Eddie Murphy welcomes ninth child, a baby girl

LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- Eddie Murphy is a father once again, welcoming his ninth child, a baby girl, with his longtime girlfriend Paige Butcher.

"Both mother and daughter are doing well," the comedian's rep said in a statement confirming the news.

Named Izzy Oona Murphy, the baby arrived Tuesday weighing 7 lbs., 15 oz., and 19.5 inches.

Butcher, an Australian model, first announced she was pregnant in November. This the couple's first baby together. They have been dating since 2011.

This is Murphy's ninth child. The 55-year-old is a father to Eric, 26, with ex-girlfriend Paulette McNeely; Christian, 25, with ex-girlfriend Tamara Hood; Bria, 26, Miles, 23, Shayne, 21, Zola, 16, and Bella, 14, with ex-wife Nicole Mitchell; and Angel, 9, with Spice Girl Melanie "Mel B" Brown.

Murphy last starred in A Thousand Words in 2012 with Butcher having appeared in Something's Gotta Give and Big Mama's House 2.