Eddie Murphy, as he has always been the first to acknowledge, is the rare comedian who set out to model himself on rock ‘n’ roll superstardom. He wanted to be Richard Pryor, but he also wanted to be ...

This winter it was announced that Lee Daniels was in talks with the Weinstein Co. to direct a Richard Pryor biopic. At the time of the announcement, front-runners in consideration for playing Pryor ...

You can’t make this up even if it was written by Richard Pryor and directed by Dave Chappelle. Comedy royalty just became in-laws. Eddie Murphy’s son, Eric Murphy, tied the knot with Jasmin Lawrence, ...