Eddie Murphy Hits the Dance Floor with Daughter Bria at Her Wedding to Michael Xavier

Mar. 15, 2025

Eddie Murphyis one proud father of the bride!The 61-year-old actor and comedian played the important role at hiseldest daughter Bria Murphy’s wedding on Saturday, as she married actor Michael Xavier in Beverly Hills. Eddie escorted his daughter, 32, down the aisle at the ceremony and joined her on the dance floor for the traditional father-daughter dance.TheDr. Doolittlestar slow danced with the bride to Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely,” as seen in video shared to Bria’sInstagram Storyon Sunday — before breaking out into a bit of asolo boogie, as Bria laughed and twirled her skirt.“Daddy’s girl,” she wrote over the first moment.Jania P Stoot InstagramOther photos and snapshots from the wedding shared to Bria’s Story show Eddie and his fiancéePaige Butcherposing for photos with the bride and groom, as they celebrated Xavier, 36, joining the larger Murphy family.For more on Bria Murphy’s wedding, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Speaking at her L.A. art show in 2020, Eddie described his eldest daughter as a “good kid.“Amanda Brew Instagram"I’m glad that people get to see how talented she is,” the Grammy winner told reporters. “We’ve known for years how talented she is. It’s exciting to see her stuff up on the walls… I’m having all of those proud parent feelings.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Laura Vandervoort InstagramHe added, “I really got lucky with my kids. There really isn’t a bad one in the bunch, everyone turned out to be really good people.“The actor isdad to 10 children: Eric, who turned 33 Sunday, Bria, Christian, 31, Miles, 29, Shayne, 27, Zola, 22, Bella, 20, Angel Iris, 15, Izzy Oona, 6, and 3½-year-old Max Charles.JOHN SOLANO PHOTOGRAPHYMartin Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin Lawrence, who is dating Eddie’s son Eric, evencaught the bouquet from Briaat the wedding, potentially hinting at more Murphy family weddings to come.Eric and Jasmin Lawrence, 26,went public with their relationship in June 2021. Although the couple are the children of pals Eddie and Martin, Jasmin confirmed in a January interview withInTouchWeeklythat she and her boyfriend actuallymet through her uncle.“It wasn’t even our dads, and they’ve done two movies together,” Jasmin explained, adding that the families are “absolutely” supportive of the relationship.Jasmin said that she and Eric “became really good friends because we bonded on a lot of things,” and “understood each other on a certain level” due to their background.“And over time, it just, you know, became more,” theRelatively Famous: Ranch Rulesstar added with a laugh

Eddie Murphyis one proud father of the bride!

The 61-year-old actor and comedian played the important role at hiseldest daughter Bria Murphy’s wedding on Saturday, as she married actor Michael Xavier in Beverly Hills. Eddie escorted his daughter, 32, down the aisle at the ceremony and joined her on the dance floor for the traditional father-daughter dance.

TheDr. Doolittlestar slow danced with the bride to Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely,” as seen in video shared to Bria’sInstagram Storyon Sunday — before breaking out into a bit of asolo boogie, as Bria laughed and twirled her skirt.

“Daddy’s girl,” she wrote over the first moment.

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Eddie Murphy Shares Father-Daughter Dance with Daughter Bria at Her Wedding

Other photos and snapshots from the wedding shared to Bria’s Story show Eddie and his fiancéePaige Butcherposing for photos with the bride and groom, as they celebrated Xavier, 36, joining the larger Murphy family.

For more on Bria Murphy’s wedding, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.

Speaking at her L.A. art show in 2020, Eddie described his eldest daughter as a “good kid.”

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Eddie Murphy Shares Father-Daughter Dance with Daughter Bria at Her Wedding

“I’m glad that people get to see how talented she is,” the Grammy winner told reporters. “We’ve known for years how talented she is. It’s exciting to see her stuff up on the walls… I’m having all of those proud parent feelings.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

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Eddie Murphy Shares Father-Daughter Dance with Daughter Bria at Her Wedding

He added, “I really got lucky with my kids. There really isn’t a bad one in the bunch, everyone turned out to be really good people.”

The actor isdad to 10 children: Eric, who turned 33 Sunday, Bria, Christian, 31, Miles, 29, Shayne, 27, Zola, 22, Bella, 20, Angel Iris, 15, Izzy Oona, 6, and 3½-year-old Max Charles.

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Bria Murphy WEDDING .Eddie Murphy daughter. credit: JOHN SOLANO PHOTOGRAPHY.

Martin Lawrence’s daughter, Jasmin Lawrence, who is dating Eddie’s son Eric, evencaught the bouquet from Briaat the wedding, potentially hinting at more Murphy family weddings to come.

Eric and Jasmin Lawrence, 26,went public with their relationship in June 2021. Although the couple are the children of pals Eddie and Martin, Jasmin confirmed in a January interview withInTouchWeeklythat she and her boyfriend actuallymet through her uncle.

“It wasn’t even our dads, and they’ve done two movies together,” Jasmin explained, adding that the families are “absolutely” supportive of the relationship.

Jasmin said that she and Eric “became really good friends because we bonded on a lot of things,” and “understood each other on a certain level” due to their background.

“And over time, it just, you know, became more,” theRelatively Famous: Ranch Rulesstar added with a laugh

source: people.com