Melvin Jackson Jr. is nominated for Best Short Form Actor at the Emmys for playing himself in “This Eddie Murphy Role is Mine, Not Yours,” on which he also served as co-writer, executive producer and casting director. It was actually the potential for Emmy recognition that finally spurred Jackson to make the web series, having conceived of the project three years ago. “I told my friends, ‘Hey, I want to shoot this and submit it for Emmy consideration,’ because last year, a friend of mine — Kim Estes — won in the same category,” he explains in an interview with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video above).
SEEour interview with Jackson’s wife Kelly Jenrette.
“It was going to be a short film and […] it’s better to watch it all the way through, but of course, for the purpose of Emmy consideration, I had to cut it up into six episodes,...
SEEour interview with Jackson’s wife Kelly Jenrette.
“It was going to be a short film and […] it’s better to watch it all the way through, but of course, for the purpose of Emmy consideration, I had to cut it up into six episodes,...
- 8/9/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
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