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Eddie Murphy’s ‘Being Eddie’ Debuts on Netflix Wednesday With Rare Personal Revelations

The one-off film delivers in-home access plus candid reflections on loss, mortality, legacy.

Overview

  • Netflix will premiere the career-spanning documentary on Wednesday, November 12, as a single feature rather than a series.
  • Ahead of release, Murphy tells USA Today he has paid for many funerals, does not attend services, and wants immediate cremation with no memorial.
  • Entertainment Weekly spotlights a brief moment in which Murphy speaks vulnerably about missing his late brother Charlie, who appears via archival footage.
  • The documentary features interviews with Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, Kevin Hart, Jamie Foxx, Pete Davidson, Tracy Morgan, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jerry Seinfeld, and others.
  • Previews emphasize rare home access and personal history, including his parents’ divorce, his father’s killing, and the steady guidance of stepfather Vernon Lynch.