"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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

"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 ... "They were talking about doing Malcolm X," the Coming to America ...

Hollywood "elders" had conflicting takes when it came to Eddie ... time, Murphy was known for taking on humorous roles but was approached about portraying author Alex Haley in a Malcolm X biopic.

Comedic legend Eddie ... Murphy very well throughout his career. “Early on, Sidney said — I don’t know if it was an insult or a compliment, or something. …They were talking about doing ...