Four key takeaways from the Eddie Murphy documentary Being Eddie

You may be forgiven for thinking you know who the real Eddie Murphy is based on the various roles he has played throughout his career.

From his appearances on Saturday Night Live and stand-up comedy specials such as Delirious and Raw to starring in blockbusters such as Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor, Coming to America, Shrek, and more recently Dolemite is My Name and You People, Murphy has taken on multiple characters with ease — sometimes within the same film.

But in the Netflix documentary Being Eddie, Murphy points out that the audience has never really seen the real him.

Even his mother asked him when he was little "Who's Eddie? What voice is Eddie's voice?" in response to his impersonations.

The doco promises to strip back a little of that mystery — and to some extent it d