Charlie Murphy

It's lazy to file Charlie Murphy under 'Eddie's brother.' His real signature was as a writer and cast member on Chappelle's Show, where his storytelling—the Prince and Rick James 'True Hollywood Stories' bits especially—was its own kind of comic art. I admire that he carved a distinct voice in the long shadow of a megastar sibling, trading on observation and timing rather than mimicry. His death in 2017 at 57 felt early; the Brooklyn-bred elder-statesman energy he brought was rare. For me he's not a footnote but a genuine craftsman of the deadpan anecdote, worth remembering on his own terms.

Charles Quinton Murphy (July 12, 1959 – April 12, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He was best known as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series Chappelle's Show, and a co-star of the sitcom Black Jesus. He was the older brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.

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Name (English)

Charlie Murphy

Name (Japanese)

チャーリー・マーフィー

Reading

ちゃーりー・まーふぃー

Born

July 12, 1959 – April 12, 2017

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Boar

Origin

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Blood type

Private

Height

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Agency

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Occupation

comedian / screenwriter / writer / television actor / film actor

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

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High school

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University

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Spouse

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Children

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Parents

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Siblings

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Motto

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• Official sitehttps://www.charliemurphycomedy.com/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie%20Murphy%20(actor)

Tags

• New York
• comedian
• screenwriter
• writer

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.