In 1982, backstage at The Arie Crown Theatre, Yul Brynner tells Roy he’s almost old enough to play the role of the King in “The King and I,” a part he’s been playing for 40 years.
Eddie Murphy (left) on July 27; Yul Brynner in an undated photo. “Nobody had as much fun as we had in the '80s. Nobody,” recalls Murphy. “My 21st party, I had at studio 54.” “Yul Brynner from The Ten ...