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Eddie Murphy Reflects on Career Regrets and SNL Criticism

11/23/2025

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Eddie Murphy, the actor and comedian, says in promoting Being Eddie that he regrets not acting in Ghostbusters, Rush Hour, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Murphy notes turning down Ghostbusters led to his Beverly Hills Cop role.
He says Saturday Night Live labeled him a "falling star" after the 1995 film Vampire in Brooklyn.
He regards SNL as his alma mater and says its criticism hurt him.

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Story summary

Eddie Murphy, the actor and comedian, says in promoting Being Eddie that he regrets not acting in Ghostbusters, Rush Hour, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Murphy notes turning down Ghostbusters led to his Beverly Hills Cop role.
He says Saturday Night Live labeled him a "falling star" after the 1995 film Vampire in Brooklyn.
He regards SNL as his alma mater and says its criticism hurt him.