- Mykeltie Williamson, Forrest Gump, 1994. Stand-up Dave Cjappelle held his nose – he thought it would be a stinker. Then again, Ice Cube, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Eddie Murphy (way too gigantic for such a support role), Chris Rock and Tupac Shakur also passed on Gump’s pal, Bubba. Hanks heard how Chappelle regretted refusing and asked him to be his buddy in You’ve Got Mail, 1998. And that’s all I have to say about that…
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