Taking advice from the late Sidney Potier, Eddie Murphy was told to avoid starring in a 1992 Spike Lee classic that starred ...

Poitier was comparing Murphy to Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, who were both finding their footing as Hollywood leading men around the same time the Trading Places star burst onto the scene in ...

Murphy recalls. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “They were talking about doing Malcolm ... me advice, really. Everything broke really big and really fast.” While Lee’s Malcom X didn ...

Eddie Murphy is reflecting ... They were gonna use The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. And they approached me about playing Alex Haley." Murphy was still considering the offer when ...

Washington [US], April 2 (ANI): Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy opened up about ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," Murphy recalled. "Norman Jewison was putting it together.

Eddie Murphy is opening up about some advice Sidney Poitier once gave him that left him surprised. “They were talking about doing Malcolm X,” Murphy recalled. “Norman Jewison was putting it ...

Eddie Murphy is a legend in comedy circles and in Hollywood, having delivered several iconic performances on the stage and on the big screen. That wasn’t always the case, though. While Murphy ...

Eddie Murphy looked back on confusing career advice ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," the Coming to America star explained. "Norman Jewison was putting it together.

"They were talking about doing Malcolm X," Murphy recalled ... it was something kinda new," Murphy said, adding, "They didn't have a reference for me, they couldn't give me advice, 'cause ...

Eddie Murphy reveals the role Sidney Poitier advised him not to take and other advice he received from Hollywood elders in ...