"Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and ...

Eddie Murphy was warned by Sidney Poitier not to star in "Malcolm X." During an interview for Apple TV+'s "Number One on the ...

Sidney Poitier told Eddie Murphy to not compete with actors like Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman for a role in 'Malcolm X ...

Eddie Murphy has shared the advice Sidney Poitier gave him after he was approached to star in the 1992 film Malcolm X. Murphy ...

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

The two-part documentary film called Number One on the Call Sheet, which just became available to Apple TV+ subscription ...

Poitier was comparing Murphy to Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, who were both finding their footing as Hollywood ...

Eddie Murphy appeared to accidentally reveal that he and fiancé Paige Butcher had gotten married while appearing on The New ...

The comic actor has opened up on why he didn't take on one film role after advice from Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier, which has led to Eddie Murphy's iconic career ...

Eddie Murphy is a legend in comedy circles and in Hollywood ... And I asked him, ‘Yeah, I’m thinking about playing Alex Haley.’ And Sidney Poitier said, uh, ‘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 Sheet' Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Eddie ... I’m thinking about playing ...