Murphy opened up about his early career and first few gigs in the new Apple TV+ documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

In the documentary, Murphy, 63, says his success was almost a foregone conclusion — at least in his own head. Related: Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union Discuss Being Black and On ...

Eddie Murphy looked back on confusing career advice he received from Sidney Poitier. In the new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood, the Beverly Hills Cop star ...

Could you imagine anyone other than Whoopi Goldberg in “Sister Act?” What about seeing Eddie Murphy in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X?” If those questions intrigue you, then Apple TV+ new ...