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Comedic legend Eddie Murphy shares some of the early career advice he received in the new Apple TV+ documentary about Black ...
Murphy recalls. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor ... Around that same time, I bumped into Sidney Poitier at something, and I asked him, ‘Yeah, I’m thinking about playing Alex Haley!’ ...
"They were talking about doing Malcolm X," Murphy recalled ... and I asked him, 'Yeah, I'm thinking about playing Alex Haley!' And Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and ...
Eddie Murphy is reflecting on puzzling career advice he received from Sidney Poitier. The Beverly Hills Cop star recalled an ...
Murphy continued: “Around the same time, I bumped into Sidney Poitier at something and I asked him, ‘Yeah, I’m thinking ... with a young Black person. So nobody could give me advice, really.
Were Eddie Murphy and Denzel ... Black Leading Men in Hollywood, Murphy spills the tea. He recalls telling Poitier, “Yeah, I’m thinking about playing Alex Haley!” and Poitier immediately ...
Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie Murphy's career. The actor-comedian appears in upcoming Apple TV+ limited docuseries Number One on the Call Sheet, and in one episode, ...
Murphy continues: "And some-kind-of-where around that same time, I bumped into Sidney Poitier at something. And I asked him, ‘Yeah, I’m thinking about playing Alex Haley.’ A ...