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 revealed to Bill Maher that he turned down a Marvin Gaye biopic because he would have had to kiss a man.

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 ...

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 ...

The story began with Motown pioneer Smokey Robinson, who Howard claims invited ... in "conversation with Lee Daniels about playing Marvin Gaye" in a separate project. Inside Marvin Gaye's never ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

The Empire alum divulged the info while telling Club Random host Bill Maher about the "biggest mistake" he ever made in his ...