Eddie Murphy is prepping to play former Washington, DC mayor Marion Barry in a drama to be directed by Spike Lee. Barry had two runs as mayor of DC from 1979-1991 and from 1995-1999, and made national news when he was caught smoking crack cocaine in 1990. Despite the scandal, Barry was able to get […]
Eddie Murphy stars in Tower Heist with Ben Stiller, but is he as funny as he used to be? Take a look at TV One and TheUrbanDaily‘s “Coming Attactions,” and let us know if you think Eddie can still make you laugh. RELATED POSTS: TRAILER: Eddie Murphy’s “A Thousand Words” [VIDEO] Eddie Murphy Will NOT […]
Gabourey Sidibe called in to The Madd Hatta Morning Show in Houston, Texas to promote her new film “Tower Heist” out in theaters today. Gabby stars alongside Eddie Murphy in the Brett-Ratner-directed-Bernie-Madoff inspired action comedy. While on the line, Gabby admitted that she “hates being called Precious” and “feels bad for girls who look like […]
Gabourey Sidibe and Eddie Murphy get their flirt on in the upcoming action comedy Tower Heist. Employees of a luxury hi-rise building conspire to reclaim their pension funds that were stolen in a Ponzi style scheme by duplicitous corporate mogul Arthur Shaw. Odessa Montero (Gabourey Sidibe) a feisty Jamaican housekeeper, is recruited for her safe-cracking […]
Imagine Chris Tucker, Dave Chappelle, Mike Epps, Katt Williams, and Martin Lawrence in the ultimate heist flick. Well, it almost happened. In this exclusive interview with TheUrbandaily Tower Heist star Eddie Murphy explains his original concept for the action flick that included a comedy dream team. (Need to make a quick getaway? Go to BlackAtlas.com) […]
Eddie Murphy and Ben Stiller lead an all star cast in the upcoming comedy, Tower Heist. When Wall Street tycoon Arthur Shaw (Alan Alda) is put under house arrest for stealing billions of dollars from his investors, the staff at his luxurious hi-rise condominium band together for revenge after finding out their pensions were lost […]
Transgender author Toni Newman is naming names in her newly released book, ‘I Rise – The Transformation of Toni Newman’. Newman recently appeared on a radio show and claims to have been picked up on the strip and had sex with LL Cool J and claims to have had numerous encounters with Mr Cee and […]
The inaugural Comedy Awards for Comedy Central were held this weekend in New York City. A who’s who comedy walked the red carpet, with stars like Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Andy Samberg, Tracy Jordan, Stephen Colbert, Andy Richter, Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Jon Cryer, all in attendance. Radio DJ, BET Host Killed In NYC […]
Remember the classic comedy “Coming to America” from 1988 starring Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones? If you don’t, get familiar, because the sequel (tentatively titled “Coming Back to America”) is in the works! While making an appearance as the guest judge and mentor on “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search for the Next […]
Twitter should be arrested for the amount of people it kills every year. After “taking” the life of Morgan Freeman several weeks ago the social network was buzzing with news of comedian and actor Eddie Murphy dying in a ski accident. The awful rumor surfaces almost every year and for some reason people keep believing […]
The film, also starring Ben Stiller, follows employees at a luxurious block of apartments who are scammed out of their pensions by one resident.
