My worst moment: Ernie Hudson’s career ‘dried up’ after ‘Ghostbusters,’ then came the double-booked roles
It’s a busy month for Ernie Hudson. He’s starring in two TV series: The BET+ crime drama “The Family Business,” in its fourth season, and the NBC reboot of the time travel series “Quantum Leap.” He also stars alongside Brian Cox in the film “Prisoner’s Daughter,” which premiered last week at the Toronto International Film Festival.
That’s three major projects premiering in a span of weeks. “I’ve been doing this for over 55 years,” said Hudson. “You want to be in a position where they’re calling you as opposed to you begging them.” That wasn’t always the case — especially after his breakout performance in the original “Ghostbusters” movie in 1984.
“After I did the movie, everything dried up,” he said. “It was the opposite
