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

Actor Charlie Murphy arrives at Spike TV's "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only" at the Saban Theatre on November 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California.  (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
Actor Charlie Murphy arrives at Spike TV's "Eddie Murphy: One Night Only" at the Saban Theatre on November 3, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
By Theresa Seiger, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 12, 2017

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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