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Comedian Charlie Murphy Dead at 57 After Leukemia Battle

TMZApril 12, 2017
Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s older brother, and a successful standup comedian in his own right … has died from leukemia according to his manager." data-reactid="28">
Charlie Murphy, Eddie’s older brother, and a successful standup comedian in his own right … has died from leukemia according to his manager.
Charlie died in a NYC hospital. His manager says he’d been going through chemo.
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Are We There Yet,
The Boondocks, and
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Are We There Yet,
The Boondocks, and
Black Jesus.
Charlie with his brother Eddie Murphy at Spike TV’s “Eddie Murphy: One Night Only” in 2012. (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
He recently toured with Cedric the Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, George Lopez, and D.L. Hughley.