A Family Affair: Eddie Murphy And His Kids Through The Years

By Charli Penn · Updated April 3, 2023

As far as Black Hollywood royalty goes, it’s no secret that Eddie Murphy is king of the box office and his receipts reign supreme. To celebrate his Coming 2 America sequel, Murphy graced two of the three special covers of ESSENCE’s March/April 2021 issue—and for one of them, he posed alongside his daughter, fellow actress and Coming 2 America co-star Bella Murphy.

Sharing the spotlight with his family is nothing new for the acting and comedic legend, who has been regularly photographed over the years at movie premieres and on red carpets with his very large brood.

Murphy is a father of 10 and his children’s ages range from toddlers to thirtysomethings. His oldest are sons Eric Murphy, whom he had with Paulette McNeely, and Christian, whom he shares with Tamara Hood. Murphy shares five children with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell (formerly Murphy)—daughters Bria Murphy, Shayne Murphy, Zola Murphy, and Bella Murphy, and son Miles Murphy.

Murphy also shares a daughter named Angel Iris Murphy with former Spice Girls band member and TV personality Melanie “Mel B.” Brown. His youngest children, welcomed with fiancée Paige Butcher, are son Max Charles Murphy (named after his late uncle, Murphy’s brother Charlie Murphy), and daughter Izzy Murphy.

Take a look back at the star and his children over the years.

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Eddie and Bella Murphy Cover ESSENCE 2021

Father-daughter duo and Coming 2 America stars Eddie Murphy and Bella Murphy cover ESSENCE Magazine's March/April 2021 issue.

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Eddie Murphy arrives at the premiere of Nutty Professor II with his family (From L-R): son Myles, Eddie, ex wife Nicole, daughter Shane, daughter Bria, in July 2000.

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Shane Murphy, Nicole Mitchell Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Miles Murphy and Bria Murphy at The Nutty Professor Los Angeles Benefit Premiere in 1996.

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Eddie Murphy and His Children

Eddie Murphy and his ex wife Nicole with their children Miles, Shane and Brea at the premiere of I Spy at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, Ca. Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002.

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Eddie Murphy and His Children

Eddie Murphy with ex wife Nicole Mitchell and children Miles, Zola Ivy, Bria and Shayne arrive at the Daddy Day Care premiere in May 2003.

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Shayne Murphy, Bria Murphy, Myles Murphy, Christian Murphy, Bella Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Zola Murphy and Eric Murphy arrive at the premiere of DreamWorks Animation's Shrek Forever After at Gibson Amphitheatre on May 16, 2010 in Universal City, California.

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Eddie Murphy and His Children

Eddie Murphy arrives at the premiere of Nutty Professor II with his family (From L-R): son Myles, Eddie, wife Nicole, daughter Shane, daughter Bria, in Universal City, in July 2000.

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Eddie Murphy and His Children

Eddie Murphy with his brothers Vernon Lynch and Charlie Murphy and their families pose as Eddie is honored with a Hollywood Walk Of Fame star in June 1996.

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(L-R) Zola Murphy, Bria Murphy, Eddie Murphy, Shayne Murphy and Bella Murphy attend the debut gallery opening of Bria Murphy's "Subconscious" at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions on November 20, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

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Actor Eddie Murphy, his ex wife Nicole and their children Brea (left), Shane, and Miles (right) arrive at the premiere of The Haunted Mansion held on November 23, 2003 at the El Capitan Theater, in Los Angeles, California.

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(L - R) Bria Murphy, Shayne, Nicole Murphy, and Eddie Murphy attend SoftSheen-Carson Dark and Lovely Announces Model Bria Murphy As NEW Global Brand Ambassador at Juliet Supper Club on January 18, 2011 in New York City.

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Eddie Murphy and His Children

Eddie Murphy, holding his daughter Bella, attends the Los Angeles premiere of the animated fantasy motion picture Shrek 2 in 2004.

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In 2017, everyone posed together at Zola Murphy's birthday party.

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Eddie Murphy and His Children

It was the holiday photo heard around the world. In 2018, Bria Murphy broke the internet after sharing this photo of her dad, seen posing with all ten of his children at once for the holidays.

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Holiday memories with his oldest children in 2018.

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Eddie Murphy and Bria Murphy attend the Eddie Murphy X ARTUS Gallery Exhibition Opening Night at East Angel Gallery on February 20, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.

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In 2019, Bria Murphy shared this photograph of her with her dad to wish him a happy Father's Day.