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Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in a scene from 'Rush Hour 2' (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Did ‘Rush Hour’ Almost Star Two Popular TV Comedians Instead of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker?
Several comics were rumored to have been involved at one point
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'Bad Boys' stars Martin Lawrence and Will Smith (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) ‘Bad Boys’ Was Originally Written for Two ‘SNL’ Stars (Who Hated It)
‘That would’ve been a very different movie,’ Will Smith told Jimmy Fallon in 2024
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Director John Landis with Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd, on the set of the movie 'Trading Places' (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images) Eddie Murphy Only Got Blackout Drunk One Time, and It Was Because of John Landis
The two got into a ‘tussling confrontation’ on the set of ‘Coming to America,’ causing Murphy to hit the bottle pretty hard
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Stevie Wonder and Eddie Murphy on 'SNL' (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Why Eddie Murphy Killed Off One of His Most Popular ‘Saturday Night Live’ Characters
Everyone loved Buckwheat, except the guy who had to play him all the time
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Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall, the stars of 'Coming to America' (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images) There’s a Link Between ‘Coming to America’ and ‘The Lion King’ That You Might’ve Missed
The two films have a lot more in common than meets the eye
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Eddie Murphy (Photo: Bettman/Getty Images) A Famous Comedian Destroyed Eddie Murphy’s Leather Suit From ‘Delirious’
The iconic red outfit is long gone, unfortunately
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Eddie Murphy during his 'Raw' tour (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images) A Look Back at Some of the Jokes That Didn’t Make it Into ‘Eddie Murphy: Raw’
Eight minutes of unreleased material shot during the comedian’s ‘Raw’ tour offer a glimpse into what was cut from the special
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Eddie Murphy in the late '80s (Photo by Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images) Did Eddie Murphy Invent the Mic Drop?
The comedian credits himself with originating the famous gesture
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Lena Horne with Redd Foxx on 'Sanford and Son' (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank) Redd Foxx Died the Same Way His ‘Sanford and Son’ Character Always Joked He Would
‘The big one,’ as he called it, eventually claimed the comedian’s life
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Eddie Murphy (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Eddie Murphy Almost Starred in a ‘Twins’ Sequel Called ‘Triplets’
The ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ star was set to join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in a follow-up to their 1988 comedy hit
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Winthrop and Valentine (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) ‘Trading Places’ Has Become a Christmas Staple in Italy
Millions of Italians tune in to watch Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy every year
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Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy in conversation about…something (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy Talked About Playing Batman and Robin
The two comedians didn’t see eye to eye on who should be who
