Has there ever been someone in Hollywood who has dominated like Eddie Murphy did in the 80s?

[Silver Surfer]

Nikka you actin like no other A lister hasnt had a dominant run

 

[Black Hans]

Tom Cruise.

 

[Ziggiy]

48 Hrs
BHC
Trading Places
Coming To America
Harlem Nights (If You're Black)

Delirious
Raw

All in one decade...all considered not just huge successes but classics. The closest thing we got to that is Will Smith but he falls short somewhat..

I definitely wouldn’t say Will Smith falls short. Homie is the ONLY actor EVER to have eight straight films gross over 100 Million plus he’s got two Oscar noms to his name....

Eddie Murphy
Will Smith
Kevin Hart (whether you like it or not)

Have undeniable peaks.

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

People let me rephrase...

Have we seen a guy in Hollywood since Eddie that was not only a dual/triple threat but able to put out classic material along with bring in major sales in both/all his lanes?

Tom Hanks was amazing but was just an actor
Kevin Hart has no classic material whatsoever
Arnold would fall into that category if we could count his iconic bodybuilding career but that has nothing to do with Hollywood

Will is probably the closest but within his run he will be remembered for Bad Boys, Independence Day & Men In Black. That's his bread & butter. Then you have to include Gettin Jiggy With It, Men In Black and Miami (to a lesser degree) as songs everybody will never forget

 

[Ziggiy]

People let me rephrase...

Have we seen a guy in Hollywood since Eddie that was not only a dual/triple threat but able to put out classic material along with bring in major sales in both/all his lanes?

Tom Hanks was amazing but was just an actor
Kevin Hart has no classic material whatsoever
Arnold would fall into that category if we could count his iconic bodybuilding career but that has nothing to do with Hollywood

Will is probably the closest but within his run he will be remembered for Bad Boys, Independence Day & Men In Black. That's his bread & butter. Then you have to include Gettin Jiggy With It, Men In Black and Miami (to a lesser degree) as songs everybody will never forget

Men In Black and ID4 are classics

Bad Boys is a Blassic



I think maybe the only other person you could throw in (on a smaller scale) would be Donald Glover. He wrote for a classic show (30 Rock) starred in a cult classic show (Community) and created, stars, and writes on a classic show (Atlanta) in addition to his success as rapper Childish Gambino and his stand up.

Only thing he’s missing is success in Movies and if Han Solo and Lion King do the business everyone is anticipating he’ll be up there

 

[Jplaya2023]

I definitely wouldn’t say Will Smith falls short. Homie is the ONLY actor EVER to have eight straight films gross over 100 Million plus he’s got two Oscar noms to his name....

Eddie Murphy
Will Smith
Kevin Hart (whether you like it or not)

Have undeniable peaks.

what exactly was kevin's harts peak?

 

[bigrodthe1]

Only thing he’s missing is success in Movies and if Han Solo and Lion King do the business everyone is anticipating he’ll be up there

they might up his role in Spider Man

 

[Ziggiy]

what exactly was kevin's harts peak?

I’d say 2013-2016 was his peak. Selling out Madison Square Garden. Selling out football stadiums. 4 number 1 films. A successful TV show.

Hart puts in work.

Not saying he’s ok the talent level of Eddie or Will but his success is undeniable

 

[RennisDeynolds]

Has there ever been a celebrity to attain a god-like status like Eddie Murphy did during the 80s ? Will there ever be one again?

 

[RennisDeynolds]

I’d say 2013-2016 was his peak. Selling out Madison Square Garden. Selling out football stadiums. 4 number 1 films. A successful TV show.

Hart puts in work.

Not saying he’s ok the talent level of Eddie or Will but his success is undeniable

Can't deny Hart work ethic and grind. He played his position til he got where he is now, the peak for a standup comic i'd say.

Talent can't touch Eddie or Will Smith. Has Kevin Hart ever been in a movie where he is the main attraction that sells the tickets? Imo he always does buddy movies where the opposite star has just as big star power or is still popping/relevant in some way

 

[Ziggiy]

Can't deny Hart work ethic and grind. He played his position til he got where he is now, the peak for a standup comic i'd say.

Talent can't touch Eddie or Will Smith. Has Kevin Hart ever been in a movie where he is the main attraction that sells the tickets? Imo he always does buddy movies where the opposite star has just as big star power or is still popping/relevant in some way

Good point.

Although I’d argue he was the main draw of the Think Like A Man flicks but those are Rom Coms and Rom Coms sell themselves I suppose

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

Will smith>>>>>Eddie Murphy
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[RennisDeynolds]

Good point.

Although I’d argue he was the main draw of the Think Like A Man flicks but those are Rom Coms and Rom Coms sell themselves I suppose

I'd say no. They had a lot of main stay black actors and actresses in think like a man. It only made sense to add the newest star

Feel like a lot of people bought that Steve Harvey book anyway and then decided to go see the film already (celeb angle helped)

 

[get these nets]

In about a 5 year stretch Martin Lawrence had a great classic run

Def Comedy Jam,Boomerang, Martin TV Show, Bad Boys, Thin Line Between Love and Hate

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Leo from '02 through '15 is pretty crazy.

Catch Me If You Can 2002
Gangs of New York 2002
The Aviator 2004
The Departed 2006
Blood Diamond 2006
Body of Lies 2008
Revolutionary Road 2008
Shutter Island 2010
Inception 2010
J. Edgar 2011
Django Unchained 2012
The Great Gatsby 2013
The Wolf of Wall Street 2013
The Revenant 2015