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The world will always remember actors Sidney Poitier and Diahann Carroll for their historic contributions to film and television. They made history and opened doors for future generations of actors, ...
Eddie Murphy reveals the role Sidney Poitier advised him not to take and other advice he received from Hollywood elders in the new Apple TV+ documentary 'Number One on the Call Sheet'.
Over 90 minutes, Ryan Calais Cameron’s play Retrograde – which transferred to the West End's Apollo Theatre last month after ...
Sidney Poitier told Eddie Murphy to not compete with actors like Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman for a role in 'Malcolm X.' ...
Sidney Poitier was an inspiration to multiple generations of actors, and he even told Eddie Murphy there was one role he wasn ...
Sheryl Lee Ralph has been an inspiration for people of color in Hollywood. Throughout her career, Ralph overcame many obstacles to reach the pinnacle of success.
William Stanford Davis talks about Sidney Poitier, his disastrous 'Friends' audition, and coming into his own in his seventies.
Poitier was comparing Murphy to Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman, who were both finding their footing as Hollywood leading men around the same time the Trading Places star burst onto the scene in ...
"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 ...
In the video clip, Delroy Lindo shared his experience working with director Spike Lee on the 1992 drama Malcolm X. He recalled that although he was initially offered the role, he urged his agent ...