James Brown liked Eddie Murphy’s celebrity hot tub skit on “Saturday Night Live” so much that he suggested the comedian play him in a biopic.

Former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle famously wasn’t a fan of the 1988-98 CBS sitcom Murphy Brown. But millions of viewers — and Emmy voters — were. In its 10 seasons and 247 episodes (not ...

Not only that — the actor tells Jimmy Fallon that Brown wanted him to date his daughter Jacob Bryant June 18, 2024 @ 4:57 PM James Brown and Eddie Murphy (Credit: Getty Images) ...