View post: 43 Years Ago Today, Chevy Chase’s Road-Trip Classic Hit No. 1 — After a Bad Ending Nearly Derailed It Norbit, of course, is the 2007 comedy directed by Brian Robbins and co-written by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eddie Murphy stands by “Norbit,” his infamous 2007 comedy that many have suspected cost him the best supporting actor Oscar for ...

Eddie Murphy isn’t afraid to admit that he loves “Norbit.” The actor and comedian, 64, recently defended his critically maligned 2007 comedy which many believe caused Murphy to lose an Oscar for his ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although Eddie Murphy worked with Beyoncé and Jennifer Hudson in the aughts, he might have been his own favorite leading lady. The Oscar nominee recently defended his 2007 comedy Norbit as a “funny” ...

“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 ...

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 ...