- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCharles Quinton Murphy
- Nickname
- Charlie
- Height6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
- Charlie Murphy was born on July 12, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Norbit (2007), Night at the Museum (2006) and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). He was married to Tisha Taylor Murphy. He died on April 12, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseTisha Taylor Murphy(August 12, 1997 - December 13, 2009) (her death, 2 children)
- Parents
- RelativesAngel Murphy Brown(Niece or Nephew)Zola Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Myles Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Eric Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Christian E. Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Shayne Audra Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Bria L. Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Eddie Murphy(Sibling)Uncle Ray Murphy(Aunt or Uncle)Bella Murphy(Niece or Nephew)Vernon Lynch(Half Sibling)
- Older brother of Eddie Murphy.
- Was in the U.S. Navy until 1984.
- In 1986 he wrote a screenplay titled "The Peddler" and sold it to Paramount for $150,000. As of today, the film remains unmade.
- Ran with a street gang early in his life.
- In his semi-true sketches, "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories", Charlie plays himself as the nemesis of Dave Chappelle's character in Chappelle's Show (2003). Most famously in these sketches, Murphy was repeatedly bitch-slapped by Rick James (as played by Chappelle) and was crushed at basketball by Prince (also played by Chappelle).
- [on the Rick James story on Chappelle's Show (2003)] I knew it was something [special] when we took it over to my baby brother [Eddie Murphy's] house. I was like, "Check out this Rick James sketch." And we watched it and he was silent throughout the whole sketch, so I thought it was horrible. Soon as it stopped playing, he just said one word: "Genius." And then busted out laughing like, "Play that shit again!"
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