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Murphy ties knot with his dream girl

Actor Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds, their representatives told Peoplemagazine yesterday.

Actor Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds, their representatives told Peoplemagazine yesterday.

The pair exchanged vows on Tuesday on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of a small group of family and friends, the magazine reported.

Murphy and Edmonds began dating last fall and were engaged in July. Murphy, 46, has five children from his marriage to Nicole Mitchell Murphy, who filed for divorce in 2005. He also has a daughter with Spice Girls singer Melanie Brown.

Edmonds, 40, has two sons from her 13-year marriage to singer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

As head of Edmonds Entertainment Group, she has produced the film and television series Soul Food.

Murphy's film credits include Dreamgirls, and the Beverly Hills Cop, The Nutty Professor, Shrek and Dr Doolittle movies. - Sapa-AP

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