Charlie Murphy

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. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1978 and served for six years as a boiler technician. He gained national attention on Chappelle's Show, particularly in the 'Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories' sketches, in which he recounted misadventures including encounters with Rick James and Prince. His stand-up special Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize premiered on Comedy Central in 2010, and he provided voice work for series such as The Boondocks. Murphy died from leukemia on April 12, 2017, at age 57 in New York City.