Charlie Murphy
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| Born | Charles Quinton Murphy July 12, 1959 New York, New York, United States |
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| Other name(s) | Charlie Murphy |
| Years active | 1983-present |
Charles Quinton "Charlie" Murphy (born on July 12, 1959 in New York, NY) 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 famed actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Lillian, was a telephone operator, and his father, Charles Edward Murphy, was a transit police officer, and amateur comedian. [1][2] Murphy's father left the family and was later stabbed to death.[3] 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.[4] Murphy currently resides in Tewksbury Township, NJ.[citation needed]
[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[5] 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. In a radio interview, Charlie Murphy has stated that he will be starring in a new Comedy Central reality show with Rawlings. 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.[6] Currently, Murphy has begun a work to portray the role of Leroy Smith.
[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 (2007)
- Get Your Basketball On (2009) - Leroy Smith
[edit] References
- ^ Eddie Murphy Biography (1961-)
- ^ Stated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio
- ^ Eddie Murphy Biography - Yahoo! Movies
- ^ Biography page at Internet Movie Database
- ^ The Rick James Sketch
- ^ "Charlie Murphy taking comedy to Crackle.com". The Hollywood Reporter. 2009-03-03. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iee48bd23f07a5c21c31df8e1b310a304. Retrieved on 2009-03-04.
[edit] External links
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- Charlie Murphy at the Internet Movie Database
- Performance at the 2005 Gathering of the Juggalos
