"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 ... legend Sidney Poitier to do ...

"I didn't know if it was an insult or a compliment," Murphy said of Poitier's comment. "I was like, 'What?'" Eddie Murphy is reflecting on puzzling career advice he received from Sidney Poitier.

"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. By Carly Thomas Associate ...

“Sidney”). The Apple TV+ documentary charts the Hollywood history of boundary-breaking Black male actors like Poitier and Murphy and how they charted the path for Black actors working toda ...

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 ...

Eddie Murphy revealed during an interview for the Apple TV+ documentary “Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood” (via Entertainment Weekly) that Sidney Poitier advised ...

Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie Murphy's career ... advice from Academy Award winner Sidney Poitier early on. At the time, Murphy was known for taking on humorous ...

Eddie Murphy has never struggled to find work ... Murphy also discussed the advice he received from Hollywood stalwart Sidney Poitier, heavyweight boxing champ Larry Holmes and singer James ...

And Sidney Poitier said [imitating Poitier's Bahamian ... Related: Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union Discuss Being Black and On Top: 'We Put Asses In Seats' (Exclusive) In the ...

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 ...

Murphy continued: “Around the same time, I bumped into Sidney Poitier at something and I asked him, ‘Yeah, I’m thinking about playing Alex Hayley.’ Poitier said, ‘You are not Denzel ...