Get to know Eddie Murphy’s brothers, Charlie and Vernon

That didn’t mean that the brothers weren’t close. In a 2016 interview with Variety, Eddie said that Charlie is the first person he ever did an impression of. He added, “I’ve been doing him since I was two or three. He was my first impression. I wish he would get famous because people could see this great impression that I do.”

Charlie, Eddie, and Vernon were 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in BrooklynEddie Murphy with his parents Vernon Sr. and Lillian and brother Vernon Jr.

Charlie Murphy was in the military for six yearsEddie Murphy and Charlie Murphy at the ‘Norbit’ Film Premiere on February 8, 2007 in Los Angeles, California.

Charlie and Eddie also collaborated on the 2007 movie Norbit. While Charlie said he did the “physical part” of writing the movie, the two were able to bring the film to fruition. As he said, “I’m the one whose hand was hurting when the movie finished being written.”

During the time they worked together, the brothers also once had the chance to play a game of basketball at Prince’s house. While recounting the story during a 2021 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Murphy said that since the “Purple Rain” singer was wearing his “kind of Prince clothes,” Charlie joked, “Alright, it’s gonna be shirts against blouses.”

Lynch entered the entertainment industry in a different way, having briefly enjoyed a career as a musician in the late 1980s as part of the group K-9 Posse. After the group disbanded, he followed in his brothers’ footsteps and began a career as a writer. Lynch was one of the writers of the 1995 Wes Craven film Vampire in Brooklyn, which starred Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett.

Charlie joined Chappelle’s Show in 2003Charlie Murphy in ‘CB4’.

Charlie gained national attention when he joined Chappelle’s Show in 2003 as a recurring performer. Joining the series brought his work to a wider audience, but he later admitted that getting paid was a problem for himself and for other performers on the show.

Eddie and Vernon mourned their brother after he died of leukemia in 2017Charlie Murphy and Vernon Lynch attend Eddie Murphy’s wedding at Plaza Hotel.

Variety reported that the Murphy family released a statement about Charlie’s death that read, “Our hearts are heavy with the loss today of our son, brother, father, uncle and friend Charlie. Charlie filled our family with love and laughter and there won’t be a day that goes by that his presence will not be missed. Thank you for the outpouring of condolences and prayers. We respectfully ask for privacy during this time of great loss for all of us.”