Norbit is married to Rasputia (Murphy, in promised blubber suit), a hideous, plus-size Svengali of a woman who sank her meat hooks into Norbit when he was a wimpy grade-schooler and never let go.

Two recent film portrayals of African-American women have drawn huge audiences: Tyler Perry's Madea character, which has spawned a franchise; and Eddie Murphy's Rasputia in Norbit. The large ...

Some women look at the billboard and celebrate Rasputia’s beauty, knowing that even if she lost weight, she would never be a 5-foot-10-inch, blond, blue-eyed beauty.

With an idiot grin and a nerdy lisp, Murphy plays milquetoast orphan and designated victim Norbit, a bullied optimist wed to Rasputia, his playground protector turned horrid harpy.

“Norbit,” with Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Eddie Griffin, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Katt Williams, Lester “Rasta” Speight and Cuba Gooding Jr. Directed by Brian Robbins, from a ...

The first thing you have to say about Norbit is that it has taken full advantage of cutting-edge advances in artificial cellulite technology. More dimpled and roly-poly than Eddie Murphy's Klump ...

Eddie Murphy steals a new comedy By Kenya Vaughn Of the St. Louis American As the first 10 minutes of Norbit seem to go on for hours, it was hard not to think, “Oh God, not another Codename: The ...

Learn more about the full cast of Norbit with news, photos, videos and more at TV Guide X. Join or Sign In. Sign in to ... Recently forced to marry the shrewish glutton Rasputia, he is at wit's end.

THE PROJECT: Harking back to his earlier days in cinema, Eddie Murphy dons a fat suit and multiple roles for his latest comedy, about a meek orphan pressed into marrying a grossly overweight and ...