Norbit falls in love all over again--which puts him on the bad side of the Latimores and hot-tempered Rasputia. An actor and comedian, Clifton Powell was born on 16 March 1956 in Washington D.C. USA. Just on the eve of his biggest critical triumph--a good shot at the supporting-actor Oscar for his role as James "Thunder" Early in "Dreamgirls"--along comes "Norbit" to remind us of all the big bad movies he's been making for years, all those "Doctor Dolittles," "Daddy Day Cares," "Holy Mans " and "I Spys.". document.write ("'><" + "/script>"); The company had many ventures, including the reality series "Hollywood Exes.". A majority of those films went on to become great successes and box office hits. Although the success part was not solely due to Powell, but it seems safe to conclude that he was a key ingredient to the recipe.