Once again, Eddie Murphy is denying internet rumors that he is dead, this time in a snowboarding accident yesterday in Switzerland. Does Eddie Murphy even snowboard?
Sources close to Academy Awards officials say comedian and actor Eddie Murphy is being considered to host the Oscars in February.
The move is seen as an effort to return to basics — in other words, have one funny act head up the entire ceremony. In years past, the Academy has experimented with different hosting ideas, culminating in the somewhat questionable move this year that saw actors James F