Murphy first crossed paths with Sidney Poitier at an event while he was still contemplating a role in Malcolm X, specifically the character of Alex Haley. As he approached the esteemed actor for ...

Eddie Murphy looked back on confusing career advice he received from Sidney Poitier.In the new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet: Black Leading Men in Hollywood, the Beverly Hills Cop ...

And Sidney Poitier said, 'You are not Denzel [Washington], and you are not Morgan [Freeman]. You are a breath of fresh air, and don't fuck with that!'," as per the outlet. Murphy admitted he "didn ...