Eddie Murphy says he’s happy none of his children turned out to be “Hollywood jerks.”
26.02.2021 - 20:25 / etcanada.com
Yes, Eddie Murphy did play a game of basketball against the legendary Prince.
Appearing Thursday night on “The Tonight Show”, the “Coming 2 America” star reminisced about the infamous story that inspired a “Chappelle’s Show” sketch in which Murphy and his late brother Charlie played pickup basketball with the singer.
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“That is totally and absolutely accurate,” Murphy said of the sketch.
Recalling the
Eddie Murphy says he’s happy none of his children turned out to be “Hollywood jerks.”
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Warning: This story contains spoilers from “Coming 2 America.”Of all the must-see musical moments in the long-awaited sequel “Coming 2 America,” which arrives Friday on Amazon Prime Video, perhaps the most memorable one belongs to the man himself: Eddie Murphy.Or make that Randy Watson.That’s right: The Jheri-curled crooner — one of several characters that Murphy played in addition to Prince Akeem in 1988’s “Coming to America” — is back for his encore 33 years after warbling “The Greatest Love
Prince Akeem and his loyal aide Semmi. “We were insane,” says Hall.The ’80s, Murphy says, are “all a blur.”“I was so young, all this stuff was happening.
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Pulling off a worthwhile comedy sequel is a monumentally difficult task: after all, for every “Gremlins 2: The New Batch,” there’s a “Hangover Part II.” On March 5, the world will be reunited with Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem, the hero of “Coming To America,” one of the most beloved and most-quoted comedies of the 1980s.
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