Murphy plays Chris in Candy Cane Lane, which opens on December 1. Chris is a man who wants to win the annual Christmas home decoration contest in his neighborhood.
Chris unintentionally strikes a bargain with a cunning elf named Pepper in order to increase his chances of winning, and she uses magic to bring the Twelve Days of Christmas to life and ruin the entire town.
Chris, his wife Carol, and their three kids have to work quickly to break Pepper’s spell, take on cunning magical characters, and save Christmas for everyone—all at the risk of spoiling the holidays for their own family.
The new holiday single “Miracle,” featuring British singers Kelli-Leigh and Raphael Saadiq, has been released.
The pop-infused, classically overdone song was composed and recorded for Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross’s upcoming Christmas film, Candy Cane Lane, which will be available on Prime Video.
For the first time since Boomerang, their 1992 hit film, director Reginald Hudlin, Murphy, and producer Brian Grazer are back together.
Screenwriter Kelly Younger’s personal holiday memories on Candy Cane Lane in El Segundo, California, served as inspiration. It is also Murphy’s first-holiday movie ever.
Eddie and Tracee, when interviewed, discussed their encounter on the set, how their paths had crossed in the past, celebrating Christmas big, and other things!
That chemistry plays out in the holiday movie, as Eddie plays a man out to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas decoration contest.
Unwrapping Candy Cane Lane
For Eddie Murphy, there is never a sufficient amount of laughter or Christmas. American comedian and actor Edward Regan Murphy’s birthday is April 3, 1961.
View this post on InstagramHe became well-known as a regular cast member of Saturday Night Live, a sketch comedy program, from 1980 to 1984.
Murphy is No. 10 on Comedy Central’s list of the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time and has performed as a stand-up comedian.
Murphy is the recipient of several honors, including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2023, the Grammy Award, the Emmy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2015.
For hosting Saturday Night Live in 2020, he was honored with his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
In the US and Canada, Murphy’s films have brought in over $3.8 billion at the box office and over $6.7 billion globally.
Murphy is a singer who has put out three studio albums: Love’s Alright (1993), So Happy (1989), and How Could It Be (1985). In 1985, he became well-known for his performance of the hit song “Party All the Time.”
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