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2 unusual facts about The Nutty Professor


Altered States

It's an anthology and apotheosis of American pop movies: Frankenstein, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Nutty Professor, 2001, Alien, Love Story.

Sherman Klump

Professor Sherman Klump is a fictional character portrayed by actor Eddie Murphy in the 1996 film The Nutty Professor and its 2000 sequel Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, similar to the Julius Kelp character played by Jerry Lewis in the original film.


Athena Massey

Roles since then have included projects such as Star Portal, Star Trek: Voyager, Lieutenant Eva Lee in the Command & Conquer series, and The Nutty Professor.

Badhaai Ho Badhaai

It was a remake of well known Tamil movie Poove Unakkaga and the second half of the film was inspired by the Tom Shadyac's, The Nutty Professor.

Del Moore

He made his feature film debut in Lewis' Cinderfella in 1960 and was the university president in 1963's The Nutty Professor.

William Engesser

William Engesser (February 21, 1939 - June 20, 2002)1 was an American film actor, 7'3" tall. His roles include Jerry Reed's bodyguard in Gator (1976), Richard/"Bigfoot" in The Secrets of Isis (1975), Krakow the Werewolf in the campy House on Bare Mountain (1962), and a bit part as a man in a gym in The Nutty Professor (1963).


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