Murphy was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. His childhood and his parents, Lillian and Charles Murphy, became fodder for his brother’s stand-up routines. Before Charlie Murphy’s own rise to fame, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1978 to 1983.
His star rose after he starred in and wrote for Chappelle’s Show. His most popular sketches were about the times he partied with Prince and Rick James.
Yeah, so sad! That sketch for “real hollywood stories” akiwa na Rick James is one of my favourite, never gets old. Even watched it on Sunday on youtube juu ya Umeffi ya zuku kuwa down. So funny.