive his old characters, and some criticized the brief appearance. He had not hosted since 1984.

  • Nick Nolte shared the screen with Murphy in 48 Hrs., the 1982 film that marked Murphy's big-screen debut. It was a hit when it opened over the Christmas season of that year.

    Trading Places followed in 1983, co-starring Dan Aykroyd, an original Saturday Night Live cast member. It began Murphy's partnership with director John Landis, who would also direct him in Coming to America in 1988 and Beverly Hills Cop III in 1994. Trading Places did even better at the box office than 48 Hrs.

    In 1984, Dudley Moore's Best Defense brought Murphy aboard as a "Strategic Guest Star." He was added after the original version of the film tested poorly with audiences. The movie was a major financial and critical disappointment. When Murphy hosted Saturday Night Live, he piled on, calling it "the worst movie in the history of everything." That same year, he won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording for his album Eddie Murphy: Comedian.

    Then came Beverly Hills Cop, also in 1984, his first solo leading role. It grossed over $230 million at the American box office. That made it the highest-grossing film of 1984, the highest-grossing comedy ever and the highest-grossing R-rated film ever at that point. Murphy chose it over Ghostbusters. He was also offered a part in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. The role was rewritten from comic relief into a love interest and went to Catherine Hicks. By then, his near-exclusive contract with Paramount Pictures rivaled Star Trek as the studio's most lucrative franchise.

    The momentum kept building. The concert film Eddie Murphy Raw, shot at the Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden, got a wide theatrical release in 1987 thanks to the popularity of Delirious. It grossed $50 million. In 1986, Murphy launched Eddie Murphy Television Enterprises through a deal with Paramount Television, and in 1988 the company struck a deal with CBS. The supernatural comedy The Golden Child arrived in 1986 and did well, though it was not as warmly received as his earlier hits. Beverly Hills Cop II, directed by Tony Scott in 1987, grossed almost $300 million worldwide. By the end of the decade, Murphy was Hollywood's biggest box-office star.

    Not every call was right. Murphy turned down the lead in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, saying it "sounded ridiculous to me, and I passed on it," and he later came to regret that.

  • Coming to America, Vampire in Brooklyn, the Nutty Professor films, Bowfinger, The Adventures of Pluto Nash and Norbit share a signature: Murphy plays several parts in each. He intends this as a tribute to Peter Sellers, whom he calls his acting hero. As a child, Murphy had developed the habit of playing many characters in imitation of Sellers, and the ability helped build his own skills.

    Chris Rock names The Nutty Professor as his favorite comedy. He argues that Murphy's performance was so good that he had "been robbed of an Oscar," and he calls Murphy's various turns in the film "Peter Sellers-esque."

    Murphy also built a second career with his voice. He played Mushu in Disney's Mulan in 1998 and Thurgood Stubbs in the sitcom The PJs from 1999 to 2001. Since 2001 he has voiced Donkey in the Shrek franchise. For the first Shrek, he won the Annie Award for voice acting in a feature production. The role also earned a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, which is, to date, the only voice-over performance ever nominated in the history of the BAFTAs.

    On Harlem Nights in 1989, Murphy was director, producer and star, and he shared writing duties with his brother Charlie. The film featured his comic idols Richard Pryor and Redd Foxx in supporting roles. Around then, filmmaker Spike Lee criticized Murphy for not using his status to help Black actors break into film. Yet as his prominence grew, many of his films, especially those he produced, had mainly Black casts. Examples include Coming to America, Harlem Nights, Boomerang, Vampire in Brooklyn and Life.

    A long list of performers who later became better known made early appearances in his movies. Damon Wayans appeared in Beverly Hills Cop. Halle Berry and Martin Lawrence were in Boomerang. Samuel L. Jackson and Cuba Gooding Jr. appeared in Coming to America. Dave Chappelle was in The Nutty Professor, and Chris Rock was in Beverly Hills Cop II. Chappelle, Rock, Lawrence and Russell Brand all cite Murphy as an influence.

  • The Bus Boys, a band whose records Murphy frequently sang backup on, had a song called "(The Boys Are) Back in Town" that appeared in both 48 Hrs. and Delirious. Murphy's own recording career began on his 1982 self-titled comedy album. It included "Boogie in Your Butt" and "Enough Is Enough," a parody of Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer's 1979 song "No More Tears."

    The real breakthrough was "Party All the Time," produced by Rick James. Released in 1985, it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. It appeared on his debut album, How Could It Be. The album's title track, a duet with vocalist Crystal Blake, was a minor R&B hit. It was written by Rusty Hamilton and produced by Aquil Fudge, a cousin of Stevie Wonder, after a brief falling out with James. Murphy's second album, So Happy, came in 1989 and included "Put Your Mouth on Me." His third studio album, Love's Alright, followed in 1993.

    Critics were not always kind. In 2004, VH-1 and Blender voted "Party All the Time" number seven among the "50 Worst Songs of All-Time." Still, the song kept resurfacing. In 2006, Sharam sampled it for "PATT (Party All the Time)," which reached number eight in the United Kingdom.

    Murphy's music often crossed paths with other stars. He appeared in the music video for Michael Jackson's "Whatzupwitu" and recorded the duet "I Was a King" with Shabba Ranks. In 1992, he turned up in Jackson's "Remember the Time" video alongside Magic Johnson and Iman. Uncredited, he voiced an imitation of Art Carney on SNL castmate Joe Piscopo's 1985 comedy single "The Honeymooners Rap," with Piscopo as Jackie Gleason.

    On screen, Murphy sang in character. In Coming to America, he imitated Jackie Wilson on "To Be Loved," but his character's thick accent meant he had to sing it that way. He also played Randy Watson, a small-time club singer, a role he revived in Coming 2 America in 2021. In the Shrek films he performed the Monkees' "I'm a Believer" in the first film's final scene. In Shrek 2 he sang Ricky Martin's "Livin' La Vida Loca" with Antonio Banderas, and the two teamed up again for "Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Again)" in Shrek the Third.

    In 2013, Murphy released "Red Light," a reggae song featuring Snoop Dogg, his first single in many years. He was also working on an album called 9, but it was never released.

  • Beverly Hills Cop III, released in 1994, hit a low point for Murphy, and critics panned it. He denounced the film himself during an appearance on Inside the Actors Studio. From 1989 onward, praise for his work had been fading, and box-office receipts slipped as well. Another 48 Hrs. in 1990 and Boomerang in 1992 did find some success. Vampire in Brooklyn, a 1995 horror-comedy directed by Wes Craven, got negative reviews but has since gained a cult following.

    After The Nutty Professor in 1996, Murphy found steady success in family-friendly films. Mulan and Dr. Dolittle both arrived in 1998, followed by a 2001 Dr. Dolittle sequel, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps in 2000, the Shrek series, Daddy Day Care and The Haunted Mansion in 2003. His adult-oriented films fared worse. Metro, I Spy and Showtime each grossed less than $40 million domestically. Holy Man grossed less than $13 million. The Adventures of Pluto Nash in 2002 is on record as one of the biggest financial failures of all time, earning just $7 million worldwide against a reported $110 million budget. The exception was Bowfinger in 1999, a Frank Oz comedy co-starring Steve Martin, which drew generally positive reviews and grossed $98 million.

    In Dreamgirls in 2006, Murphy played soul singer James "Thunder" Early. He won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, along with a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award. On the 23rd of January 2007, he received an Academy Award nomination, but he lost to Alan Arkin for Little Miss Sunshine. Some speculated that bad reviews for Norbit, released in early February 2007, hurt his chances. Murphy notoriously left the 79th Academy Awards as soon as Arkin was announced the winner. That same year, he was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    More turbulence followed. Murphy co-starred in Tower Heist in 2011, directed by Brett Ratner. He was announced as host of the 84th Academy Awards, but he dropped out on the 9th of November 2011 in the wake of the Brett Ratner scandal. On the 15th of October 2015, Murphy received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Trevor Noah, Tracy Morgan and Jay Pharoah were among those who paid tribute. The next year, Murphy won critical acclaim for the drama Mr. Church, in which he co-starred with Britt Robertson.

    The real resurgence came in October 2019 with Dolemite Is My Name, which Murphy produced and starred in as Rudy Ray Moore. Distributed on Netflix, it earned overwhelming critical acclaim and holds a 97 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes. The critics' consensus read: "Eddie Murphy makes Dolemite Is My Name just as bold, brash, and ultimately hard to resist as its subject." It earned him a Golden Globe nomination.

    In December 2019, Murphy returned to host Saturday Night Live to promote the film. Chappelle, Rock, Tracy Morgan and Kenan Thompson welcomed him in the opening monologue. He revived Mr. Robinson, Gumby, Buckwheat and Velvet Jones. The episode was the most-watched since 2008, when Tina Fey played Sarah Palin. It won him his first Primetime Emmy Award, for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

    The honors kept coming. Murphy received the Critics' Choice Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2019, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023 and the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award in 2026. His films have grossed over $3.8 billion in the United States and Canada, adjusted for inflation, and over $6.7 billion worldwide. By 2015, that made him the sixth-highest grossing actor in the United States. Shrek 5, with Murphy returning as Donkey, is set for release on the 30th of June 2027.

  • In a 2019 episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Murphy told Jerry Seinfeld that his tension with Bill Cosby began in 1981. Cosby had been highly negative toward him when they met. Murphy's Cosby parodies, which he started doing in the 1980s, reflected that real animosity. It cuts against the common claim that Cosby was a major influence. Murphy did borrow Cosby's storytelling approach, but Cosby criticized his profanity.

    The feud peeked out in Eddie Murphy Raw in 1987, when Murphy mocked Cosby's Coca-Cola commercials by suggesting he have a Coke and a smile and then be quiet. In 1989, at a meeting with Richard Pryor and Murphy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Cosby seemed more interested in Pryor. A 1989 softball game suggested friendlier terms. In 1990, shortly after shaking hands with Cosby at the televised celebration of Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th anniversary, Murphy did another Cosby impression onstage.

    The conflict flared again in 2019, when Murphy hosted Saturday Night Live. In his opening monologue he joked about becoming a boring stay-at-home dad while Cosby sat in jail, then asked: "Who's America's dad now?"

    Murphy's generosity is just as notable. He has donated to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center, and charities for cancer, education, the arts, family support, health and homelessness. He gave $100,000 to the Screen Actors' Guild's strike relief fund. He paid for the funerals of friends such as Redd Foxx and Rick James. He also bought a tombstone for the previously unmarked graves of Billie "Buckwheat" Thomas and Tim Moore.

    Yet Murphy does not attend funerals. He has been to only two, those of his father and his stepfather, and he found both emotionally overwhelming. His own plan is direct cremation with no funeral or memorial service.

    His family life has grown large. Murphy married Nicole Mitchell at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City on the 18th of March 1993, and the couple had five children together. Their divorce was finalized on the 17th of April 2006. In July 2024, he married Paige Butcher in a private ceremony in Anguilla. Their son Max Charles carries a middle name honoring Murphy's brother Charlie, who died of leukemia in 2017.

    In May 2025, Murphy's son Eric married Jasmine Lawrence, the daughter of fellow entertainer Martin Lawrence.

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Who is Eddie Murphy?

Eddie Murphy is an American comedian, actor and singer, born Edward Regan Murphy on the 3rd of April 1961 in Brooklyn, New York City. He rose to fame on Saturday Night Live and then became a film star.

When was Eddie Murphy on Saturday Night Live?

Eddie Murphy was a regular Saturday Night Live cast member from 1980 to 1984. He returned to host the show in December 2019 and won his first Primetime Emmy Award for the episode.

What are Eddie Murphy's most famous movies?

Eddie Murphy's best-known films include 48 Hrs. (1982), Trading Places (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Coming to America (1988) and The Nutty Professor (1996). He also voices Donkey in the Shrek franchise.

What is the Eddie Murphy Rule?

The Eddie Murphy Rule is the informal name for Section 746 of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, which bars trading on non-public information taken from a government source. The name comes from the plot of Trading Places, which involved frozen orange juice concentrate.

Did Eddie Murphy have a hit song?

Eddie Murphy's 1985 single "Party All the Time," produced by Rick James, peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. He has released three studio albums: How Could It Be, So Happy and Love's Alright.

What awards has Eddie Murphy won?

Eddie Murphy has won a Golden Globe, a Grammy, a Primetime Emmy and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015. He also received the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023 and the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award in 2026.

Why did Eddie Murphy distance himself from Saturday Night Live?

Eddie Murphy told Rolling Stone he was angry at David Spade over a joke about his career, and at Lorne Michaels and the staff for allowing it. He skipped reunions until the 40th anniversary special in February 2015.

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  20. 20NewsEddie Murphy: I'll retire from films at 50
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  33. 33News'Star Trek IV' Writer on Eddie Murphy's Lost Role and Film's Rewrite DramaAaron Couch — November 26, 2016
  34. 34According to the autobiography of the film's director and co-star, Leonard Nimoy.
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  38. 38Eddie Murphy and the Black PackGail Buchalter — February 28, 1988
  39. 39MagazineHollywood's Hottest HunksNovember 1988
  40. 40MagazineEddie Murphy's Testimony Disputes Buchwald's SuitJanuary 15, 1990
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  48. 48MagazineSpike Lee Challenges Black Show Biz FiguresMarch 6, 1989
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  53. 53NewsIs this what a future Oscar winner looks like?Greg Braxton et al. — February 8, 2007
  54. 54NewsEddie Murphy Loses Oscar, Bolts From ShowRoger Friedman — February 27, 2007
  55. 55How Much Will Eddie Murphy's Oscar Exit Hurt His Career? (Analysis)Kim Masters — November 9, 2011
  56. 56Film Academy Invites 115 New Membersabc7.com — June 19, 2007
  57. 57'Tower Heist' continues filming at Trump International Hotel & TowerNovember 16, 2010
  58. 58NewsEddie Murphy confirmed as Oscars 2012 hostHenry Barnes — September 7, 2011
  59. 59NewsEddie Murphy drops out as Oscars hostNovember 9, 2011
  60. 60Eddie Murphy And Halle Berry Together Again in What New Project?The Humor Mill — March 8, 2014
  61. 61Eddie Murphy to play Richard Pryor's dad in biopicMarch 15, 2015
  62. 62MagazineEddie Murphy Turned Down Bill Cosby Impression on 'SNL' AnniversaryDaniel Kreps — February 19, 2015
  63. 63'SNL' 40th Anniversary: Eddie Murphy's Brief Return Features Awkward Pause, No Character ReprisalsFebruary 15, 2015
  64. 64Eddie Murphy Explains Why He Didn't Make Any Jokes At SNL 40October 14, 2015
  65. 65MagazineEddie Murphy to receive Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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  67. 67Eddie Murphy receives Mark Twain Prize for comedy and insightOctober 19, 2015
  68. 68Eddie Murphy Shows His Dramatic Side in 'Cook' – First Look PhotoDenise Petski — December 4, 2014
  69. 69Dolemite is My NameOctober 4, 2019
  70. 70Dolemite Is My Name Reviews
  71. 71Eddie Murphy's SNL Hits an 11-Year Audience High With DVR Playback, Best Since Sarah Palin's 2008 VisitDecember 31, 2019
  72. 72MagazineWatch Eddie Murphy Reprise Classic Characters on 'SNL'Ilana Kaplan — December 22, 2019
  73. 73Eddie Murphy Scores First Primetime Emmy Win In Guest Actor Comedy Series Category For Hosting 'SNL'September 20, 2020
  74. 74'Coming 2 America' Sets March 2021 Release Date on AmazonNaman Ramachandran — November 20, 2020
  75. 75The first 'Coming 2 America' trailer brings the king back to QueensAlexsis Nedid — Mashable — December 22, 2020
  76. 76Jerry Bruckheimer And Paramount Ink First-Look Deal; Brett Ratner Attached To Direct 'Beverly Hills Cop'Anita Busch — December 6, 2013
  77. 77MagazineEddie Murphy Will Be Back in Detroit for 'Beverly Hills Cop 4'Ryan Reed — June 27, 2014
  78. 78Eddie Murphy's 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Finds DirectorsDave McNary — June 14, 2016
  79. 79'Beverly Hills Cop' Lands Adil El Arbi & Bilall Fallah To Direct Eddie MurphyMike Jr. Fleming — June 14, 2016
  80. 80Netflix Licenses From Paramount Rights To Make 'Beverly Hills Cop' Sequel With Eddie Murphy & Jerry BruckheimerMike Jr. Fleming — November 14, 2019
  81. 81Netflix 2024 Movie Slate: Titles From Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld & Woody Woodpecker; 'Beverly Hills Cop 4' Sets Release DateAnthony D'Alessandro — 2024-02-01
  82. 82Eddie Murphy Signs Three-Picture, First-Look Deal With Amazon StudiosBrent Lang — September 22, 2021
  83. 83Eddie Murphy To Play Godfather Of Funk George Clinton In BiopicMike Jr. Fleming — March 31, 2022
  84. 84NewsEddie Murphy and Jerry Bruckheimer Are Already Developing 'Beverly Hills Cop 5': 'We Have a Couple of Stories in Mind'Marc Malkin — Variety — June 21, 2024
  85. 85'Shrek 5' Release Date Delayed to June 2027August 11, 2025
  86. 86JournalJOE PISCOPO ISN'T COUNTING ON 'DAYS' MOVIEMarilyn Beck — Summer 1985
  87. 87JournalNew Music: Eddie Murphy Feat. Snoop Lion 'Red Light'September 4, 2013
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  90. 90Dave Chappelle
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  92. 92Russell Brand: How Has Eddie Murphy Influenced Him As A Comic?
  93. 93Eddie Murphy's 10 Children: Everything to KnowSkyler Caruso — People — December 1, 2024
  94. 94Exclusive: Eddie Murphy and Girlfriend Paige Butcher Are Having a Baby!November 4, 2015
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  96. 97Eddie Murphy and Nicole Mitchell MarriageAbout.com
  97. 98Mel B Says DNA Proves Eddie Murphy Fathered Her BabyStephen M. Silverman — June 22, 2007
  98. 99Mel B writes song about Eddie MurphyJune 17, 2008
  99. 100NewsEddie Murphy hasn't had a drink in 18 yearsNovember 3, 2011
  100. 101NewsSource says Eddie Murphy making effort to get to know daughter he had with ex-flame Melanie BrownMay 10, 2010
  101. 102Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds Marry—Weddings, Eddie MurphyUlrica Wihlborg — January 19, 2015
  102. 103Murphy, Edmonds splitting upUPI — January 16, 2008
  103. 104Eddie Murphy Bowling BashesNovember 10, 2008
  104. 105NewsEddie Murphy Welcomes Daughter Izzy OonaAnya Leon — May 3, 2016
  105. 106NewsEddie Murphy Is Engaged to Pregnant Paige Butcher!Nicholas Hautman — September 28, 2018
  106. 107Eddie Murphy welcomes his 10th child with fianceeDecember 4, 2018
  107. 108Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher Are Married! Inside Their Private Caribbean Wedding (Exclusive)Stacy Lambe et al. — July 12, 2024
  108. 109Eddie Murphy's Son Eric and Martin Lawrence's Daughter Jasmin Are MarriedSydney Kerr — May 29, 2025
  109. 110NewsEddie Murphy-Bill Cosby rift touches on larger concern: Should black men criticize each other publicly?Curtis Bunn — NBC News — December 31, 2019
  110. 111NewsThe Eddie Murphy-Bill Cosby Feud and the Softball Game That Brought Them TogetherTony Alpsen — Vice — November 10, 2025
  111. 112News'Magic of Music' special lives up to its nameJune 22, 1989
  112. 113Eddie Murphy takes a swipe at Bill Cosby in his return to "Saturday Night Live"Jordan Freiman — CBS
  113. 114Eddie Murphy's Charity WorkLooktothestars.org
  114. 115NewsEddie Murphy loathes funerals. His plan to spare loved ones 'that trauma' after his deathErin Jensen — November 7, 2025
  115. 116MagazineEddie Murphy Speaks: The Rolling Stone InterviewBrian Hiatt — November 9, 2011
  116. 117Eddie Murphy Rents Prince's House: Not an Exorcism, A BlessingDavid Paul Kilpatrick — September 7, 2012
  117. 118MagazineFirst the Volcker Rule, Now the Eddie Murphy Rule!Matt Phillips — March 4, 2010
  118. 119When Eddie Murphy Was Stopped by Police With a Transsexual Prostitute in His CarSuzy Byrne — May 1, 2017
  119. 120NewsEddie Murphy busted with transsexual prostitute in 1997Anne E. Kornblut — May 1, 2016
  120. 121The 'Wicked Beauty' Who Walked With the IconsJoan Summers — Jezebel — March 30, 2021
  121. 122NewsThe Mavens SpeakDennis McDougal — August 9, 2006
  122. 123NewsOwen Wilson Sits Out 'Drillbit Taylor' PromotionJohn Horn et al. — March 20, 2008

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