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 actor and comedian Eddie Murphy.
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Biography
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]
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.
Personal Life
Since 1997 Charlie Murphy is married to Tisha Taylor, who is his second wife. Together they both have 3 children.
[8] He has 1 child from a previous marriage. Murphy has residences in Englewood, NJ
[1], and Pennsylvania.He has a younger sister Lynda Murphy.
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
References
- http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/entertainment/my_new_york__charlie_murphy_25223.htm
- 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
- http://www.nndb.com/people/428/000109101/
- http://www.nypost.com/seven/12162007/entertainment/my_new_york__charlie_murphy_25223.htm