Eddie Murphy is standing by one of his less popular comedies, even if people think it lost him a major award!
The 64-year-old actor and comedian was a guest on Complex‘s “360 with Speedy” where he talked about his 2007 movie Norbit. During the interview, Eddie explained why he doesn’t think Norbit is his worst movie and opened up about the claims that it cost him an Oscar!
According to the rumors, Eddie was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Dreamgirls. Unfortunately for Eddie, not long after he was nominated, Norbit hit theaters to less-than-stellar reviews.
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“Norbit came out right after I got that Oscar nomination [for Dreamgirls]. There were articles like, ‘How can he get an Oscar, he did this?’,” Eddie recalled to complex, saying that he “loves” the comedy even if it’s not his most popular movie. “They’re two different movies.”
That year, Eddie ended up losing at the Oscars to Alan Arkin for his role in Little Miss Sunshine.
The actor went on to say that even today, he laughs at some of the jokes in Norbit, a movie in which he played both the main character and his wife.
Of the backlash the movie got, Eddie said, “Here’s the thing with Norbit, it came out and they gave me a Razzie Awards for worst actress, worst actor and worst actor of the decade. And I was like, ‘Come on now, shit ain’t that bad.’”
Watch Eddie‘s full interview below and see the advice on parenting he gave a fellow comedian!
