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

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

"Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don’t f*** with that!'" Murphy recalls.

Eddie Murphy has shared the advice Sidney Poitier gave him after he was approached to star in the 1992 film Malcolm X. Murphy, 63, who shot to fame on Saturday Night Live before establishing himself ...

Sidney Poitier was an inspiration to multiple generations of actors, and he even told Eddie Murphy there was one role he wasn ...

Eddie Murphy is a legend in comedy circles and in ... 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 ...

"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 ...

Were Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington.nearly cast ... He recalls telling Poitier, “Yeah, I’m thinking about playing Alex Haley!” and Poitier immediately shut it down, saying, “You ...

Eddie Murphy looked back on confusing career advice ... and I asked him, 'Yeah, I'm thinking about playing Alex Haley!'" he remembered. "And Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington ...

Eddie Murphy was warned by Sidney Poitier not to star in "Malcolm X." During an interview for Apple TV+'s "Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood," Murphy revealed he bumped into ...