I'm Rebecca Lavoie, and this is You Can't Make This Up.

You Can't Make This Up is the podcast where we uncover the true stories behind your favorite Netflix documentaries and films.

On today's episode, we take a closer look at the Netflix documentary film, Being Eddie.

I've done all kinds of stuff. I can't think of another actor, a dramatic actor, black, white,

that's done so many different types of things.

Today we're talking to director Angus Wall.

In the 1980s, there were few stars bigger than Eddie Murphy.

After bursting onto the scene as the 19-year-old breakout cast member on Saturday Night Live,

Murphy made some of the most iconic movies of the decade.

His stand-up routines were legendary, and he even had a top-10 record.

But he pivoted away from raunchy material to family-friendly fare, both on the screen and at home.

And after some time away from the spotlight, he's back to make people laugh again.

The Netflix documentary Being Eddie looks at Murphy's remarkable life, from superstardom to career lows and back again. The Netflix documentary, Being Eddie, looks at Murphy's remarkable life, from

superstardom to career lows and back again. For the first time, he tells his own story about

his varied artistic choices, avoiding celebrity pitfalls, and living as a dad and a homebody.

The film features interviews with legendary comedians who discuss Murphy's legacy and ponder what it must be like, being Eddie Murphy.

I know a lot of people that survived a lot of weird shit in their lives.

But surviving being Eddie Murphy is a hell of an accomplishment. And I'm joined now by director Angus Wall. Angus, thank you so much for joining me on. You can't make this up.

Thank you so much for having me on.

Eddie Murphy is so well known and loved, but he's been kind of an enigma. So why do you think he was

willing to do this documentary? I, I, um, you know, it's funny, there's a quote where he's talking to

Letterman, he says, I mean, I thought there, we saw the real Eddie Murphy. I mean, you can act,

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