Netflix announced on Tuesday that Being Eddie, a new documentary on iconic comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, is set to begin streaming on the platform on Wednesday, November 12.
Helmed by two-time Oscar winner Angus Wall, the doc’s official synopsis notes, “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. Fewer still have been an A-list celebrity for over four decades, and never succumbed to its darker side.”
Being Eddie explores the unusual combination of explosive charisma, focused ambition, raw talent, and deep-set circumspection that put Murphy in a league of his own. Celebrating the Oscar-nominated actor and the nearly 50-year career that’s seen him break barriers, invent genres, and inspire generations of talent, the documentary features appearances from industry figures including 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.
For the first time ever, Murphy invites the public into his home to revisit his body of work, all the while revealing the interior life that has long driven — and grounded — him. Producers on Being Eddie included John Davis, John Fox, Charisse Hewitt-Webster, Terry Leonard, and Kent Kubena.
