Some of Hollywood’s most iconic comedies would’ve looked very different if Eddie Murphy had not turned them down. In a recent interview with AP promoting his new Netflix documentary “Being Eddie,” ...

Eddie Murphy, as he has always been the first to acknowledge, is the rare comedian who set out to model himself on rock ‘n’ roll superstardom. He wanted to be Richard Pryor, but he also wanted to be ...

Eddie Murphy almost faced off against Slimer and Judge Doom. During a recent interview with The Associated Press, the comedian, 64, named the three movies he most regrets turning down during his ...

Nov. 21 (UPI) --Comedy legend Eddie Murphy is set to receive the 51st American Film Institute Award. "Eddie Murphy is an American icon," Kathleen Kennedy, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees, said in a ...

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Eddie Murphy says he has a few regrets when it comes to his film career. In a recent interview with The Associated Press, the 64-year-old “Coming to America” star shared which movies he turned down ...

The film captures his electrifying early years in vivid detail, though like Murphy himself it grows less satisfying as he loses his edge. In “Being Eddie,” the engaging if also relentlessly upbeat and ...

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Eddie Murphy will be honored with a lifetime award from the American Film Institute. Murphy, 64, will receive the 51st AFI Life Achievement Award at a gala Hollywood dinner on April 18, the film ...