Overview
- Murphy said he still laughs at Norbit and disputes that it ranks among his poorest work
- He credited his late brother Charlie Murphy as co-writer, emphasizing their shared vision for the film’s humor
- He described the nine Razzie nominations for Norbit as driven by hate toward him rather than the film’s merit and noted that the backlash prompted his hiatus from acting
- Murphy identified 1998’s Holy Man and 2002’s The Adventures of Pluto Nash as his actual worst films
- He framed his defense of Norbit within a broader career comeback as he promotes his new film The Pickup, now streaming on Amazon Prime