Eddie Murphy 1982. Nolte was scheduled to host the December 11, 1982, Christmas episode of "Saturday Night Live", but became too ill to host, so Murphy took over. He became the only cast member to host while still a regular. Murphy opened the show with the phrase, "Live from New York, It's the Eddie Murphy Show!" The following year, Murphy starred in "Trading Places" with fellow "SNL" alumnus Dan Aykroyd. The movie marked the first of Murphy's collaborations with director John Landis (who also directed Murphy in "Coming to America" and "Beverly Hills Cop III") and proved to be an even greater
Eddie Murphy union". The two had planned on having a legal ceremony upon their return to the U.S. but did not, and their wedding was never official. Murphy began dating model Paige Butcher in 2012. Their daughter Izzy was born May 3, 2016. In August 2018, the couple announced they were expecting another child, a boy. The couple got engaged in September 2018. On November 30, the couple's son, Max Charles Murphy, was born. The child's middle name honor's Eddie Murphy's late brother, Charlie Murphy, who passed away from leukemia in 2017. In 1988, Art Buchwald sued Murphy and Paramount Pictures, alleging