To Be a Clown.

Publication: The New Yorker

Publication Date: 23-JUL-07

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Eddie Murphy, who claimed Jerry Lewis's comic mantle with his remake of "The Nutty Professor," borrowed Lewis's inflections and genial-nebbish persona for the title role of "Norbit" (DreamWorks), a mild-mannered orphan, but he cuts loose as Rasputia, the abusive harridan Norbit marries. Raised by three thuggish brothers to take whatever she wants, whenever she wants, Rasputia is a demon of appetite in all its varieties,...

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