Eddie Murphy slams Nutty Professor critics:
Eddie Murphy famously enjoys playing multiple characters in some of his comedy classics from The Nutty Professors movies to Coming to America and Norbit. Now as Coming 2 America is about to launch on Amazon Prime tomorrow, the 59-year-old has blasted critics of his movies like The Nutty Professor for not appreciating the hours of makeup drudgery he has to go through. Murphy famously played much of the Klump family, all the while wearing irritating prosthetics.
Speaking with BBC Radio 1’s Ali Plumb, Murphy said: “Every time I do it I say, ‘That’s the last time, I’m never doing this s**t ever again’ and then I’ll get an idea and ‘Ah s**t, where the makeup chair?’ and I’ll end up sitting in the chair again but I never forget and it never gets any easier.
“The process didn’t get any easier on Coming 2 America than on Nutty Professor, it’s still six hours in the chair put it on and an hour and a half to take it off after everybody left at the end of the day.
“You’ve had this s**t glued on your face for twelve hours and then you have to go and sit and have them peel it off for an hour.”
Nevertheless, the comedy legend finds the creative satisfaction a pay off, although doesn’t feel audiences and critics really appreciate what he puts himself through.
