Television News Eddie Murphy to reportedly play ex D.C. mayor Marion Barry in film 12/09/2011 Eddie Murphy has signed on to play former Washington Mayor Marion Barry in an HBO movie, a source close to the project told The Hollywood Reporter. Read More RELATED NEWS Jimmy Fallon's 'The Tonight Show' dropping to only four nights a weekAshley Tisdale announces birth of her second childSelena Gomez is a billionaire TAGS: Eddie Murphy Spike Lee John Ridley Brett Ratner Tower Heist