which included turning down portraying Smokey Robinson after the Motown legend sought him out personally because he was in negotiations to play Marvin Gaye. The Hustle & Flow star realized he’d ...

Terrence Howard walked away from two major biopic roles–Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson–for very different reasons. Speaking on Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, the actor opened up about ...

Terrence Howard passed on the chance to play Marvin Gaye in a biopic ... with Lee Daniels about playing” Gaye years ago at the same time that Smokey Robinson approached him “to play his ...

Terrence Howard rejected the chance to play Marvin Gaye because he refused ... “biggest mistake” of his career was turning down Smokey Robinson’s personal request for him to play him in ...

The conversation turned to Gaye after Howard confessed the “biggest mistake” of his career was not portraying Smokey ... Robinson’s, and that Howard “would’ve been perfect as Marvin ...

That’s Terrence Howard talking about gay men while explaining why he never portrayed singer Marvin Gaye onscreen ... in a movie about the life of Smokey Robinson — by Smokey Robinson ...

Terrence Howard almost starred in a biopic of legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye, but there was one ... was turning down the starring role in a Smokey Robinson biopic, a role the musician ...

Marvin Gaye,” he added. Terrence Howard said he ... confessed the “biggest mistake” of his career was not portraying Smokey Robinson in a movie about the Motown icon.

The Empire alum claimed Smokey Robinson invited him to dinner years ... was already in early talks with Lee Daniels to portray Marvin Gaye in another biopic. Maher, 69, jumped in to express ...

The actor recounted how he was invited to dinner by Smokey Robinson because “he wanted me to play his life” in a movie. Unfortunately Howard had to turn Robinson down because he was in a conversation ...