Mar. 15, 2025
Eddie Murphyis back in Beverly Hills!Inthe first trailerforBeverly Hills Cop: Axel F— the latest installment of Murphy’s belovedclassic action-comedy franchise — the actor-comedian, 62, returns as Detective Axel Foley, “back on the beat in Beverly Hills,” according to an official synopsis.“After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy,” the synopsis adds.
Mar. 15, 2025
Eddie Murphystill has a matter to settle withRichard Pryor.
TheCandy Cane Laneactor appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!Wednesday to chat about his new holiday film, and joked that the late comedianstill owes him moneyfrom a bet they’d made decades previous.
HostJimmy Kimmelnoted that for Murphy’s 1985 albumHow Could It Be, one of the liner notes reads, “To Richard Pryor, my idol, with whom I have a $100,000 bet. No motherf—–, I didn’t forget.
Mar. 15, 2025
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Eddie Murphywill be honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award.
The 61-year-old actor will receive the award at the upcoming 80th annualGolden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Wednesday.
“We’re honored to present this year’s Cecil B. DeMille Award to the iconic and highly esteemed Mr. Eddie Murphy,” HFPA President Helen Hoehne said in a press release. “We’re thrilled to be celebrating the lasting impact on film and television that his career — in front of and behind the camera — has had through the decades.
Mar. 15, 2025
Eddie Murphy.Photo: Splash News and Pictures
Eddie Murphyis back to hisBeverly Hills Coproots.
The actor was spotted on the set of his upcomingNetflixsequelBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Foleyon Tuesday in Los Angeles alongside his stunt double.
Netflixannounced MondaythatBeverly Hills Cop: Axel Foleywill starJoseph Gordon-LevittandTaylour Paigealongside Murphy, who will return to reprise his starring role as Axel Foley from the first three films.
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Mar. 15, 2025
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Get to knowEddie Murphy’s family.
“I love fatherhood,“Murphy previouslysaid of his dad duties to 10 kids — six daughters and four sons.
The comedian’s first child was born in 1989 with then-girlfriend Paulette McNeely and his most recent child was born in 2018 with his wife,Paige Butcher.
“I am so blessed with my kids,” he said during an appearance on Marc Maron’sWTFpodcast. “I don’t have one bad seed.