Being Eddie: Eddie Murphy’s 15 Biggest Revelations from the New Netflix Documentary
Learn from Murphy's mistakes: When Yul Brynner asks if you want to party, you say "Yes!"
The documentary Being Eddie isn’t a totally exhaustive portrait of Eddie Murphy, but for the generations who have been entertained by him since he exploded into stardom, it offers a lot of fascinating insight into who he is as a person. Says Murphy, at one point, “My biggest blessing is not my comedic talent — my biggest blessing is that I love myself and I knew what I wanted to do really, really early. That’s why I didn’t fall into any traps or anything. Because at the root of it all, I loved myself.”
In extended interviews with Murphy as well as collaborators including Jerry Seinfeld, Dave Chappelle, Arsenio Hall, Pete Davidson, and more, director Angus Wall explores a lot of fascinating topics with the multi-hyphenate, including the wild stories he has after spending 40 years in the spotlight. There’s also, appropriately enough given the title, a lot of musing on how he sees himself as a performer: “I’m not a stand-up comedian. I’m funny, but I don’t go, ‘I’m a comedian,’ like I don’t go ‘I’m an actor’ or ‘I’m a musician.’ I’m an artist that can express himself a bunch of different ways. Sensitivity is the gauge, not how much talent you have. The most sensitive one will be the artist that’s most in tune.”
He then laughs. “I don’t want to get too artsy. I could get really artsy if you let me.”
Below, find 15 of the biggest revelations to come from Being Eddie about Murphy’s career and life, from his earliest days to his current outlook on family, death, and cats. There’s also a wild Yul Brynner story, and some shockingly highbrow context for his love of MTV’s Ridiculousness.
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Being Eddie: Eddie Murphy's 15 Biggest Revelations from the New Netflix Documentary
Learn from Murphy, and remember this: When Yul Brynner asks if you want to party, you say "Yes!"
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