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.

Eddie Murphy Defends His Controversial Movie Nearly 2 Decades After Its Premiere originally appeared on Parade. Actor and comedian Eddie Murphy is defending his highly criticized 2007 film, Norbit.

Eddie Murphy is standing by his 2007 comedy Norbit and says much of the heat it caught at the time was less about the film itself and more about people simply hating on him. “I love Norbit,” Murphy told Speedy Morman during his appearance on 360 With Speedy.