Eddie Murphy Was Supposed to Be in 'Ghostbusters'!

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Eddie Murphy is talking talent and turned-down opportunities. The 59-year-old Coming to America star opened up in an interview with Parade Magazine. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Eddie Murphy Here’s what he had to say… On his comedy: “I was always funny…I was the guy digging in his nose, trying to get a booger off his finger.

That was my killer bit.” On the movie he wishes he was in: “Ghostbusters. I was supposed to be in Ghostbusters.

We were doing Trading Places and Dan Aykroyd was like [in a Dan Aykroyd voice], ‘This movie Ghostbusters…’ But then Beverly Hills Cop came along.

I wish I could have been in both, but I did Beverly Hills Cop instead of Ghostbusters.” On his guiding words: “Positivity, creativity, forward motion.