Eddie Murphy SNL cab story
by Professional Portal ☀️: Eddie Murphy
Even in the early 1980s, Eddie Murphy was a massive star on Saturday Night Live, yet he still struggled to hail a cab in New York City. His white co-stars would often have to flag one down for him, as taxi drivers would routinely pass him by,despite him being one of the most recognizable faces on television at the time.
Transcript (en)
I'm the A- and I don't want y'all to think that I'm running and I'm a punk because Iman didn't move from the birth. But it's two ways to react in a situation like that. You can run or be real still. And she's just being real still. But she's as horrified as I am. She's raised in East Africa. because she knows if the eagle go crazy, be real still. I'm from Brooklyn, so you run.
