Why Eddie Murphy’s Legacy Still Matters
5 min readDec 10, 2019
This month, Eddie Murphy hosts Saturday Night Live for the first time in 35 years. His recent comeback, with films like Dolemite is My Name, plus his development of a sequel to his 1988 film Coming to America, led me reflect on his legacy all over again, not only his career but what he means as a cultural figure.
For people born 2000 and on, Eddie Murphy might simply be seen as the guy from…
