Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the Academy overlooking Black performers. The comedian tells EW fellow comic Robin Williams tried to talk him out of it, worrying it wouldn't ...
Eddie Murphy recently joined Entertainment Weekly to promote his Netflix documentary “Being Eddie” and looked back to when he presented best picture to Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor.” Murphy ...
Eddie Murphy’s speech addressing the lack of recognition of Black actors at the 1988 Oscars almost didn’t happen — and it was a fellow comedian who tried to talk him out of it. “I remember being with ...
Angus Wall's adulatory portrait of Eddie Murphy is little more than an excessively long puff piece. Being Eddieelevates Murphy's undeniable contributions to comedy while completely disregarding ...
The "Being Eddie" subject tells EW, his comic peer gave him second thoughts about the speech, but not because of potential controversy. Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the ...