An American actor, comedian, and writer, Charlie Murphy was well recognized as a writer and cast member of the Comedy Central sketch-comedy series, “Chappelle’s Show”. He gained much popularity and fame throughout the time with his appearance in this show and the show was named to be one of the “TV’s Top 100 Shows”.
He was also famous for being the older brother of popular actor and comedian, Eddie Murphy. Before his death, his last role was in the 2016 comedy horror film ‘Meet the Blacks’.
Born on 12 July 1959, this handsome comedian died at the age of 58 years in 2017. He seems enough tall with his height which is 185 in centimeters and 6’1” in feet & inches. He maintains himself very fit and healthy with a weight of 82 in kilograms and 181 lbs in pounds.
Moreover, he is very conscious about his physique and follows a regular and healthy diet in order to keep himself fit as a fiddle with the body measurements of 42 inches chest, 33 inches waist, and 14.5 inches biceps approximately.
At the time of his death, he was a self-built millionaire personality with a net worth estimated to be around $2.5 million.
Charlie was born and raised up in New York City, Brooklyn, USA, and belongs to the African-American ethnicity. He was born to his father Charles Edward Murphy and his mother Lillian Murphy.
He also has a brother named Eddie Murphy who is a popular American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. As for his education, he didn’t reveal any information with regards to his education and educational qualifications.
Real Name | Charlie Quinton Murphy |
Birth Place | New York City, Brooklyn, USA |
Date of birth | 12 July 1959 |
Age | 58 years old (at the time of his death) |
Height | In feet & inches: 6’1” In centimeters: 185 cm |
Weight | In kilograms: 82 kg In pounds: 181 lbs |
Eye color | Brown |
Hair color | Black |
Profession | Comedian |
Sexual orientation | Straight |
School | Not Known |
College | Not Known |
Religion | Christianity |
Nationality | American |
Home town | New York City, Brooklyn, USA |
Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
Fathers name | Charles Edward Murphy |
Mothers name | Lillian Murphy |
Brothers | Eddie Murphy |
Sisters | Not Known |
As of his career, she started her career as an executive producer of the hip-hop band, “K-9 Posse”‘ and in 1989, made his official debut with the comedy crime film, “Harlem Nights”. In 1990, he played a supporting role in the musical drama film, “Mo Better Blues” and then appeared in the 1993 comedy movie, ‘CB4’.
Some of his other films such as ‘Paper Soldiers’(2002), ‘Death of a Dynasty (2003), “The Players Club’(1998), and ‘Roll Bounce’(2005). In 1995, he worked as a writer for the comedy horror film ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’. In 2003, he got his biggest breakthrough with the American comedy TV series, ‘Chappelle’s Show’.
He played a supporting role in the film ‘King’s Ransom’ in 2005. He made a cameo appearance in the fantasy-comedy film ‘Night at the Museum’ in 2006. Some of his last few movie roles were ‘Lottery Ticket’, “Frankenhood” and ‘Moving Today’. Before his death, his last role was in the 2016 comedy horror film ‘Meet the Blacks’.
As of his personal life, he was married just once till his death and his only marriage was with Tisha Taylor Murphy. His wife Taylor passed away in 2009 from cervical cancer and after that, he never thought of getting married again. The couple has been blessed with two children together, Xavier and Eva.
Girlfriend | Tisha Taylor Murphy |
Marital status | Married (till his death) |
Wife | Tisha Taylor Murphy |
Children | Xavier and Eva |
Here we are providing the list of favorites of Charlie Murphy:
Favorite Actor | Not Known |
Favorite Actress | Not Known |
Favorite Destination | Not Known |
- He spent ten months in jail as a teenager.
- He enlisted in the US Navy after he was released from jail and served as a Boiler Technician for six years.
- In 1995, he worked as a writer for the comedy horror film ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’.
- In 2017, he passed away of leukemia at the age of 57.
- He published his own autobiography under the title The Making of a Stand-Up Guy.
- Until the age of 42 years, he didn’t start doing stand-up comedy.
- Charlie was known to be very protective of Eddie and also served as a security guard for his brother.
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