Charles Quinton "Charlie" Murphy (born July 12, 1959) is an American actor, comedian, and writer, best known for his role on the sketch-comedy series, Chappelle's Show. He is the older brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Murphy was born in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, grew up in Roosevelt, New York and attended Roosevelt High School^[1]. His mother, Lillian, was a telephone operator, and his father, Charles Edward Murphy, was a transit police officer, and amateur comedian. ^[2][3] Murphy's father left the family and was later stabbed to death.^[4] He was raised by his mother and stepfather, Vernon Lynch, and he is the brother of actor/comedian Eddie Murphy and half brother of Vernon Lynch Jr. He served in the United States Navy until 1984.^[5]

[edit] Career

Murphy achieved fame as a recurring performer on Chappelle's Show, particularly in the Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories sketches. In these, Murphy recounts his misadventures as part of his brother Eddie's entourage, including encounters with various celebrities such as Rick James^[6] and Prince.

After Chappelle's Show host Dave Chappelle left the show, Murphy and Donnell Rawlings hosted the "lost episodes" compiled from sketches produced before Chappelle's departure. Murphy has done voiceovers for Budweiser radio commercials, Cartoon Network's Adult Swim series The Boondocks and voiced a pimp named Jizzy-B in Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas video game. Recently, Murphy provided the voice for Spock on the G4TV's Star Trek 2.0 shorts, and the dog in his younger brother Eddie's 2007 film, Norbit.

On March 20, 2009, Murphy began starring in his own sketch comedy series Charlie Murphy's Crash Comedy on Crackle.^[7] Currently, Murphy has begun a work to portray the role of Leroy Smith.

[edit] Personal Life

Charlie Murphy married Tisha Taylor in 1997, who passed away December 13, 2009 in her sleep after battling cancer for over a year. Together they have 2 children, a daughter named Eva and a son named Xavier. ^[8] Murphy also has 1 child, a son, from a previous marriage. Murphy has residences in Englewood, NJ^[9], and near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^{[citation needed]}He has a younger sister Lynda Murphy.

[edit] Filmography, TV and various

• Harlem Nights (1989)
• Mo' Better Blues (1990)
• The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
• Jungle Fever (1991)
• CB4 (1993)
• Murder was the Case (1995)
• Vampire in Brooklyn (1995) - writer
• The Pompatus of Love (1996)
• The Players Club (1998)
• Unconditional Love (1999)
• Paper Soldiers (2002)
• Death of a Dynasty (2003)
• One on One - Cousin Larry Eldridge (2004)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (video game) - voice of Jizzy B
• Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (video game) - voice
• Denis Leary's Merry F#%$in' Christmas (2005)
• Lovesick (2005)
• Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2005)
• King's Ransom (2005)
• Chappelle's Show (2005)
• Roll Bounce (2005)
• The Boondocks (2005–08) - voice of Ed Wuncler III
• Night at the Museum (2006) (Cameo)
• Dress 2 Impre$$ (2007)
• Norbit (2007) - writer and voice of Lloyd the dog
• Wild 'N Out
• Hot Ghetto Mess (2007) also known as We Got to Do Better
• The Perfect Holiday (2007)
• Unearthed_(film) (2007)
• Get Your Basketball On (2009) - Leroy Smith

[edit] References

Frankenhood (2009)

[edit] External links

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Charlie Murphy

• Charlie Murphy at the Internet Movie Database
• Performance at the 2005 Gathering of the Juggalos