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It’s a small world! Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence and more celebrities’ children have embarked on romantic relationships over the years.

Frank Pesce was a character actor known for roles in movies including “Beverly Hills Cop” and “Top Gun.”One of Pesce’s earliest roles was an uncredited bit part in “Rocky” alongside his friend, Sylvester Stallone. He made early appearances on TV shows including “Kojak” and “Police Story” and in such movies as “American Gigolo” and “Flashdance.” Pesce had a small role at the beginning of “Beverly Hills Cop,” playing a criminal buying illegal cigarettes from Eddie Murphy’s Alex Foley.

Frank Pesce, a colorful character actor whose dozens of credits range from Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun and Midnight Run to Miami Vice, Matlock and Kojak, has died. He was 75.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming FX limited mystery series “The Retreat” has added 10 new cast members, Variety has learned.Clive Owen, Harris Dickinson, Alice Braga, Jermaine Fowler, Joan Chen, Edoardo Ballerini, Raul Esparza, Pegah Ferydoni, Ryan J. Haddad and Javed Khan have all joined the series.

Quiet since November, The Problem with Jon Stewart is set to start up again on AppleTV+ on March 3.

Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and John Salley, musicians like Prince, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg, and celebrities like Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and Mike Tyson. In ET's exclusive clip, Torry details his move from St. Louis to Los Angeles, and how he immediately spied a need for somewhere for Black comedians to flaunt their talent. The comedian explains how Black comics were suffering from the still-rising tensions rippling through the city after the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. Agents and executives were wary of traveling «in the hood» for fear of their own safety, which limited opportunities for Black talent to be seen.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMaybe you’ve been patiently waiting two years for director Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out” sequel. It could be the team-up of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Ana de Armas in “The Gray Man” that strikes your fancy.

Billy Crystal, whose multi-faceted career covers movies, TV, Broadway, books, standup comedy, directing, producting and writing in all mediums, not to mention hosting the Oscars nine times, has been named recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday March 13 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel and broadcast live 7pmET on both TBS and The CW (taped delayed PT).

EXCLUSIVE: Da’Vine Joy Randolph is set to join Paul Giamatti in Alexander Payne’s next feature film, The Holdovers. Miramax landed worldwide rights to the film last summer with Payne on board to direct. David Hemingson is writing and producing with Mark Johnson and Bill Block also producing. Production is set to start today in New England.

Jay Pharoah brings back one of his beloved impressions on this week's — and gets a surprise duet partner!The stand-up comedian and star — whose tenure from 2010-16 included pitch-perfect impersonations of stars like Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy and more — teams up with Nikki Glaser for a new episode of the musical competition show, and showcases one of his most famous characters when he comes up against the Wheel of Musical Impressions.  Pharoah gets tasked with performing «Mary Had a Little Lamb» in the style of Jay Z, and flawlessly nails the bit, «HOVs» and all, getting a standing ovation from the crowd!«Jimmy, I haven't felt this way since I was in Madison Square for the first time,» Pharoah-as-Jay tells host Jimmy Fallon.However, the amazing performance doesn't end there. Fallon then calls up Jam Band singer Jade Novah to show off her equally-impressive Beyoncé impression, and the two pull off an impromptu duet! Watch the stunning performance in the video below:On Fallon brings some of his favorite games — along with new music, dance and trivia challenges — to a new mega-fun variety show.

Louie Anderson, who lost his battle with cancer at 68, played Maurice, the aspiring assistant manager of McDowell’s who enthusiastically worked his way up the ladder by learning the finer points of fast food.“Hey, I started out mopping the floor just like you guys,” Maurice told Prince Akeem and Semmi (played by Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall). “But now . .

media reports. Anderson has earned three Emmy nominations with a win in 2016 for his performance opposite Zach Galifianakis in the FX show “Baskets.” He played Christine Baskets, the mother of two twin sons played by Galifianakis, one of whom gets a job at a small-time rodeo in Bakersfield after failing to make it as a clown.

calling him “one of my all time favorites” and Michael McKean weighing in on his series “Baskets,” calling it “such a phenomenal ‘second act’” for the actor, adding, “I wish he’d gotten a third.”In 2017, Anderson he told The Post that he hoped to return to television again but in a male role — and a drama — at some point.“I would like to do a drama show and I’d like to play a man again,” he said. “I don’t know if [this role] will translate to people as me being an actor. I do have a lot of people who want to meet with me — a lot of times because they love the character.

Comedian, game show host and three-time Emmy winner Louie Anderson has died at the age of 68.

Prince once beat him at a game of basketball and then made pancakes has once again been confirmed to be true.In the early 2000s, during an episode of Chappelle’s Show, Charlie – the late brother of comedian Eddie Murphy – recalled the time he and his friends faced off against Prince on a court at his condo.Prince, who is said to have played in a pair of heels, came out on top, and according to Charlie’s story, after the win he went made pancakes for everyone.Howard Hewett, a former member of ’80s R&B group Shalama, recently sat down with DJ Vlad for an interview, and during the conversation he revealed the events in Charlie Murphy’s infamous story did in fact happen.“I wasn’t there, but they met up at this place that everybody used to go to called El Privado’s down on Sunset Boulevard. Every Monday night everybody used to hangout there Rick James, Prince everybody,” Hewett said.

Jon Stewart, the comedian, activist and former host of “The Daily Show,” will receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor from the Kennedy Center. Stewart will be recognized in a gala ceremony and performance April 24 that will be broadcast nationally.

Anderson, 68, is said by longtime spokesperson Glenn Schwartz to be “resting comfortably” at the hospital as he is being treated for diffuse large B cell lymphoma. According to the Lymphoma Research Foundation, this form of blood cancer attacks certain types of white blood cells that make antibodies to fight infections and is “potentially curable.” Anderson has earned three Emmy nominations with a win in 2016 for his performance opposite Zach Galifianakis in the FX show “Baskets” as Christine Baskets, the mother of two twin sons played by Galifianakis, one of whom gets a job at a small-time rodeo in Bakersfield after failing to make it as a clown.

I have always been a sucker for comeback stories, especially at a time like this when careers veer dramatically between triumph and cancellation – though some comebacks may raise questions (see below).

Saturday Night Live’s Christmas episode was largely curtailed as a result of Covid-19.

remarks about transgender people in his most recent Netflix special, actor Wil Wheaton has apologized for his own past homophobia.“For much of my teen years, I was embarrassingly homophobic, and it all started with that comedy special,” the “Star Trek: The Next Generation” alum wrote in a Facebook post, a reference to Eddie Murphy’s 1983 standup show “Delirious.”In the lengthy social media post, he detailed a moment when he was young and said a slur, referencing gay men in a locker room — a room

The Weeknd’s latest Halloween costume might be his best one yet.

EXCLUSIVE: Travis Bennett, Andrea Savage, Rhea Perlman, La La Anthony and Deon Cole have rounded out the cast of a new untitled Netflix comedy starring Jonah Hill with Kenya Barris directing. They join an ensemble that already includes Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Jay and Molly Gordon.

EXCLUSIVE: David Duchovny and Nia Long have rounded out the cast of a new untitled Netflix comedy starring Jonah Hill with Kenya Barris directing. They join an ensemble that already includes Lauren London, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sam Jay and Molly Gordon.

EXCLUSIVE: Lauren London is set to join Jonah Hill in a new untitled Netflix comedy with Kenya Barris directing. Sam Jay and Molly Gordon are also joining the cast. They join a cast that includes Hill, Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Barris and Hill co-wrote the script.

Amazon Studios has closed a three-picture and first-look film deal with Academy Award-nominee and Emmy Award-winner Eddie Murphy, it was announced today. Under the pact, Murphy will star in three films for Amazon Studios and develop original film projects for Prime Video and Studios with the potential to star.

Twins is officially in the works, with Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger reprising their roles.The pair will once more play unlikely brothers Vincent and Julian respectively, with Tracy Morgan now on board to play a third long lost sibling in the new film called Triplets.Ivan Reitman will be returning to direct the sequel, 33 years after the original was released.“Twins was quite successful, and some years after, this whole thing started with Arnold meeting Eddie Murphy, and the suggestion

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito are adding to the family.

One of Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s first entries into comedy, the 1988 film “Twins” is odd. After mainly being known as an action star, Schwarzenegger took the plunge into comedy for this oddball couple film.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVMaya Rudolph has picked up a second consecutive guest comedy actress Emmy for “Saturday Night Live,” just hours after she picked up her second consecutive character voice-over performance Emmy.In 2020, Rudolph won guest comedy actress for appearing as then-Sen. Kamala Harris in the Eddie Murphy-hosted episode of NBC’s late-night sketch comedy series.

EXCLUSIVE: Rosario Dawson has been set to join LaKeith Stanfield and Tiffany Haddish in Haunted Mansion, Disney’s latest live-action film based on one of its theme park attractions. Justin Simien is directing a script from Katie Dippold, and the pic is now gearing up to begin shooting next month.

Gallery: Deja vu! These actors have starred in remakes of their own movies and series (BANG Showbiz)Filming is due to commence in autumn in New Orleans. The 2003 movie starred Eddie Murphy as realtor Jim Evers and was also filmed in the US city.

Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill are teaming up!

Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill are marked to star in a new comedy film made for Netflix.According to Consequence, the as-yet-untitled feature is described as “an incisive examination of modern love and family dynamics and how clashing cultures, societal expectations, and generational differences shape and affect relationships”.Murphy and Hill will “find themselves on opposite sides of some of those divides” in the work that looks to target two generations simultaneously.Onboard to direct is Kenya

Having enjoyed a recent comeback on streaming platforms of late, comedian Eddie Murphy has landed another streaming project. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Murphy will star opposite fellow funnyman Jonah Hill (“The Wolf of Wall Street,” “21 Jump Street,” “Superbad“) in an untitled family comedy that Kenya Barris will direct (“#BlackAF,” “Black-ish“) for Netflix.

Beverly Hills Cop 4 is a step closer to starting production after the film was awarded millions of US dollars in tax credit incentives by the state of California.According to Deadline, the long-awaited fourth instalment of the Beverly Hills Cop franchise, which will see Eddie Murphy reprise his role as Detective Axel Foley, will receive $15.8million in tax credits from the California Film Commission.The Netflix and Paramount film joins 13 independent and nine other “non-independent projects” to

As Axel Foley would say: “Okay, everybody’s ready here, okay.”