"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.

Despite Eddie Murphy eventually ... via Entertainment Weekly, Murphy revealed that Poitier advised him against starring in Lee's biographical drama, Malcolm X, which would go on to be led 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 ...

Poitier was so against it he talked Murphy ... advice, really. Everything broke really big and really fast.” Washington went on to earn a Best Actor Oscar nomination for his role in “Malcolm X ...

Eddie Murphy looked back on confusing career advice ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," the Coming to America star explained. "Norman Jewison was putting it together.

Eddie Murphy is opening up about some advice Sidney Poitier once gave him that left him surprised. “They were talking about doing Malcolm X,” Murphy recalled. “Norman Jewison was putting it ...

Eddie Murphy ... could give me advice, really. Everything broke really big and really fast". With Spike Lee behind the camera and Washington in the lead role, 'Malcolm X' earned critical acclaim ...

Eddie Murphy was warned by Sidney Poitier not to star in "Malcolm X." During an interview for Apple ... they couldn't give me advice, because I was 20, 21 years old, and my audience was the ...

"Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy opened up about some advice ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," Murphy recalled. "Norman Jewison was putting it together. They were gonna use The ...