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At the bottom? ... Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext Collection For all that blogging has, at least partly, grown up around saying the unsayable, that is not the point of what follows.

'Land of the Lost's' dismal box office helped land star Will Ferrell at the top of our annual list of Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars.

Funnyman Will Ferrell and British actor Ewan McGregor headed a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's most overpaid stars when looking at the financial returns of their movies.

Eddie Murphy 's recent career choices have been beyond questionable, and it sounds like his latest project will fall in line with the rest of his box office bombs.

Hollywood star Will Ferrell has topped a list of luminaries whose returns offer the least value for money.

Jerry Lewis : Clown prince of arrested development or the most cerebral Hollywood funny man since Buster Keaton ? Either you find Jer's manic outbursts funny, or you don't , but there's no disputing his ambition.

Eight's enough characters for Carrey in 'Christmas Carol' W ho does Jim Carrey think he is - Eddie Murphy? In the 2000 "The Nutty Professor" sequel, Murphy played eight roles .

Misunderstood Masterpieces 10.27.09: Vampire in Brooklyn Posted by Will Helm on 10.27.2009 ...or, Coming to America .

This stand-up comedian translated a role as a pretentious yet over-eager boutique manager in "Pretty Woman" into roles in both feature films and TV and also proved his dramatic mettle in two episodes of "Law &.... This stand-up comedian translated a role as a pretentious yet over-eager boutique manager in "Pretty Woman" into roles in both feature ...

Lieutenant Jim Bateman and I crossed paths 50 years ago. That's all it was, two strangers passing each other, one of us engaged in military protocol, the other seemingly disengaged.

Just one day before the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the town of Davie hosted its own celebration to honor the achievements of the Rev.

Will Smith and his wife, the actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will co-host this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo.

Popcorn Taxi hosts screen icon Jerry Lewis [Tue 22/09/2009 03:18:33] It was literally standing room only, as Popcorn Taxi presented a living legend, after an exclusive, sold-out screening of his most famous movie at Greater union, Bondi Junction.

Doug Williams, host of the Starz original series Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up, will serve as the master of ceremonies for the 2009 Beacon Awards Gala on Monday, Oct.

Henry Gibson, 73 Laugh-In poet also had memorable role in film Nashville By The New York Times Sun.

" Sept. 14, 2009, veteran character actor and poet in the 1960 show "Laugh-In", has died in Malibu, Calif.

Henry Gibson, a wry comic character actor whose career included "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," "Nashville" and "Boston Legal," died Monday at his home in Malibu after a brief battle with cancer.

I'm 57 years old. I make that declaration freely and without reservation, despite the fact that many of my younger readers will think me old.

At some point, one would think Tyler Perry's signature character Mabel "Madea" Simmons would run into the Klumps, the family from The Nutty Professor which Eddie Murphy made famous.

It's no understatement to say Jerry Lewis is a legend in the world of film comedy, with a career spanning more than 60 years and a string of classic performances -- from the original Nutty Professor to Scorsese's brilliant, dark The King of Comedy -- that have inspired generations of funny men.