Chris Rock On Losing $30 Million

Chris Rock shared a hilarious story about how Eddie Murphy casually walking downstairs in his pajamas cost him a massive $30 million payday. While appearing on the Fly on the Wall podcast, Rock revealed that the original cast of Shrek made so much money they practically never had to work again. Because Eddie Murphy has a full professional recording studio built inside his house, all he had to do to record his lines for Donkey was walk downstairs. However, Murphy would constantly drag his feet and make studio executives wait for months at a time, leading DreamWorks to approach Chris Rock on at least two separate occasions to replace him. Just as Rock was packing his bags and heading to the studio thinking he had secured the iconic role, Murphy would casually walk downstairs in his pajamas, lay down his lines, and steal the $30 million payday right back. Seeing Chris Rock get teased with a $30 million Shrek check only to lose it every time Eddie Murphy walked downstairs in his pajamas is pure gold. #chrisrock #eddiemurphy #shrek #donkey #hollywood #behindthescenes #funny #viral #funnymoments #shorts #comedy #interview #latenight #celebritystories
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