Eddie Murphy Says His 'Behemoth' Christmas Tree Is 20 Feet Tall (Exclusive)
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Murphy says his 2023 Christmas tree required a ladder to be decorated
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Eddie Murphy in Candy Cane Lane on Prime Video.Eddie Murphy loves Christmas, even more so than the Chris Carver character he plays in Prime Video’s new holiday movie, Candy Cane Lane.
“My house is beyond Chris Carver every year — my house is all out Christmas,” Murphy, 62, tells PEOPLE in a recent joint interview with Candy Cane Lane costar Tracee Ellis Ross. “We’re talking about one behemoth tree. When you walk in the house, this tree has to be . . .”
Ellis Ross interjects to finish his thought, jokingly saying, “He saw the Rockefeller [Center Christmas] tree one year and said, 'I want that.' "
While the 2023 Rockefeller Center tree, a Norway Spruce, is 80 feet tall and weighs 12 tons, Murphy’s tree inside his Los Angeles home is shorter but still impressively large compared to most indoor Christmas trees.
“Our tree is 20 feet high,” Murphy says, adding that a ladder is needed to decorate it. “Where the tree is, the roof is open. The tree doesn’t come up that high, but if we wanted to [go bigger], the roof slides open. I have a convertible house.”
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Murphy, who started 2023 by receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes for his lifetime contributions to the entertainment industry in January, has channeled his fondness for the holiday through several roles throughout his career.
In the 1980s, Murphy starred in Christmas-themed Saturday Night Live skits as his popular Mr. Robinson character. When Murphy hosted SNL for the third time in December 2019, he participated in the Home for the Holidays skit, Holiday Baking Championship skit and the North Pole News Report segment.
The veteran comedian also voiced Donkey, his beloved Shrek character, in 2007’s Christmas TV special Shrek the Halls.
In Candy Cane Lane, which premiered on Dec. 1, Murphy’s character sets his sights on winning his neighborhood’s competition for the best-decorated house.
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