Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie Murphy's career ... from late entertainers Marlon Brando and soul icon James Brown, who told the entertainer to refrain from using ...

Murphy first crossed paths with Sidney Poitier at an event while he was still contemplating a role in Malcolm X, specifically the character of Alex Haley. As he approached the esteemed actor for ...

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 ...

Comedy icon Eddie Murphy is opening up about his career ... winning Hollywood legend Sidney Poitier and legendary musician James Brown. But while Poitier’s advice to stick to comedic roles ...

"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 Murphy made his mark on Hollywood by ...

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 ...

Eddie Murphy is a legend in comedy circles and ... Murphy also shared some interesting advice he received from James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul.” In 2006, Murphy played James “Thunder ...

so Murphy would have been in highly esteemed company. But apparently, he took Poitier's advice and declined the role. "And James Brown told me, he asked me, he told me I should stop cursing.

Related: Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union Discuss Being Black and On Top: 'We Put Asses In Seats' (Exclusive) "And James Brown told me, he asked me, he told me I should stop cursing.