Eddie Murphy is recalling his 1988 Oscars speech, in which he called out the Academy for its lack of recognition of Black actors, and what Robin Williams told him before he took the stage. In a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Murphy was presenting the award for Best Picture and had written a bit that pointed out the rarity of Black performers winning in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the Academy overlooking Black performers. The comedian tells EW fellow ...

President Reagan was also a target of Williams’ in the latter’s iconic 1986 Live at the Met comedy special. Robin Williams Kicks Off the AFI Life Achievement Award For Al Pacino. In 2007, Williams ...

Eddie Murphy says Robin Williams tried to talk him out of his speech calling out the Oscars for overlooking Black stars. The 64-year-old actor took the Academy to task at the 1988 ceremony, but his ...

Eddie Murphy’s speech addressing the lack of recognition of Black actors at the 1988 Oscars almost didn’t happen — and it was a fellow comedian who tried to talk him out of it. “I remember being with ...

Eddie Murphy and Robin Williams at the 1988 Academy Awards It wasn't the speech's hot-button content that made Williams hesitate as much as Murphy's tone in delivering it. "I was like, 'Oh, you don't ...

Eddie Murphy said Robin Williams questioned his speech about the Oscars' history of slighting Black actors during the 1988 Academy Awards ceremony. Murphy was presenting the award for Best Picture and ...

The "Being Eddie" subject tells EW, his comic peer gave him second thoughts about the speech, but not because of potential controversy. Eddie Murphy gave a sharp speech at the 1988 Oscars about the ...