Eddie Murphy is sharing a rare glimpse into how loss has shaped his life as he prepares for the release of his Netflix documentary, Being Eddie. The project explores his childhood, career and family, while also uncovering how early tragedies influenced the way he thinks about death today.
Murphy grew up in Brooklyn in a fractured household after his parents separated when he was three. He told Rolling Stone that he retained only faint memories of his father, Charles Edward Murphy. These memories became even more distant after Charles died when Murphy was only eight. According to The Mirror, his father was allegedly stabbed by a jealous woman in a crime that left the young Murphy devastated. The comedian later described the experience as traumatic and said the incident stayed with him for many years.
