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Charlie Murphy

Actor/comedian/writer

Born - 12 July 1959, New York City, USA
Died - 12 April 2017

Lanky comedian, screenplay writer and cameo actor in films, unmistakably the (older) brother of movie star Eddie Murphy. He made his acting debut in his brother's Harlem Nights in 1989. Subsequent acting credjts (often billed as Charles Q Murphy) include Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), CB4 (1993), The Pompatus of Love (1995), The Players' Club (1998), Paper Soldiers (2002), Lovesick (2005), Night at the Museum (2006), Twisted Fortune (2007), The Hustle (2008), Frankenhood (2009), Our Family Wedding (2010), Moving Day (2012) and Meet the Blacks (2016), his last. He died from leukemia complications.