Steve Martin

LAP99081821 - 18 AUGUST 1999 - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA: Steve Martin, pictured, says when he wrote the screenplay for "Bowfinger," he didn't have Eddie Murphy in mind at all for the dual role of an action star and a goofy look-alike. duing an E! Online chat, Martin said he wrote the part for "a white, low-key Bradd Pitt-type or a Keanu Reeves. Then Brian Grazer, the producer said, "what about Eddie Murphy?" Martin says he thought it was a "fantastic idea because I knew Eddie would make the character so energetic." iw/jr/Jim Ruymen UPI