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November 12, 2025

EDDIE Murphy has been a Hollywood star for more than four decades with roles in Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor and Shrek.

- BY JEN PHARO

But the 64-year-old has rarely revealed his real self on camera, which makes this new documentary even more fascinating.

Being Eddie director Angus Wall says: “Eddie has played a lot of different characters over the last 40-plus years, but he has never played himself on screen before.

“He opens up his world and his heart and I think people are going to really enjoy spending time with him.”

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