The Coming to America (1988) African-American star has secured an unarguable place as one of the greatest stand-up comedians in history. The famous humorist was not always a stage lover even though he had a humorist as a father. Murphy was born into the home of Lillian and amateur actor Charles Edward Murphy. He however never showed signs of being funny until his sense of humor started developing while in a foster home.
Date of Birth: April 3, 1961
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Charles Edward Murphy died when the young Edward was eight leaving him to be raised by a single, already divorced mother. Lillian subsequently became seriously ill and her two kids, Eddie and his older brother Charlie had to move to a foster home to be cared for until she was well. Fast forward to many years later, this little Eddie is now a name the entertainment industry is highly proud of. For a man with such a huge public attention, he has had his own fair share of women and even fatherhood. Read on to see his love stories and his nine kids.
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Nicole Mitchell Murphy (ex-wife)
Duration of Marriage: March 18, 1993 – April 17, 2006 (13 years)
Date of Birth: January 5, 1968
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
The artist behind “Party all the Time” met TV personality and businesswoman Nicole Mitchell at an NAACP Image Awards show in 1988. Their long romance began shortly after and in no time, the couple started living together. This continued for almost two years until their Plaza Hotel wedding in March 1993. The couple had five kids together until former model Mitchell filed for a divorce in August of 2005. Their divorce was finalized in 2006 but Nicole remains the woman who had been with Murphy for the longest duration and the mother of five of his nine children.
Melanie Janine Brown (Mel B) (ex-girlfriend with whom Eddie has a child)
Duration of Relationship: 2006 – 2007
Date of Birth: May 29, 1975
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
The pretty singer and Eddie Murphy had a very short term relationship. Melanie is also a songwriter and presenter. Mel B became famous when she was part of the popular girl group Spice Girl and from the group; she got the title Scary Spice. She was a mother to two kids already before her short-spanned affair with Murphy.
Tracey Elaine Edmonds (née McQuarn) (ex-girlfriend, not a legal wife)
Duration of Marriage: split just 14 days after their New Year’s Day wedding in 2008
Date of Birth: February 18, 1967
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
How else can one begin a year if not in a ceremonial event? This time around, it was on a private Bora-Bora island to film producer and former wife of Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. All they did was exchange of marital vows and decided not to make it legal as they both felt there was no need further defining what they shared. It all ended in 14 days; they kind of saved themselves from another divorce!
Paige Butcher (girlfriend)
Duration of Relationship: 2012 – present
Date of Birth: June 10, 1979
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
It seems like the funny-man Eddie has a thing for models. The Shrek actor and beautiful Australian model and actress, Paige started a relationship in 2012 and their romance shows no signs of slowing down since date.
Eric Murphy (son with Paulette McNeely)
Date of Birth: circa 1989
Paulette was a then girlfriend to the African-American superstar for almost three decades ago and at that time; she got pregnant and gave birth to Eric, his first son.
Christian Murphy (son with Tamara Hood)
Date of Birth: circa 1990
His next girlfriend was Tamara Hood and she had another child for him. Christian is quite close with his elder brother Eric but they both live a very private life.
Bria Murphy (daughter with Nicole Mitchell Murphy)
Date of Birth: November 18, 1989
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Bria is the stunning first daughter to Eddie Murphy. When she is not busy walking in her dad’s footsteps as an actress, she is turning heads on the runway. Some of her works include Conflict of Interest (2017) and The Perfect match (2016)
Miles Mitchell Murphy (son with Nicole Mitchell Murphy)
Date of Birth: November 7, 1992
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Miles has taken after the first two Murphy sons by not being much of a public person.
Shayne Audra Murphy (daughter with Nicole Mitchell Murphy)
Date of Birth: October 10, 1994
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Just like her elder sister Bria, Shayne is known for her stunning looks and she is one hell of a sexy model.
Zola Ivy Murphy (daughter with Nicole Mitchell Murphy)
Date of Birth: December 24, 1999
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Zola is the big look alike to her mum Nicole. They share same hairstyle just that she is darker in complexion.
Bella Zahra Murphy (daughter with Nicole Mitchell Murphy)
Date of Birth: January 29, 2002
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius
Bella is the last of the Eddie-Nicole kids. She looks quite like her iconic dad.
Angel Iris Murphy Brown (daughter with Mel B)
Date of Birth: April 3, 2007
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Seems like nature wanted to prove that Angel was Iris’s child so she arrived Murphy’s 46th birthday. The circumstances surrounding Iris’s birth were not very favorable as her dad claimed not to be her birth father. In about two months after her birth, the DNA test carried out revealed that her dad was the famous Murphy. Eddie has been rumored to not associate with this child of his but other reports say that he has been trying to get close since 2010.
Izzy Oona Murphy (daughter with Paige Butcher)
Date of Birth: May 3, 2016
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Just when we thought Murphy might be taking a break from fatherhood, he dropped the latest one with his hot girlfriend Butcher. Izzy is less than a year old and has not really been in the public eye.
Max Charles Murphy (son with Paige Butcher)
Date of Birth: November 30, 2018
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
In August 2018, Paige showed her baby bump. Eddie became a father at 57 for 10th time. Cute little boy is named after Murphy’s late brother, Charlie, who passed away from cancer in 2017.
L. A. C. M.
August 28, 2018 at 9:54 pm
It is so awful that Angel is not in these pictures. Whatever is going on is not that little girl’s fault. I pray that her older sisters and brothers speak with her. So sad. However, I am happy that he and the other children are close.