Eddie Murphy defends “Nourit” despite losing “Oscar” Dreamgirls “

Eddie Murphy defends “Nourit” despite losing “Oscar” Dreamgirls “

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Eddie Murphy is not afraid to admit that he loves “Nourit”.

The 64 -year -old comedian and actor recently defended the 2007 comedy that many believed to have caused Murphy to the Academy Award for his performance in “Dreamgirls” for 2006.

“I love” Nourit “, Murphy said complicated. “Nourit” came out immediately after I got an Oscar nomination. There were articles like, “How can he get Oscar, he did this? “They are two different films.”

Eddie Murphy in “Nourit”. © Dreamworks/Corple Evertt Collection

I wrote “Nourit” with my brother, Charlie, and we think “Norbit” is funny. “This is the thing with” Norbit “, they went out and gave me the Razzie Awards for the worst actress, and the worst and worst actor in the contract. I was like,” Come on, S-T is not so bad. “

“I love” Nourit “. To this day, I love” Norbit “. There are things in” Norbit “that make me laugh.”

Eddie Murphy at the first show “The Beck App” in Los Angeles on July 27. Jim Romin/Upi/Shutterstock
Eddie Murphy (center), Beyonce Nolls, Jennifer Hudson, Annika Noni Rose in “Dreamgirls”. © Dreamworks/Corple Evertt Collection

In the router Brian Robbins, Murphy depicts multiple roles including winning weight, rasputia.

The film, which was also starred through the Terry Crews, and Cuba Gooding JR. And Marlon Ways, and was nominated for eight RAZZIE Awards.

Eddie Murphy in “Nourit”. © Dreamworks/Corple Evertt Collection
Eddie Murphy in the role of Raspotta in “Norweet”. © Dreamworks/Corple Evertt Collection

One week before “Norbit”, Murphy received the first Academy Award nomination for Best Support Actor as Soul James “Thunder” early from “Dreamgirls”.

Murphy won the Golden Globes and Screen Actors’ Guild Awards during this award season, but because of the supposed “Norbit effect”, he lost the 2007 Academy Awards to Alan Arkin for “Little Miss Sunshine”.

The musical drama Bill Condon still has received Oscar Awards, including the best support actress for Jennifer Hudson.

Eddie Murphy, Annika Noni Rose in “Dreamgirls”. © Dreamworks/Corple Evertt Collection

During the complex interview, Murphy replied to “Nourit” in his worst films, and instead he called “Holy Man” for the year 1998 and “The Adventures of Pluto Nash” 2002.

Murphy also revealed that he rejected the role of Chris Taker in the “peak hour” to play the “Holy Man”.

He said about the decision that did not pay its fruits: “It was not without reason.” “Then we went to Miami and made a horrific movie. But it was easy to go. But I had to stop saying that it was” horrific ” – the movie was soft, and it was not a great picture.”

Eddie Murphy appears on the “Jennifer Hudson Show” in May 2025. Gety pictures

After a series of films that were received badly including “Norbit”, Murphy took a few years of acting.

Murphy said on SH -TY movies Podcast Mar Maron Again in 2021. “You like,” this SH-T is not fun. They give me razzies … Momerf- giving me Pers “The worst actor” Razzzie. (So I thought), “Maybe it’s time to take a break.”

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