Taking a highly selective trawl through the films of Eddie Murphy, and loading my argument, sure, but…

1988: Coming To America
Characters Played: 4
Academy Award Nominations: None

1996 : The Nutty Professor
Characters Played: 7
Academy Award Nominations: None

1999: Bowfinger
Characters Played: 2
Academy Award Nominations: None

2000: Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Characters Played: 8
Academy Award Nominations: None

2006: Dreamgirls
Characters Played: 1
Academy Award Nomination: Actor in a Supporting Role

2006: Norbit
Characters Played: 3
Academy Award Nominations: None

… luckily, Eddie seems to have spotted the pattern I’m alluding to, and his next few films feature him just taking home one salary. Good for him.

Next time on John’s unsolicited career advice: Mike Myers (hint: doing Austin Powers with an Indian accent doesn’t constitute creativity, and may actually be a bit racist).