Jerry Lewis the live show in four-plus years, one being Martin's funeral. He was then interviewed by James Lipton on "Inside the Actors Studio". In 1996, Lewis served as executive producer of the Universal Pictures release of "The Nutty Professor" remake, starring Eddie Murphy as the lead role of Professor Sherman Klump. Lewis would also appear on the 12th American Comedy Awards in 1998. In 2000, Lewis appeared as a guest on "The Martin Short Show", then "Russell Gilbert Live" and also executive produced "". In 2003, Lewis did guest appearances on "The View", "Your World with Neil Cavuto" and did a
Eddie Murphy Matthew Broderick, and Casey Affleck also starred in the film, released on November 4, 2011. It was reported in 2011 that Murphy would host the 84th Academy Awards in 2012. However, he dropped out of his hosting duties on November 9, 2011, in the wake of the Brett Ratner scandal. On December 6, 2013, it was announced that Murphy would star in the fourth film of the "Beverly Hills Cop" series. Brett Ratner will direct the film, Jerry Bruckheimer is confirmed to produce the film, and Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec will write. In a June 2014 interview, Murphy discussed