Eddie Murphy

Eddie Murphy is known as an American actor and comedian. He is most famous for his leading roles in Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, and The Nutty Professor.

Background and Age

Eddie Regan Murphy was born on April 3, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York. He spent his initial youth in the projects of Bushwick with his father, Charles, a New York City cop and beginner comedian, his mom, Lillian, a phone operator, and his sibling Charles. His folks separated from each other when he was three. Five years later, his father passed away and his mom went into the medical clinic for an all-encompassing period.

When Murphy was nine years of age, his mom married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a Breyer's frozen yogurt factory, and the family moved to the African American suburb of Roosevelt, Long Island. Murphy watched a ton of TV growing up and built up an incredible skill for impressions, doing such characters as Bugs Bunny, Bullwinkle, and Sylvester the Cat.

Marriage, Wife, and Kids

Murphy married Nicole Mitchell on March 18, 1993. They have five children together named Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella. The couple separated on April 17, 2006. That year, Murphy started dating singer Melanie Brown of the Spice Girls. On April 3, 2007, Brown brought forth a girl, Angel, whom she said was Murphy's youngster. A DNA test affirmed he was Angel's father.

On New Year's Day in 2008, Murphy married Tracey Edmonds, the former spouse of Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, in Bora. The private function was not lawfully authoritative, and Murphy and Edmonds intended to repeat their promises on American soil. Nonetheless, the couple released an explanation that they had mutually ruled against a legitimate function.

In 2012, Murphy started dating Paige Butcher, and after four years, the couple had a little girl, Izzy. Soon after the declaration of another pregnancy, Murphy and Butcher were engaged in September 2018. They had child Max in late November, giving Murphy a sum of 10 children from his relationships.

Career and Net Worth

Eddie Murphy started doing stand-up comedy as a teen and later joined the cast of Saturday Night Live. At age 21, Murphy co-featured with Nick Nolte in 48 Hours, and he proceeded to additional film industry accomplishment with films like Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, and Shrek. In December 2019, Eddie Murphy was back on "Saturday Night Live", making his hosting return after 35 years.