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 ...

Eddie Murphy was told by Sidney Poitier not to star in "Malcolm X," he reveals in Apple TV+'s “Number One on the Call Sheet." ...

"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 reflecting on puzzling career advice he received from Sidney Poitier.

Sidney Poitier was an inspiration to multiple generations of actors, and he even told Eddie Murphy there was one role he wasn ...

"I don’t know if it was an insult or a compliment," Murphy says in the new Apple TV+ documentary 'Number One on the Call Sheet' Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Eddie ... legend Sidney Poitier to do ...

"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. By Carly Thomas Associate ...

And Sidney Poitier said [imitating Poitier's Bahamian ... Related: Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, Gabrielle Union Discuss Being Black and On Top: 'We Put Asses In Seats' (Exclusive) In the ...