tom cruise, eddie murphy, kevi all became super stars. we were right there behind the scenes of the biggest films of the dec >> oh the 80s how we love you. the big stars were becoming famous. iconic movie scenes were being shot and this guy just felt the need. >> how about when girls bombard you in your room in a crazed t cruz attack. >> a crazed tom cruz. that kind of stuff is uncomfortable. >> he had that tom cruz laugh back then. on the set was more recognizable faces. only 1 degree of separation between tom and mr. foot loose himself, kevin bacon. >> i was 24 years old and came to new york when i was 17. i'm not a newcomer. >> the movie was replac the film's theme song and we met another movie rookie that day, sarah jessica parker. >> i've never did a film before. i'm learning more and watching more. when you have a dance partner like kevin bacon, you can't go wrong. >> later we found the future husband, matthew riding a float in downtown chicago. >> it became nationally. i just skipped school a little bit. >> other 80s movie sets we

what major blockbuster did eddie murphy miss out on? and then before big bang -- >> johnny hello. >> that's next. >>> extra extra. >>> hey everyone. welcome back to extra. now we're taking a frustrating look at some of the best roams ever and the stars who turned them down. >> big mistake or smart career move? we're breaking down some famous roles that turned some unknowns into big stars and some unlucky actors asking what was i thinking. julia roberts rose to superstardom status after pretty woman. but reportedly molly ringwald was the first choice for the role but turned down the offer. gray's anatomy gave patrick dempsey his return to glory. but produced wanted rob lowe for the role. he turned it down. >> would breaking bad have had the same success with matthew broderick? interesting but one thing's for sure. we will never know. eddie murphy turned down one of the biggest scores of the decade. >> ghost busters. i feel like an idiot. i was supposed to be in that one. >> and matt damon was supposed to be in the top grossing movie of a

. >> in 1984 eddie murphy dropped a didn't know you knew this trivia on beverly hills cop. >> the character was wrote for a white guy. i put a little soul brother t it. >> a few years later we were with charlie and a best picture oscar winner. this is told through my eyes. e.t. on the set of e.t. spillberg and a cool trucker hat. ood >> another director reloved was ron howard. it was 1989. our show was eight years old but we already milestone. >> wow, entert tonight. 2,000 episodes. that makes sense. i've seen about 1,200. >> now in our 35th year we're up to episode 8,922. oscar winning director ron howard sayingthat. we did keep up the good work, ron because we were a lot of cool sets in the 90s as well. we're going to have that flash back for you tomorrow as well. >> the gol globes air january 10th and here is the first image returning to host i love them. it's going to be wild. >> in our entertainment tonight birthdays, which grays anatomy star was fascinated by her ring? i'm going to say catherine. the answer coming up next. >>> right now at et online. justin beiber bails two major appe

nine for eddie murphy expecting first child together in may. murphy has eight other from eight to 267 years old. this is the fourth woman he is having a baby with. >> unexpected guest stole the show pop star justin timberlake took the stage. stapleton the big winner taking home three awards including male vocalist of the year. >> couple heard she was an ordained minister. couple came prepared with a by playing the piano during the ceremony. >> i love that story. it is fun. memories. to have that story. crazy. much more to come in the next 90 minutes. >> 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >>> fbi agents back on the scene of an unsolved murder in new hampshire. suspect. >> more clouds tomorrow, may find a record. >> on the road to recovery, big step for an everett teenager stabbed trying to stop an attack. talking security in the united states. >> family of an alabama child who disappeared 13 years ago, living the last decade. >> 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> breaking news first at 5:00, man arrested in mansfield after a violent confrontation with a woma

. >> eddie murphy. >> it was eddie on the phone. and he said, i love you. and take a year off, take as much time as you can off because you don't want to get on the stage with your knee wobbling and i started laughing. >> i love that. eddie and tracy are going to team up on the big screen in new richard pryor biopic. tracy is set to play redd foxx. that will start shooting in april here in new york. >> good to see him doing so well. >>> samantha harris will be sharing a health update after tomorrow on "the doctors." >>> coming up next, i'm here with oprah, one of our "e.t." icons. you have to see lady o's reaction to our decades of covering her. from 1985. >> oh, my god! >> 1986 oscar nominated oprah winfrey. plus at home with tom brady talking about those super bowl rings ben affleck's nanny got that's ahead. soo li oca n.t t t pt.etio what dear? oh! oh, you're bad. stop that! i'm sorry. (vo) a new york millionaire spent $714,000 to learn how to be a pet whisperer. what? oh ho ho! (vo) you'd make a way better rich person. >>> tom brady is giving david beck

. >> eddie murphy. >> it was eddie on the phone. he said, are you all right? and he said, i love and take a year of take as much time as you can off because you don't want to get on the with your knee wobbling. and i started laughing. >> i love that. ed and tracy are going to team up on the big screen in the n richard pryor bio pick. tracy is set to play redd foxx. >> good to see him doing so well. >>> samantha harris will be sharing a health update after her breast cancer battle tomorrow on "the doctors." >>> coming up next, i'm here with oprah, one of our "e.t." icons. you have to lady o's reaction to our decades covering her. from 1985. >> oh, my god! >> 1986 oscar nominated oprah winfrey. plus at home with tom brady talking about those super bowl that's ahead. >>> tom brady is giving david beckham a run for his money as sexiest man alive. >> i'm probably in the gym two or three days a week. >> stealing a bit of the spotlight when gq went to their annual men of the year issue. tom's got four sup rings. affleck's nanny showed them off on private jet. but tom

of course that's the godfather, or many kids my generation would say that's the person that eddie murphy "snl." james brown. papa's got a brand new bag. that's one of the early hits from the pioneering performer and music legend. and on sunday night of course we know music's current stars will come together for the american music awards hosted by j. lo. >> can't miss j. lo. but before we celebrate the best after theists and songs of 2015 we're taking it way back. 1965. when artists like james brown and the beatles laid the groundwork for the sounds of today. so for a celebration a half century in the making we turn to who else, our music guru bruno del granato. bruno, good morning to you. >> hi, reena and kendis. it was a monumental year for music's most iconic acts. with the world rapidly changing and in the 50 years since then how we listen to music has certainly changed, but what we listen to can all be traced back to one very special year. 1965. a turning point in american history. the civil rights movement marching toward freedom and equality. ♪ to my lord ♪ and be free the first co

. >> eddie murphy? >> eddie on the phone. eddie said, you all right. he said, i love you. take a year off. take as much time as you can off because you don't want to get on that stage with your knee possibling. and i ststted laughing. >> tracy is set to star in the upcoming richard prior biopick and now feels a kinship with the >> do you feel y yr place in is different places now? >> oh, it is sharper now. i think richard prior, he came back, he was more, and that's how i feel. i feel supepeor. i feel so supreme. >> back to tracy's latest gig, friend, oprah. who is playing richard pryor's's grandmother. and richard pryor's widow is not only producing the movie, she has a role in it as well. >> straight ahead, justin bieber talks about his new video, album and misstep. is justin just tired of having to say sorry? >> i feel like i lost my focus for a while. >> ellen degeneres, looking back at her first time on "e.t.." >> i want to do >>> that is one of many new bieber music videos released this week featuring songs off@ his new album. >> and we talked to justin about his new

. >> eddie murphy becoming a dad again at 54 with his beautiful girlfriend. how eddie

this weekend was also halloween, and i saw that jay-z and beyonce dressed the characters from the eddie murphy movie "coming to america." [ light laughter ] yeah, in fact, their "coming to america" costumes were so good, donald trump had them both deported. [ laughter and applause ] th.ey're gone. they're not here anymore. a bit of a scandal here, it's being reported that the jets had their locker room swept for listening devices before their recent game against the w england patriots. yeah, the jets became suspicious when they noticed an unmarked van parked in the shower. [ laughter ] that shouldn't be there. yeah. more sports news, triple crown winner american pharoah won the breeder's cup classic this weekend. [ cheers and applause ] good for h . then he retired from racing. but this is cool, today, he was named an analyst for espn. [ laughter ] well jim, if it was me out there today, i would have pooped before the race started. but he's a rookie. he'll figure it out. and we got a sugar cube for him. you guys, one of the best parts about going to an nba game is when they let the fans do the

. >> if you taste it you know it tastes like fish guts, cats have 9 lives, eddie murphy is going to be a baby daddy for the 9th time. the 54-year-old and his girlfriend of 4 years are expecting a child in y.ma his other children are 8-26. >> 9 children. >> that is a lot. >>> dusty to d.c. now, the nationals introduce baker as the franchise new skipper. >>> and missing for more than a decade. how a teen discovered he with the help of comfort keepers, i'm keeping my mom healthy! i'm keeping dad on schedule. i'm keeping my mom happy! comfort keepers in-home professional caregivers can provide meal planning and preparation, health and wellness services and personal care services through custom care plans that can change as needs change, so your aging loved ones can stay happy and healthy in their own home. ♪ >>> tonight, a cleveland father is accused of running off with his 5-year-old son, leaving the child's mother just worried sick. >> that little boy, now a high school seenior, now, he helped the investigators solve -- senior now he helped the investigators solve this. >> reporter: a te

is principal akeem, beyonce as the queen and then blue ivy as is i from the 1998 classic with eddie murphye that is great. >> look at blue ivy's pony tail. >> i love it. >> i didn't recognize her that is jennifer lopez. she's a skeleton. >> look at that. >>> speaking of jessica lopez-- no. jennifer lopez, there is kit cat kline on the right, channeling puff daddy and j-low back when they were together. >> her and her husband. they did a great job. looking good there, jessica kline. >> yes, almost exact. >> um-hmm. >> look at dan, and look at dan wearing his new york hat. >> hey, jessica, was that enhanced? let's move on. >>> 6:49. fans lashed out, last night over nicki minaj because they started seeing video that she posted about her halloween night. they say it was in poor taste what she said. >> she dressed as a sexy fairy and seemingly what looked like a handicapped person to walk. fans immediately called her out saying you were making fun of disabled people. i demand you to walk, i command you to walk, you are making fun of the disability. so people started to face off like perez hilto

jay-z and beyonce queen b did themselves up as king and queen from eddie murphy's "coming to america." >> it looked really cool. you see them there. even blue got in on the fact. >> love it. >>> finally lebron james as a very tall version of prince purple rain, purple rain >> important message for residents age 50 to 85. write down this number now. right now, people are receiving this free information kit for guaranteed acceptance life insurance with a rate lock through the colonial penn program. if you are on a fixed income, learn about affordable whole life insurance that guarantees your rate can never increase for any reason. if you did not receive your information, call this number now. your acceptance is guaranteed, with no health questions. stand by to learn more. >> i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about a popular life insurance plan with a rate lock that locks in your rate for life so it can never increase. did you get your free information kit? if not, please call this number now. this affordable plan through the colonial penn program has coverage options for just $9.95 a mo

. >> i thought it was eddie murphy for a second, but that is lebron james. ever. >> didn't stop with the costume and sang some of prince's biggest hits "purple rain" and "when doves cry." >> you'll love this, al. heidi klum. >> doesn't even look like her. that way. >> wow. >> the whole transformation. >> thas crazy. >> incredible. >> spot on. >> she always goes over the top for her halloween costumes. that awesome. halloween. ariana grande, her favorite halloween and got into the halloween spirit while giving nbc's morgan radford a backstage look at her latest concert. >> there's no question ariana grande has got our focus. snows focus in mind >> reporter: performing for a packed house at the iheart radio theater in los angeles, the 22-year-old singer proved there's nothing spooky about her new single. so you just performed this for >> yes. >> reporter: and within minutes it was already trending worldwide. how did that feel? >> the it feels crazy. when i got off stage it was like there were a million people watching on snapchat, that's a new record and there's a trending thing and i'