Eddie Murphy is defending his 2007 comedy Norbit, 18 years later. The actor-comedian was the top contender for the best supporting actor Oscar following his 2006 performance in Dreamgirls, though it's ...

Eddie Murphy stood 10 toes down on his decision to make his 2007 comedy “Norbit” after he earned his first Oscar nomination for “Dreamgirls.” The conversation came about while Murphy was appearing on ...

Eddie Murphy stands by “Norbit,” his infamous 2007 comedy that many have suspected cost him the best supporting actor Oscar for “Dreamgirls” at the 79th Academy Awards. Murphy portrayed multiple roles ...

“Norbit” (2007, Paramount, PG-13, $30) A series of fat jokes masquerading as a movie, Eddie Murphy’s latest watch-me-play-all-the-characters comedy has none of the playful sweetness of “The Nutty ...

Original ideas are shunned like lepers in today’s Hollywood, so what were the chances Eddie Murphy would last the decade without climbing into another fat suit? The only thing novel about the comedian ...

Film fans sometimes reference the “Norbit” theory, and Eddie Murphy is the reason why. In 2006, he delivered a standout performance in 'Dreamgirls,' with many predicting an Oscar win that would cement ...

Three Eddie Murphys is three too many in Norbit, a low-rent farce that sees this year's most unlikely Oscar nominee returning to the prosthetics-based pratfalls of his Nutty Professor days. With its ...

Eddie Murphy might be tearing up the streaming charts right now thanks to his new Prime Video hit, The Pickup, but long before the actor took on the role of an armored car driver, he took on several ...

“Here’s the thing with ‘Norbit’ — it came out and they gave me Razzie Awards for worst actress, worst actor and worst actor of the decade. And I was like, ‘Come on now,’” Murphy said. By McKinley ...