Eddie Murphy reveals in Netflix's "Being Eddie" how he paid funeral costs for Rick James and Redd Foxx, and a tombstone for Buckwheat actor William Thomas Jr. when they died.

Eddie Murphy’s new Netflix documentary reveals the comedian privately covered burial costs for three entertainment figures who died without adequate funds, including the child actor who originally ...

(Photo by Lars Niki/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards ) The iconic comedian says you won’t catch him at a funeral unless it was his own– and even that might not be enough. The ...

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Eddie Murphy has quietly paid towards a number of celebrity funerals throughout his almost 50-year career. Netflix will be releasing Being Eddie, a documentary revolving around the professional and ...