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Eddie Murphy left 2007 Oscars

Eddie Murphy denies bitterness after 2007 Oscars loss, reveals real reason he left early

Murphy was nominated at the 2007 ceremony for his role as James “Thunder” Early in “Dreamgirls,” but lost to Alan Arkin for his work in “Little Miss Sunshine.” He told Entertainment Weekly he was taking the loss in stride until “sympathy” came pouring in, particularly from a Hollywood icon.

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Eddie Murphy denies storming out of Oscars after loss, reveals truth

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Eddie Murphy Reveals Why He Left the Oscars Early After His Dreamgirls Loss

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Eddie Murphy Reveals Why He Left the Oscars Early After His “Dreamgirls ”Loss

Eddie Murphy revealed why he left the 2007 Academy Awards early after he lost the Best Actor in a Supporting Role award to Alan Arkin

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Eddie Murphy Explains Why He Left The 2007 Oscars Early After Losing For ‘Dreamgirls’ Role: “I Didn’t Storm Out”

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Eddie Murphy Left 2007 Oscars After Losing Best Supporting Actor Because He Didn’t Want to Be ‘The Sympathy Guy All Night’

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Eddie Murphy on 'The Pickup,' kickstarting the action-comedy genre and his retirement plan

Before the pandemic came along and upended everything, Eddie Murphy had retirement on his mind. After completing work on his 2019 dramedy Dolemite Is My Name (in which he played pioneering Black filmmaker Rudy Ray Moore), the Oscar-nominated actor was ...

Yahoo

Eddie Murphy Is More Than A Comedian – A Look At His Impressive Net Worth

Eddie Murphy may be in his mid-60s, but he remains booked and busy. His latest project, The Pickup, now streaming on Prime Video, brings Murphy together with comedic heavyweights Pete Davidson and Keke Palmer in a modern-day action caper. Of course, the ...

TheWrap

Pete Davidson Praises the ‘Infinitely More Talented’ Eddie Murphy: ‘Gets What I’m Going Through’

Pete Davidson attends the World Premiere of Amazon MGM Studios' "The Pickup" at Regal LA Live on July 27, 2025 in Los Angeles, California (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Pete Davidson has plenty of praise for his “insanely talented” fellow “Saturday ...

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Pete Davidson says ‘The Pickup' co-star Eddie Murphy gave him the ‘best' parenting advice

Pete Davidson is all ears when it comes to parenting advice. In an interview with ExtraTV at the world premiere of his new film "The Pickup," the 31-year-old actor was asked if he received any advice from his co-star Eddie Murphy, who is a father and ...

USA Today

Eddie Murphy's most surprising revelations about 'SNL,' party drugs and losing the Oscar

Eddie Murphy is the subject of "Being Eddie" (streaming Nov. 12), a new Netflix documentary about his life and career. The film includes interviews with Dave Chappelle, Pete Davidson, Jamie Foxx, Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld and more. In the film, Eddie ...

The New York Times

‘Being Eddie’ Gives Murphy the Final Word on His Feud with ‘S.N.L.’

The comedian’s long-running feud with the late-night sketch show is a topic in the new Netflix documentary “Being Eddie.” By Jonathan Abrams For decades, Eddie Murphy stayed away from “Saturday Night Live,” the show that first made him a ...

Variety

‘Being Eddie’ Review: A Netflix Documentary Engagingly Explores the Life and Career of Eddie Murphy, but It’s Too Upbeat to Get the Full Story

The film captures his electrifying early years in vivid detail, though like Murphy himself it grows less satisfying as he loses his edge. In “Being Eddie,” the engaging if also relentlessly upbeat and manicured documentary portrait of Murphy that’s ...

Los Angeles Times

‘Being Eddie’ lifts the veil on one of America’s top comedians: 9 takeaways from the documentary

Eddie Murphy has solidly been established as Hollywood royalty after a decades-long career stretching from “Saturday Night Live” to “The Nutty Professor” to “Dreamgirls” and beyond. A key hallmark of Murphy’s status is his voluminous gallery ...