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Eddie Murphy rose to stardom with the cast of the long-running sketch comedy Saturday Night Live , and is even credited with saving the show from cancellation within its first decade.

For much of the past three decades years, however, Murphy wanted nothing to do with the cultural staple that made him famous—all because of a three-second jab at his movie career.

Murphy’s ascent from aspiring standup comedian to acting star is chronicled in Being Eddie , a new Netflix documentary debuting Wednesday, November 12. In the movie, Murphy discusses his tenure as a cast member on SNL from 1980 through 1984.

Murphy’s popularity allowed him to transition to the big screen in movies such as Trading Places (1983) and Coming to America (1988). But as his career hit a roug

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