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NoirPochette t1_je3y1z1 wrote

I argue Eddie Murphy. 48 Hrs and then Trading Places. What a start.

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bolshevik_rattlehead OP t1_je3yara wrote

oh I like it, those are two great films, but Eddie didn’t really come out of nowhere, he was already a star. But definitely an awesome pair of first films

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[deleted] t1_je4rjqg wrote

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txa1265 t1_je5514b wrote

Um, how old were you in the early 80s?!?

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WoodyMellow t1_je5ewf6 wrote

He was a huge TV star, then he was a huge movie star. let's move on shall we?

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[deleted] t1_je5ms3i wrote

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Khan4269 t1_je5q739 wrote

You're really going to die on this hill huh?

Eddie Murphy more or less was Saturday Night Live in the early 80's. Him being the biggest star on that iconic show is what led to him launching his movie career.

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Theslootwhisperer t1_je5xgp9 wrote

"In Rolling Stone's February 2015 appraisal of all 141 SNL cast members to date, Murphy was ranked second (behind John Belushi). "It is customary (and accurate) to say that Eddie Murphy is the only reason SNL survived the five-year wilderness without Lorne Michaels", the magazine noted."

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NoirPochette t1_je3yhi7 wrote

I answered the title lol. Probably you should have been a bit more detailed in the title lol

It's hard to say vanished unless they died because everyone still does a lot of film. Like if you check everyone's filmography, they just continue to do stuff even if it is not critically acclaimed

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bolshevik_rattlehead OP t1_je3ys9s wrote

Heh, yeah I’m probably being hyperbolic. Mostly thinking about actors leading good films and then just suddenly not.

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GrumbleCake_ t1_je6x2bj wrote

And the guy was like 21 years old at the time. Incredible

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