Comedian Charlie Murphy, brother of Eddie Murphy, dies at 57

Comedian Charlie Murphy, the older brother of fellow comedian Eddie Murphy, has died, according to multiple reports. He was 57.

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Charlie Murphy's manager told TMZ that the actor died Wednesday at a hospital in New York. He had been undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia.

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