Eddie Murphy has never struggled to find work. The “Coming to America” star, 63, recently revealed that he’s only had to audition for one role in his almost 50-year career. Murphy opened up ...

Saturday Night Live alumnus Eddie Murphy made his return to host, bringing back many of his well-known SNL characters with him. That included all-time favorites Mister Robinson, Buckwheat ...

Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Among his generation of stars, Eddie Murphy had an especially atypical Hollywood trajectory. At 19, he became only the second Black not-ready-for-prime-time player on ...

In the new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood, Murphy recalled the confusing ... So I thought that was a cheap shot. And it was kind of, I thought – I ...

The film was first directed by Norman Jewison, the director of Poitier's In the Heat of the Night, who cast Denzel Washington in the starring role before Spike Lee took over as director.

You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t f*** with that!'" Murphy recalls. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor “They were talking about doing Malcolm X,” Murphy recalled. “Norman Jewison was ...

Hollywood icon Eddie Murphy and Spice Girls legend Mel B endured a whirlwind romance in 2006. The once-fairytale coupling soon turned sour, ending in a public battle over paternity and child ...

In Apple TV+’s new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet, Eddie Murphy revealed the one project for which he auditioned in his storied career. Murphy spoke candidly about his early career in ...

Murphy was in talks to portray author Alex Haley in the Norman Jewison-helmed version before Spike Lee took over directing, with Washington as the titular civil rights icon. “They were talking ...

Eddie Murphy’s name is synonymous with comedy. Having started his career as a stand-up comedian and then given us movies like ‘Dr. Dolittle,’ ‘The Nutty Professor,’ ‘Beverly Hills Cop,’ ‘Norbit,’ ...

Eddie Murphy has shared advice he received from Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier, who once told him to turn down a role in Malcolm X. Speaking in Apple TV+'s documentary Number One on the Call ...

Eddie Murphy, who at the age of 19 became the only second Black not-ready-for-prime-time player on Saturday Night Live, reflected on his five-decade-long successful career and his only audition.