Chris Rock Reveals He Almost Played Iconic Eddie Murphy Role

Michael Kovac / Getty Images for AFI Chris Rock almost got a slice of Eddie Murphy’s million-dollar franchise pie. During a live taping of the Fly on the Wall podcast with fellow SNL alums Dana Carvey and David Spade, Rock, 61, as part of the Netflix Is a Joke comedy festival, revealed that he almost stepped in to voice Murphy’s role as Donkey in Shrek. “I love Eddie. This is how crazy Eddie could be,” Rock started, chuckling. “Eddie has the studio in his house—like the recording studio in his house—so all he has to do is go downstairs to do ‘Donkey.’” Read more at The Daily Beast.

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