Eddie Murphy Becomes Dad Of Nine After Partner Paige Butcher Gives Birth To Couple's First Child

The couple also revealed their newborn's name.

Eddie Murphy's partner Paige Butcher has given birth to the couple's first child together.

Butcher, 36, gave birth to a baby girl named Izzy Oona Murphy on Tuesday 3 May 2016.

"Both mother and daughter are doing well," Murphy's rep, Arnold Robinson, told USA TODAY

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This is Butcher's first child, but Murphy's ninth. 

The 55-year-old is dad to Eric, 26, with Paulette McNeely,  Christian, 25, with Tamara Hood Johnson, Bria, 26, Miles, 23, Shayne, 21, Zola, 16, and Bella, 14, with former wife Nicole Mitchell, and Angel, nine, with Mel B.

Butcher and Murphy announced they were expecting their first child together in November 2015.

They have been together for four years since 2012. 

Celebrity Parents With The Most Children
Rod Stewart(01 of16)
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Hot Rod has eight children, ranging in age from 52 down to four years old.Six months after the birth of his youngest son, Aiden, the singer also became a grandfather for the first time, when his daughter, Kimberly, gave birth to a daughter. (credit:Santiago Felipe via Getty Images)
Katie Price(02 of16)
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Katie Price is as famous for her ever-growing brood as she is for her outlandish outfits and many, many reality TV appearances. The former glamour model gave birth to her eldest, Harvey, in 2002, and later welcomed two children with her ex-husband, Peter Andre, Junior and Princess Tiami. She also has a son, Jett, with ex-husband Kieran Hayler, and gave birth to their youngest daughter, Bunny, in 2015. Katie is adamant she's keen to have a sixth baby in the future. (credit:Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
Ronnie Wood(03 of16)
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At the age of 68, Ronnie became a father of six when his wife gave birth to twins. (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt(04 of16)
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The former golden couple of Hollywood have six children, including three biological (Shiloh, and twins, Vivienne and Knox) and three adopted (Maddox, Zahara and Pax) kids. Angelina adopted Maddox and Zahara prior to her relationship with Brad, though he later became their legal father after they got together. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
Jermaine Jacksun(05 of16)
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Jermaine Jacksun (as he's now known), has seven children, each more fabulously named than the last, culminating in his youngest being christened Jermajesty.How. Fabulous. (credit:Albert L. Ortega via Getty Images)
Kerry Katona(06 of16)
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Kerry has five children.While her first two marriages each spawned two children, she also gave birth to a daughter by most recent husband George Kay, Dylan-George, in 2014. (credit:Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
Robert De Niro(07 of16)
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In addition to his six children, the youngest of whom is four years old, the Oscar-winning actor is also a grandfather four times over. (credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images)
Nadya Suleman(08 of16)
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Let's just say it, media personality Nadya Suleman didn't earn the nickname 'Octomom' by keeping her family in the low numbers.In addition the octuplets that first put her in the spotlight, Nadya was already a mum to six children, all of whom she has revealed were conceived by IVF. (credit:Charles Norfleet via Getty Images)
Mel Gibson(09 of16)
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Mel and his ex-wife Robyn welcomed six sons and one daughter during their 30-year marriage. (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
Caitlyn Jenner(10 of16)
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Decades before coming out as transgender, Caitlyn had two children with each of her first two wives, and later became a parent to two children with her most recent wife, Kris Jenner, Kendall and Kylie. Perhaps you've heard of them? She also still acts as a step-parent to Kris's four children, Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Rob. (credit:Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images)
Mike Tyson(11 of16)
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Mike Tyson has fathered eight children throughout his lifetime, and also considers himself the father of his second wife, Monica Turner's eldest daughter from a previous relationship. (credit:Astrid Stawiarz via Getty Images)
Eddie Murphy(12 of16)
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Eddie and his girlfriend of three years, Paige Butcher, announced in November 2015 that they were expecting a baby, her first child and his ninth. (credit:Kris Connor via Getty Images)
Bob Marley(13 of16)
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Also at the higher-end of the spectrum is reggae singer Bob Marley, who fathered 12 children, the youngest of whom was just four years old at the time of his father's death in 1981. (credit:Everett Collection/REX Shutterstock)
Mia Farrow(14 of16)
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During her lifetime, Mia has been a mother to an impressive 15 children, three of whom were with ex-husband André Previn and one with Woody Allen, though she suggested in 2013 that their son's father may actually be Frank Sinatra.The rest of her children were adopted from countries around the world. (credit:Taylor Hill via Getty Images)
Charlie Chaplin(15 of16)
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Silent movie actor Charlie Chaplin's also had a large family, becoming father to 11 children across his lifetime. (credit:Glasshouse Images/REX Shutterstock)
Marlon Brando(16 of16)
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However, no one beats Marlon Brando, who is said to have had 11 children, though some have suggested he had as many as 15.His son Christian previously remarked about his childhood: "The family kept changing shape, I'd sit down at the breakfast table and say, 'Who are you?'" (credit:Michel Dufour via Getty Images)

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