Eddie Murphy Reveals His Ideal Day as Dad of 10 Kids: ‘You Need a Little Space’
The comedian, 63, is a parent to Eric, 34, Bria, 34, Christian, 33, Myles Mitchell, 31, Shayne Audra, 29, Zola Ivy, 24, Bella Zahra, 21, Angel Iris, 17, Izzy Iona, 8, and Max Charles, 5
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Zola Murphy, artist Bria Murphy, actor Eddie Murphy, Shayne Murphy and Bella MurphyEddie Murphy’s getting real about life as a dad of 10.
The comedian, 63, spoke with Al Roker on the Today Show on Tuesday, June 18, ahead of the release of his new film Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. The actor then opened up about his family life as a father to 10 children: Eric, 34, Bria, 34, Christian, 33, Myles Mitchell, 31, Shayne Audra, 29, Zola Ivy, 24, Bella Zahra, 21, Angel Iris, 17, Izzy Iona, 8, and Max Charles, 5.
Despite the constant full house, Murphy shared that his Father’s Day was “Like any other normal Father’s Day for anyone,” adding “My kids coming around.”
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Roker then asked the actor about his ideal day outside of work, saying, “I remember talking to you once and you said your ideal day for you when you’re not working is that you’re home and your kids are within earshot.”
“Yeah. That means I’m in a nice quiet controlled space,” Murphy replied. “I have a 5-year-old and an 8-year-old, and they make a lot of noise. You need a little space.”
Murphy then admitted that his younger children are completely unaware of his fame.
“Do the young ones know the cultural icon that dad is?” Roker asked.
“Not at all,” Murphy replied. “And the other ones don’t care,” he joked about his older children.
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Eddie MurphyThe proud dad recently explained that his favorite role to portray is a dad. The Coming 2 America star explained in a 2021 appearance on Marc Maron's WTF podcast that his kids always come before his career, calling them the "center of everything."
"I am going to be 60 in April and I have all these babies," the actor said. "I love fatherhood."
"The whole idea of being out there and doing three movies a year, that s— is over ... I found over and over again and along the way I realized that if you put your children first you never make a bad decision," the comedian added.
"I am so blessed with my kids," he said. "I don't have one bad seed. I don't have any like 'Oh you are the one.' I don't have any of that. My kids are so great, normal people — and nobody is like the Hollywood jerk kid."
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F premieres July 3 on Netflix.
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