Norbit 2007 premiere

1. Eddie Murphy

Actor | The Nutty Professor

Edward Regan Murphy was born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York, to Lillian Lynch (born: Lillian Laney), a telephone operator, and Charles Edward Murphy, a transit police officer who was also an amateur comedian and actor. After his father died, his mother married Vernon Lynch, a foreman at a ...

2. Brian Robbins

Producer | Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal

Brian Robbins is President of Kids & Family Entertainment for ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks, with oversight of all strategy, creative and business operations for the company's kids and young-adult focused brands including Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., TeenNick, Nicktoons, Nickelodeon ...

3. Lindsey Sims-Lewis

Actress | Norbit

Lindsey Sims-Lewis is known for Norbit (2007), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013) and Glee (2009).

4. Cameron Goodman

Actress | The Informers

She was born in Texas but grew up in Washington D.C. Goodman has been in multiple movies; first starting out in 2002 as a freshman doing her comedic acting at Syracuse University on a show called SU Live. In 2003, she left Syracuse and transferred to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

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5. Cindy Margolis

Actress | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

Born in Los Angeles, California, blonde bombshell Cindy Margolis is a talk show host, model and actress. Before You Tube, Facebook, Instagram and all the other social media applications, Cindy Margolis stood alone as the greatest self promoter on the Internet. Crowned the Most Downloaded Woman on ...

6. Austin Reid

Actor | Norbit

Austin Reid is known for Norbit (2007), Holiday Wedding Challenge and Master of Dreams (2024).

7. Katt Williams

Actor | Norbit

Multi-talented actor/comedian Katt Williams was born in Cincinnati and raised in Dayton, Ohio. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California, where he is simultaneously working on several projects on camera and behind the scenes for your viewing pleasure in the near future. Throughout his journey...

8. Earthquake

Actor | Clerks II

Nathaniel Martin Stroman (born May 29,1963), best known as "Earthquake", is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist and radio personality. He presently hosts a radio show entitled, Quakeshouse for SiriusXM and Kevin Hart's Laugh Out Loud Network. Earthquake performed a half-hour HBO ...

9. Constance Marie

Actress | George Lopez

Best known for her long-time run on the ABC comedy, "George Lopez," Constance Marie stars next in the upcoming Latinx romantic comedy series, "With Love." Created and written by Gloria Calderon Kellett ("One Day at a Time"), the five hourlong episodes, each of which are set during a different ...

10. Charlie Murphy

Actor | Norbit

Charlie Murphy was born on July 12, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Norbit (2007), Night at the Museum (2006) and Chappelle's Show (2003). He was married to Tisha Taylor Murphy. He died on April 12, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, ...

11. Terry Crews

Actor | Idiocracy

Terry Crews was born in Flint, Michigan, to Patricia and Terry Crews Sr. He earned an art excellence scholarship to attend Western Michigan University and also earned a full-ride athletic scholarship to play football. Crews was an All-Conference defensive end, and was a major contributor on the ...

12. Gabrielle Union

Actress | Bring It On

Gabrielle Union was born on October 29, 1972, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Theresa (Glass), who managed a phone company, and Sylvester E. Union, a military sergeant and business executive. When she was eight, her family moved to Pleasanton, California, where she grew up and attended high school. There, ...

13. Luenell

Actress | The Rock

Luenell was born on March 12, 1959 in Tollette, Arkansas, USA. She is an actress and writer, known for The Rock (1996), That's My Boy (2012) and A Star Is Born (2018).

14. Thandiwe Newton

Actress | Crash

Thandiwe Newton was born in London. She is the daughter of Zimbabwean mother Nyasha, a health-care worker from the Shona tribe, and British father Nick Newton, who worked as a lab technician. She lived in Zambia until political unrest caused her family to move back to the UK, where she lived in ...

15. Barry Bonds

Actor | Rookie of the Year

Barry Bonds was born on July 24, 1964 in Riverside, California. He is known for his outstanding abilities on the baseball diamond, where he has won the National League Most Valuable Player Award three times. While playing for the Pittsburgh Pirates he received a cameo appearance in the baseball ...

16. Eddie Griffin

Actor | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Eddie Griffin was born on July 15, 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999), John Q (2002) and Norbit (2007).

17. Heavy D

Actor | The Cider House Rules

Dwight Arrington Myers (May 24, 1967 - November 8, 2011), known professionally as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American rapper, record producer, and actor. Myers was the leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a group which included dancers/hype men G-Whiz (Glen Parrish), "Trouble" T. Roy (Troy Dixon), and ...

18. Marlon Wayans

Actor | White Chicks

Marlon Wayans is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is known for playing Tyrone C. Love in Requiem for a Dream, Shorty Meeks from Scary Movie, Marcus Anthony Copeland II from White Chicks and Thunder from Marmaduke. He played Drake Winston/Robin in deleted scenes of Batman Returns and ...

19. Jimmy Jam

Self | 64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony

Jimmy Jam was born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for 64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (2022). He has been married to Lisa Padilla since June 25, 1994. They have three children.

20. Tracey E. Edmonds

Producer | End of the Road

Tracey Edmonds has created and produced groundbreaking projects for television, film, music, and digital media. She served as co-host of Extra TV alongside Mario Lopez and Charissa Thompson for 3 years, where she earned an Emmy Award. Edmonds currently serves as CEO and President of Edmonds ...

21. Brad Grey

Producer | The Departed

Brad Grey was born on December 29, 1957 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Departed (2006), The Sopranos (1999) and The Larry Sanders Show (1992). He was married to Cassandra Huysentuyt and Jill Gutterson. He died on May 14, 2017 in Holmby Hills,...

22. Sumner Redstone

Self | Nightline Up Close

Viacom Chairman Sumner Murray Redstone was the multi-billionaire who was the leading shareholder of media conglomerate Viacom and CBS Corp.

He was born Sumner Murray Rothstein on May 27, 1923, in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, Michael Rothstein, created National Amusements, a chain of three ...

23. Chris Rock

Actor | Top Five

Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher.

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24. Malaak Compton

Self | The Big Give

Malaak Compton was born on June 13, 1969 in Oakland, California, USA. She was previously married to Chris Rock.

25. Cedric The Entertainer

Actor | Barbershop

Cedric the Entertainer is an African-American comedian and actor known for being one of the Original Kings of Comedy. He is also known for his roles in the Barbershop trilogy, the Madagascar trilogy, The Steve Harvey Show, Ice Age, Planes, The Soul Man and The Neighborhood. He has had three ...

26. Lorna Wells

Costume_department | City Guys

Lorna Wells is known for City Guys (1997) and Muppets Tonight (1996).

27. Jermaine Dupri

Soundtrack | Big Momma's House

Jermaine Dupri was born on September 23, 1972 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Big Momma's House (2000), Bad Boys (1995) and Blue Streak (1999).

28. Shad Moss

Actor | The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Shad Gregory Moss was born on March 9, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio to Teresa Rena (Jones) and Alfonso Preston Moss. When Shad was five, he started his rap career using the nickname "Kid Gangsta." One year later, he took front stage during "The Chronic Tour" and impressed rapper Snoop Dogg, who later ...

29. Tyrese Gibson

Actor | Baby Boy

Tyrese Darnell Gibson was born December 30, 1978 in Watts, Los Angeles, California, where he was raised. He is an R&B singer, songwriter, actor, author, television producer and model. He is well known for his actor role as Roman Pearce in the The Fast and Furious movie franchise. Other popular ...

30. Rebecca Crews

Actress | Blueberry

Rebecca Crews is known for Blueberry (2018), The Family Crews (2010) and Celebrity Game Face (2020). She has been married to Terry Crews since July 29, 1990. They have five children.

31. Brandon Edmonds

Producer | End of the Road

Brandon Edmonds is known for End of the Road (2022), Games People Play (2019) and Wake (2023).

32. Clifton Powell

Actor | Ray

Clifton Powell a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. He is an actor and producer, known for the films Ray, Selma Lord Selma, Dead Presidents, and Menace 2 Society, and the TV series The Family Business, Sacrifice, and Saints & Sinners. Clifton has two children, Maya and Clifton Jr...

33. Austin Reid

Actor | Norbit

Austin Reid is known for Norbit (2007), Holiday Wedding Challenge and Master of Dreams (2024).

34. Khleo Thomas

Actor | Holes

Khleo Thomas is multi-talented on and off screen from being an actor, influencer, artist and entrepreneur.

As a veteran in the entertainment industry, Khleo is widely recognized for his role as "Zero" in Holes opposite of Shia LaBeouf, where he was also nominated for a best supporting actor award. ...

35. Jim Wiatt

36. Rob Moore

Producer | Talking to Hollywood with Betty Zhou

Rob Moore is an Esports investor. He serves as the CEO of Phoenix1 and the Los Angeles Gladiators. He is also the former Vice Chairman of Paramount Pictures. Before his stint working at Paramount Pictures, he was at Revolution Studios. He also spent 13 years working at The Walt Disney Company.

37. Laura Cathcart Robbins

Self | The Only One in the Room

38. Barbara Davis

Actress | The Front Page

Barbara Davis is known for The Front Page (1974), McCloud (1970) and Route 66 (1960).

39. Stacey Snider

Producer | Under the Dome

Stacey Snider is a renowned entertainment industry leader having served atop studios such as 20th Century Fox, Dreamworks and Universal with a commitment to supporting talent, filmmakers and stories. In October 2019, Snider joined forces with Elisabeth Murdoch and Jane Featherstone to found SISTER,...

40. Michael Tollin

Producer | Radio

Michael Tollin was born on October 6, 1955 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Radio (2003), Coach Carter (2005) and Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream (1995).

41. John Davis

Producer | I, Robot

John Davis was born on July 20, 1954 in Denver, Colorado, USA. He is a producer and production manager, known for I, Robot (2004), Prey (2022) and Waterworld (1995). He is married to Jordan Davis. They have three children.

42. Damon Wayans

Writer | My Wife and Kids

A tall (6'2"), sly, cueball-domed comedian of film and television satire, Damon Wayans hit outrageous 90's TV stardom playing various wise guys and streetwise slick characters on older brother Keenen Ivory Wayans' landmark, black-oriented TV sketch comedy In Living Color (1990). The show was pretty...

43. Adam Goodman

Backdraft

Adam Goodman is known for Backdraft (1991), The Pelican Brief (1993) and Tom and Jerry (2021).

44. Brad Weston

Producer | Queen & Slim

Brad Weston is known for Queen & Slim (2019), Runner Runner (2013) and Footloose (2011).

45. Pamela Abdy

Producer | Garden State

As MGM’s Motion Picture Group President, producer and veteran film executive Pamela Abdy oversees development, production and post-production for all MGM and Orion films.

Most recently a Partner and Head of Film at Makeready, Abdy managed the creative team and all feature development, production and...

46. Miles Robbins

Actor | Meet Dave

Miles Robbins is known for Meet Dave (2008), Norbit (2007) and A Thousand Words (2012).

47. Justin Robbins

Actor | Meet Dave

Justin Robbins is known for Meet Dave (2008) and A Thousand Words (2012).

48. Gerry Rich

49. Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His ...

50. Khamani Griffin

Actor | Daddy Day Care

Khamani Griffin was born on August 1, 1998 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Daddy Day Care (2003), Rise of the Guardians (2012) and Norbit (2007).

51. Jonathan Robinson

Actor | Norbit

Jonathan Robinson is known for Norbit (2007) and Miracle at St. Anna (2008).

52. Lola St. Vil

Actress | Norbit

Lola St. Vil is known for Norbit (2007), ER (1994) and Southland (2009).

53. China Anderson

Actress | Norbit

China Anderson loves to act, sing, dance, model and her dreams of becoming a superstar are closing in upon her. She's speedily becoming a household name. She is exceptionally professional, is naturally outgoing and has a personality that sparkles. At the tender age of four, she began to pursue her ...

54. Lester Speight

Actor | Faster

Lester Speight is a film and television actor best known for his portrayal of Terry Tate: Office Linebacker in a series of Reebok commercials that first aired during Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. The spots feature Speight, a former All-American Football player himself, as a linebacker charged with the...

55. Anthony Russell

Actor | Norbit

Anthony Russell has parlayed an extensive talent for music into an acting career that includes stage, film and television productions.

As a child, Russell played harmonica, ukulele, guitar, trombone and piano. He worked his way through college playing and singing in a show band. After graduating ...

56. Pat Crawford Brown

Actress | The Rocketeer

Pat Crawford Brown was born on June 29, 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Reality Bites (1994) and Norbit (2007). She was married to Calvin Burdell Brown. She died on July 2, 2019 in the USA.

57. Jeanette Miller

Actress | Legion

Jeanette Miller was born on July 30, 1932 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Legion (2010), Four Christmases (2008) and Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999).

58. Michael Colyar

Actor | The Princess and the Frog

A native of Chicago, Michael Colyar made his mark as "The King of Venice Beach." For nine years, he performed five shows a day, leaving a positive imprint on the crowd with his thought-provoking humor. As his hard work begun paying off and with his comedic star on the rise, he was honored by the ...

59. Richard Gant

Actor | Norbit

American actor of commanding presence and powerful voice, prolific on screen since 1980 and frequently cast in authoritarian roles as judges, attorneys, police chiefs or senior military officers. Richard Edward Gant graduated from California State University - East Bay with a Bachelor of Arts ...

60. Alexis Rhee

Actress | Black Panther

Alexis Rhee is known for Black Panther (2018), Lovecraft Country (2020) and Ray Donovan (2013).

61. Marianne Muellerleile

Actress | The Terminator

Marianne Muellerleile was born on November 26, 1948 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She is an actress, known for The Terminator (1984), Return to Me (2000) and Smokin' Aces (2006). She has been married to Joseph T. Norris, Jr. since May 7, 1988.

62. Kristen Schaal

Actress | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Kristen Schaal is an American actress, voice artist, writer, and comedian. She is best known for her roles as Mel on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords, Louise Belcher on FOX animated comedy Bob's Burgers, and Mabel Pines on Gravity Falls. Other notable roles include her appearances as a ...

63. John Gatins

Writer | Flight

John Gatins was born on April 16, 1968 in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Flight (2012), Real Steel (2011) and Norbit (2007).

64. Smith Cho

Actress | Norbit

Smith Cho is known for Norbit (2007), Meet Dave (2008) and Fired Up! (2009).

65. Jay Scherick

Writer | Baywatch

Jay Scherick is known for Baywatch (2017), Norbit (2007) and National Security (2003). Jay has been married to Macie Sears since 1992. They have three children.

66. David Ronn

Writer | Baywatch

David Ronn is known for Baywatch (2017), Norbit (2007) and National Security (2003). He has been married to Rachel Jacobs since January 24, 2004. They have two children.

67. David Newman

Music_department | West Side Story

In his 25 year career, David Newman has scored over 100 films, ranging from War of the Roses, Matilda, Bowfinger and Heathers, to the more recent The Spirit, Serenity, and Alvin and the Chipmonks: The Squeakuel. Newman's music has brought to life the critically acclaimed dramas Brokedown Palace and...

68. Clark Mathis

Cinematographer | Meet Dave

Clark Mathis is known for Meet Dave (2008), Rocky Balboa (2006) and Norbit (2007).

69. Ned Bastille

Editor | Meet Dave

Ned Bastille was born on May 26, 1953. He was an editor and producer, known for Meet Dave (2008), Varsity Blues (1999) and Norbit (2007). He died on December 21, 2019.