Eddie Murphy loves to enjoy this special time of year with his family.
Speaking to PEOPLE alongside Tracee Ellis Ross about her new Christmas movie, Candy Cane Lanethe comedy legend, 62, talked about enjoying a “20-foot tree” and lots of time with family this holiday season.
“All the traditional things that everybody does, we do,” Murphy says of his family’s plans.
“We have a lot of kids and a lot of family. And it’s just the buzz in the house — it’s the food and the cooking and everything. I love the Christmas season.”
The wacky film follows a competitive suburban dad, Chris Carver (Murphy), who is so eager to win his neighborhood’s holiday decorating contest that he settles with a mischievous elf (Jillian Bell). Ellis Ross plays Chris’ wife Carol, who helps him get out of the mess he’s made.
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Eddie Murphy and his children. David Livingston/Getty Eddie Murphy’s 10 Kids: Everything You Need to Know
Murphy is a father of 10 children and also a grandfather. Murphy and his fiancée Paige Butcher welcomed son Max, their second child together, in November 2018. They are also parents to daughter Izzy, 4. Murphy’s oldest son Eric, with Paulette McNeely, is 31. He is also father to son Christian, 30, with Tamara Hood and daughter Angel, 13, with Spice Girl Mel B.
The comedian’s five other children – daughters Bella, Zola, 21, Shayne, 26, and Bria, 31, plus 28-year-old son Myles – are with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy. He also said that Myles had a daughter; under the name Evie Isla, in July 2019.
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Eddie Murphy and Paige Butcher at the premiere of ‘Candy Candy Lane’.
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In 2021, the actor spoke enthusiastically about being “blessed” as a parent as he shared his pride in the paths his children have chosen.
“I’m so blessed with my kids,” he said during an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast. “I don’t have a single bad seed.”
“I don’t have any like, ‘Oh, you’re the one.’ I don’t have any of that,” he continued. “My kids are such great, normal people — and nobody’s like a Hollywood jerk.”
Candy Cane Lane is on Prime Video on Friday.
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