Elsewhere in the interview, Murphy listed off his “Mount Rushmore” of his favorite movies of his career, which included Coming to America (1988), The Nutty Professor (1996), Shrek (2001) and the musical Dreamgirls (2006), for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Parade. Actor and comedian Eddie Murphyis defending his highly criticized 2007 film, Norbit. He also said he still finds humor in Norbit, wherein he played the characters, Norbit Albert Rice, Rasputia Latimore,

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 performance in 2006’s “Dreamgirls.”