What was the real name of the star of the 1963 film The Nutty Professor?
The Nutty Professor (1996 film) The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American slapstick comedy science fiction film starring Eddie Murphy. It is a remake of the 1963 film of the same name, which starred Jerry Lewis, which itself was a parody of Robert Louis Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde". The film co-stars Jada Pinkett, James Coburn, Larry Miller, Dave Chappelle and John Ales. The original music score was composed by David Newman. The film won Best Makeup at the 69th Academy Awards.
The Professor (Gilligan's Island) Roy Hinkley, referred to as the Professor, is one of the seven castaways from the television series "Gilligan's Island" (1964–67); he was played by Russell Johnson. The character was originally played by John Gabriel in the pilot episode, but the network thought he looked too young to have all the degrees attributed to the Professor.