{"id":406067,"date":"2026-02-03T18:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/406067\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T18:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T18:45:13","slug":"legendary-comedy-actors-to-become-grandfathers-to-same-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/406067\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary comedy actors to become grandfathers to same child"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new comedy star might be on the horizon: Eddie Murphy<\/a>\u2019s son and Martin Lawrence<\/a>\u2019s daughter are expecting a baby.<\/p>\n

Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence announced the news in a joint Instagram<\/a> post, writing: \u201cThank you Jesus, for the greatest gift,\u201d alongside a photo of Jasmin cradling her bump.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as your grandparents is life!!!\u201d one person commented, with another writing: \u201cImagine having Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence as your grandfathers!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

An additional comment read: \u201cThat baby gonna be talented and funny as hell.\u201d<\/p>\n

In November 2024, film fans were left shocked upon the revelation<\/a> that the Hollywood stars\u2019 children were in a relationship. They married <\/a>after three years of dating in a quiet ceremony in May 2025.<\/p>\n

Murphy revealed the news on The Jennifer Hudson Show, where he joked that his fellow-in-law, with whom he co-starred in comedies Boomerang (1992) and Life (1999), didn\u2019t \u201chave to pay\u201d for a big wedding, having jokingly landed the bill at his feet.<\/p>\n

Lawrence claimed in interviews leading up to the nuptials: \u201cEddie said I gotta pay for it,\u201d as Murphy had already paid for his son\u2019s wedding. \u201cHe said it\u2019s my turn now,\u201d the Big Momma\u2019s House star said.<\/p>\n

\"Eric<\/p>\n

Eric Murphy and Jasmin Lawrence \u2013 the son of Eddie Murphy and daughter of Martin Lawrence (Getty Imahes)<\/p>\n

But the couple \u201cwent off and got married at the church\u201d with \u201cjust the two of them and the preacher\u201d, Murphy revealed. \u201cThey had a quiet little thing. So I think we’ll have a big party or something.”<\/p>\n

Eric, 37, is the eldest of Eddie\u2019s 10 children, the most recent of whom was born in 2018. Jasmin, 30, is also the eldest child of Lawrence.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Jasmin revealed that it was her uncle who introduced her husband-to-be. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even our dads \u2013 and they\u2019ve done two movies together,\u201d she told InTouch. \u201cThey\u2019re friends. I don\u2019t even know. It\u2019s crazy.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we met through my uncle, and we became really good friends. We bonded on a lot of things. Obviously, we have similar backgrounds, so we understood each other on a certain level.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Eddie<\/p>\n

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence to become grandparents to same child (Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Murphy previously joked that there will be pressure on their future child to be \u201cfunny\u201d considering the identity of his grandparents.<\/p>\n