According to Ryan Reynolds, Eddie Murphy deserved to win the Oscar for best actor in 1997, or in 2001, for his performances as several characters in “Professor Foldingue” and “The Folding Family”.
The king of comedy. Guest of the podcast of the American site Variety, Ryan Reynolds paid a vibrant tribute to Eddie Murphy whose acting talents should, according to him, have been widely rewarded for his performances in the films “Professor Foldingue” and “The Foldingue Family”, released in 1996 and 2000 respectively. An observation established while the star of “Deadpool & Wolverine” believes that comedies are poorly represented in cinema award ceremonies.
“We unnecessarily oppose comedy as a craft, and if you ask me, one of the greatest injustices is that Eddie Murphy never got an Oscar for 'Professor Folding' and 'The Family'. Foldingue',” he says. Ryan Reynolds says he admires Eddie Murphy's ability to embody a dozen distinct characters on screen, all while wearing large body prosthetics.
A misunderstood talent
“Just the fact that he can sit at a table and play ten different characters is something unique,” he says. “And it’s a talent that seems not to be understood at its true value at this precise stage of our evolution in life,” adds the 48-year-old actor.
An essential star of the American comedy scene in the 1980s, before establishing himself as a leading actor in Hollywood through films like “Un armchair pour deux”, “Beverly Hills Cop”, “A Prince in New York” or “48 Hours”, Eddie Murphy has only received one Oscar nomination during his career, for his role in the film “Dreamgirls” in 2007.
