Eddie Murphy says Sidney Poitier told him not to join “Malcolm X”: 'You are not Denzel'
"I didn't know if it was an insult or a compliment," Murphy said of Poitier's comment. "I was like, 'What?'"Eddie Murphy is ...
Sidney Poitier Told Eddie Murphy to Turn Down One Dramatic Movie Role: ‘You Are Not Denzel, and You Are Not Morgan’
"I don’t know if it was an insult or a compliment," Murphy says in the new Apple TV+ documentary 'Number One on the Call ...
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Eddie Murphy Shares Acting Advice From Sidney Poitier, James Brown, More
Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie Murphy's career. The actor-comedian appears in upcoming Apple ...
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The Best New Movies on Paramount+ in March 2025
New month, new drops, and TheWrap is here to give you the ... Comedy icons Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy team up in a hilarious crime flick. The pair play Sugar Ray (Pryor) and his adopted son Quick ...
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Eddie Murphy Reveals the Strange Career Advice He Got From James Brown
Comedy icon Eddie Murphy is opening up about his career and some of his famous mentors in a new two-episode Apple TV+ ...
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Dramatic role Eddie Murphy turned down over polarizing advice from Sidney Poitier
The comic actor has opened up on why he didn't take on one film role after advice from Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier, which ...
The only audition of Eddie Murphy’s career: “What actor can make that assertion?”
There was a time when Eddie Murphy was worth his weight in gold. Following a stint on the stand-up comedy circuit, the New ...
Eddie Murphy reveals early advice he received from legends in ‘Number One on the Call Sheet’ doc: ‘You should stop that cursing’
Comedic legend Eddie Murphy shares some of the early career advice he received in the new Apple TV+ documentary about […] ...
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Sidney Poitier Told Eddie Murphy to Turn Down One Dramatic Movie Role: ‘You Are Not Denzel, and You Are Not Morgan’
Murphy continues: "And some-kind-of-where around ... "For Sidney and all those guys, when I showed up, it was something kind of new. They didn't have a reference for me." ...