Eddie Murphy reveals he’s ‘the most comfortable he’s ever been’ at 60 in interview with Oprah

Eddie Murphy reveals he’s ‘the most comfortable he’s ever been’ at 60 in sit down interview with Oprah for Apple TV+


He returned to the spotlight with Coming 2 America which dropped n Amazon Prime in March and on April 3, he celebrated his 60th birthday.

And Eddie Murphy says life couldn’t be better than it is right now.

 ‘I’m the most comfortable I’ve ever been in my skin,”‘ the Hollywood star tells  Oprah Winfrey in Apple TV+’s The Oprah Conversation premiering Friday. 

He sits down with the media mogul for The Oprah Conversation on Apple TV+ premiering Friday

Coming Friday: Eddie Murphy tells Oprah Winfrey he’s the most comfortable he’s ever been in his own skin as he sits down with the media mogul for The Oprah Conversation on Apple TV+

Murphy explained: ‘I feel great and optimistic and totally comfortable in Eddie. I always was comfortable in my skin, but not like now.’ 

In her conversation with Murphy, Oprah talks with him about his decades of success in Hollywood and his return to stand-up comedy. 

The acclaimed comedian was 19 when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and at 21 he starred in the movie 48 Hours followed the next year by Trading Places. 

His other hits included the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, the comedy The Nutty Professor and his role providing the voice of Donkey in the Shrek series of animated movies.

In 2007, Murphy was nominated for a best supporting actor Academy Award for Dreamgirls. 

Star: Murphy, who was presented with the Hall of Fame Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, turned 60 on April 3 and has spent 4 decades as an entertainer

Star: Murphy, who was presented with the Hall of Fame Award during the 52nd NAACP Image Awards on March 27, turned 60 on April 3 and has spent 4 decades as an entertainer

The acclaimed comedian was 20 when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live

At 21 he starred in the movie 48 Hours, pictred with co-star Nick Nolte

Huge success: The acclaimed comedian was 20 when he joined the cast of Saturday Night Live, left,  and at 21 he starred in the movie 48 Hours, right with co-star Nick Nolte

Together again: After a break from making movies, Murphy returned this year in Amazon Prime's Coming 2 America, reuniting with his 1988 co-star Arsenio Hall for the sequel

Together again: After a break from making movies, Murphy returned this year in Amazon Prime’s Coming 2 America, reuniting with his 1988 co-star Arsenio Hall for the sequel

Murphy also reflects on what he loves most about being a father and grandfather. 

In a teaser for Friday’s episode of The Oprah Conversation, Winfrey chides Murphy for apparently never having changed a diaper in his life despite being the father of 10 children.

‘I’ve bought a lot of diapers,’ the funnyman quipped in response.

Life at 60: Murphy explained to Oprah: 'I feel great and optimistic and totally comfortable in Eddie. I always was comfortable in my skin, but not like now' (pictured in January 2020)

Life at 60: Murphy explained to Oprah: ‘I feel great and optimistic and totally comfortable in Eddie. I always was comfortable in my skin, but not like now’ (pictured in January 2020)

Last month, Murphy revealed how proud he is of his kids who range in age from two to 31.

‘I am so blessed with my kids,’ he said on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast

‘I don’t have one bad seed. I don’t have any like ‘Oh you are the one.’ I don’t have any of that. My kids are so great, normal people, and nobody is like the Hollywood jerk kid.’ 

The actor added: ‘My kids are smart and are trying to do stuff. I am blessed with my kids. I really, really got lucky.’ 

Paterfamilias: Murphy, a father of 10 children from five relationships, also talks with Oprah about what he loves most about being a father and grandfather (Pictured with some of his kids in 2016)

Paterfamilias: Murphy, a father of 10 children from five relationships, also talks with Oprah about what he loves most about being a father and grandfather (Pictured with some of his kids in 2016)