Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher Welcome Son Max Charles

Mar. 16, 2025

Eddie Murphy is a dad — again!

The actor and his fianceé Paige Butcherwelcomed their second childtogether — Murphy’s 10th child overall — on Friday, Nov. 30, his rep confirms to PEOPLE.

Son Max Charles Murphy was born weighing 6 lbs., 11 oz., and measured 19 inches long.

“Both mother and son are doing well,” Murphy’s rep says.

Murphy, 57, and Butcher, 39, are already parents to daughter Izzy Oona, 2. He is also dad to oldest son, Eric, 29, with Paulette McNeely. His other children, including daughters Bella Zahra, 16, Zola Ivy, 18, Shayne Audra, 23, andBria, 28, plus 25-year-old son Miles Mitchell, are with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy.

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Paige Butcher out and about, Los Angeles, USA - 27 Aug 2018

“They wished for a younger sibling for their daughter,” the insider said. “They live a pretty low-key life. They are all about family. Paige is very close to Eddie’s kids.”

The source added, “They are a very special and happy family. They vacation and spend holidays together. Paige loves being a mom and is very involved. She takes her daughter to the park and for play dates.”

“It’s going to be a boy,” she told TMZ while out shopping.

source: people.com