Netflix Dissects Eddie Murphy’s Legacy in New Documentary ‘Being Eddie’

Summary

• Netflix dropped the trailer for Being Eddie, an Angus Wall-directed documentary on comedian and actor Eddie Murphy
• The film explores Murphy’s nearly 50-year career, explosive charisma, and unique path that avoided Hollywood’s pitfalls
• It features interviews with comedy legends and colleagues, including Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock, and Jamie Foxx

Netflix has dropped the trailer for Being Eddie, the Angus Wall-directed documentary film focusing on legendary comedian and actor Eddie Murphy. The docu chronicles his journey to success, the longevity of his career and becoming a family man — all the while ensuring he doesn’t entertain the pitfalls of Hollywood.

In addition to interviews with Murphy himself, colleagues and friends such as Arsenio Hall, Brian Grazer, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jerry Bruckheimer, Jerry Seinfeld, John Landis, Kenan Thompson, Kevin Hart, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Ruth Carter, Tracee Ellis Ross and Tracy Morgan also make special appearances. They touch on how Murphy changed comedy, Hollywood, Black culture and, essentially, the world.

“It goes without saying that there is only one Eddie Murphy. No other teen comedian shared a stage with Jerry Seinfeld at 17, and joined the cast of Saturday Night Live right out of high school. No actor has ever played a cop, a doctor, and a donkey — and dominated every facet of Hollywood he’s touched,” the official synopsis read.

“Fewer still have been an A-list celebrity for over four decades, and never succumbed to its darker side. Murphy’s unusual combination of explosive charisma, focused ambition, raw talent, and deep-set circumspection puts him in a league of his own, and is on full display in Being Eddie, directed by two-time Oscar winner Angus Wall,” it continued. “The documentary gathers comedy and Hollywood legends like Dave Chappelle, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jamie Foxx, Jerry Seinfeld, Reginald Hudlin and more to celebrate the Oscar-nominated actor and his nearly 50-year career that’s seen him break barriers, invent genres, and inspire generations of talent. For the first time ever, Murphy invites the public into his home to revisit his breathtaking body of work, all the while revealing the dazzling interior life that has long driven — and grounded — this once-in-a-century star.”

Watch the trailer above. Becoming Eddie premieres November 12 on Netflix.

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