Eddie R. Murphy
Born 1960s.
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Edward Murphy
and Lillian (Laney) Lynch
Father of
[private daughter (1990s - unknown)], [private son (1990s - unknown)], [private daughter (1990s - unknown)], [private daughter (1990s - unknown)], [private daughter (1990s - unknown)] and [private daughter (2000s - unknown)]
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Biography
Eddie Murphy is Notable.
Eddie Murphy is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer.[1]
Edward Regan Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 3rd, 1961.[2] He is the son of Charles Edward Murphy and Lillian Laney. His parents separated when he was three, then his father was killed when he was eight. His mother married a second time to Vernon Lynch, who raised Eddie and his brother Charles Quinton Murphy.[3][4]
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In 1976, at 15, Eddie began doing standup comedy. First gaining national prominence in 1980, when he was cast on Saturday Night Live. He was on SNL for four years. He released several comedy specials in the 1980s.
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| Eddie's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame[5] |
Eddie also had a very successful acting career starring in movies like Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, Shrek, Dr. Dolittle, and Dreamgirls.
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Eddie won a Golden Globe for his role in Dreamgirls in 2007 and a 2020 Primetime Emmy for an outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his guest host spot on the 2019 Christmas episode of Saturday Night Live.
Eddie was awarded the Mark Twain Award for American Humor at the Kennedy Center in 2015 and the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes in 2023 for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Eddie has also released several music albums.[6][7][8]
In 1993, Eddie married Nicole Mitchell, daughter of Eddie Tolan Mitchell.[9] They had five children together: Bria, Myles, Shayne, Zola, and Bella.[10] Nicole filed for divorce in 2005 and their divorce was finalized in 2006.[11]
Eddie has five other children:[10]
- Eric, whose mother is Paulette McNeeley
- Christian, whose mother is Tamara Hood
- Angel, whose mother is Melanie Brown, also known as Scary Spice of the Spice Girls
- Max and Izzy, whose mother is Eddie's fiancé Paige Butcher
In 2008, Eddie was briefly married to television producer Tracey Edmonds, who had previously been married to Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds. They had a marriage ceremony in French Polynesia, but never legalized the ceremony in the United States.[12]
Sources
- ↑ Wikipedia: Wikipedia contributors, "Eddie Murphy," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy (accessed February 15, 2023).
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy," Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eddie-Murphy : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ Chet Flippo, "Eddie Murphy Live." New York Magazine, 11 Oct 1982, pages 58-64; image copy, Google Books (https://books.google.com/books?id=j-ICAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58 : accessed 10 Feb 2023).
- ↑ Bill Zehme, "Eddie Murphy: Call Him Money," Rolling Stone, 24 Aug 1989, https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/eddie-murphy-call-him-money-82359/ : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame" database w/images (https://www.newspapers.com/ : accessed 20 Apr 2021) Daily Press (Victorville, California) · Thursday, June 27, 1996 Page 2 Newspapers Clip: 118706940
- ↑ Geoff Edgers, "The Real King of Comedy," 13 Oct 2015, https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/style/2015/10/13/eddie-murphy-hasnt-told-a-joke-onstage-in-28-years-hes-still-the-funniest-guy-around/ : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ Julia Jacobs, "Eddie Murphy receives the Cecil B. DeMille Award," The New York Times, 10 Jan 2023, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/10/movies/eddie-murphy-cecil-b-demille-award.html : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ Storm Gifford, "Eddie Murphy wins first Emmy for 2019 ‘Saturday Night Live’ return," New York Daily News, 19 Sep 2020, https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-eddie-murphy-wins-first-emmy-20200920-tgnx3yo6b5filex3qggenc2une-story.html : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
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Marriage:
"New York, New York, U.S., Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018"
New York City Municipal Archives; New York, New York; Borough: Queens
Ancestry Record 61406 #5364351
Edward Regan Murphy marriage to Nicole Ronette Mitchell in 1993 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. - ↑ 10.0 10.1 Jen Juneau, "Father of 10 Eddie Murphy Says There's 'No Higher Blessing' Than Being a Parent and Grandparent," People, 14 Jan 2020, https://people.com/parents/eddie-murphy-no-higher-blessing-father-grandfather-vanity-fair/ : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy's Divorce Final," People, 18 Apr 2006, https://people.com/celebrity/eddie-murphys-divorce-final/ : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
- ↑ "Eddie Murphy and new wife split after two weeks," Reuters, 16 Jan 2008, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-murphy/eddie-murphy-and-new-wife-split-after-two-weeks-idUSN1613015920080117 : accessed 10 Feb 2023.
See also:
- Wikidata: Item Q43874, en:Wikipedia
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