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Eddie Murphy is a super dad!
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the 64-year-old actor revealed what makes him the best father of 10 children.
“My superpower is to always be present,” Murphy said at the premiere of Being Eddie on Nov. 12 at the Tudam Theater in Los Angeles.
“I can talk to one of my kids at any time of the day and say, ‘Where is dad now?’ And they’ll look at the clock and literally tell me what part of the house I’m in,” he continued. “Dad has always been here and always will be here.”
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Murphy is the father of 10 children in total. He became a father for the first time in 1989, when he welcomed his first child, son Eric Murphy, with his then-girlfriend Paulette McNeely.
Daddy Day Care alum Nicole Mitchell is also the father of five children (Bria, Miles, Shayne, Zora, and Bella) with her ex-wife. Nicole Mitchell has two children, Angel and Christian, from former relationships with Melanie “Mel B” Brown and Tamara Hood, respectively, and children Izzy and Max with wife Paige Butcher.
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During an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2019, Murphy talked about the reactions she received when she mentioned how many children she had.
“Men look at me like, ‘He’s crazy. How much did that cost?'” And there’s something sexy about women. “I’m sure Eddie Murphy is doing what he’s supposed to do. Good luck Eddie Murphy,” he said at the time.
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Murphy credits much of who he is as a father today to his wife, whom he married in a small ceremony in Anguilla in 2024. The two first started dating in 2012.
“Yeah, she’s at the center of it all. She brought it all together. I got a winner in Paige,” Murphy told PEOPLE.
The actor previously said of his large family, whose children range in age from 36 to six, “It just happened. I never thought I’d have 10 kids, but now it’s the best thing that’s ever happened.”
“Being Eddie” is available on Netflix.
