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Article: Murphy Gets Back To Comedy Basics In `The Nutty Professor'
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- New Pittsburgh Courier
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- July 31, 1996
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Murphy Gets Back To Comedy Basics In `The Nutty Professor'.
Eddie Murphy, with his latest mega hit, is vying again for the spot as the top Black male star in the movie industry today.
He was one of the few Black actors who was so big that he could do whatever he wanted to, and practically everything he made became a smash hit. Yet he was never satisfied with just his own success. He has opened doors for other Blacks not only by making sure they were included in his movies, but by taking a stand that could have cost him his career. As a presented at the Academy Awards a few years ago, he blasted the movie industry for its lack of Black artists. He didn't pull any punches. Immediately ...