Comedian Charlie Murphy dies at 57

Comedian and actor Charlie Murphy, older brother of Eddie Murphy, died at the age of 57 in a New York City hospital where he was undergoing chemotherapy for Leukemia on Wednesday, April 12. (Photo by Chris Pizzello, Associated Press)Actor, writer and stand-up comedian Charlie Murphy died Wednesday morning in a New York City hospital where he had been undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia, according to his manager and publicist.

Murphy, who was the older brother of actor and comedian Eddie Murphy, had worked in the entertainment industry for three decades, taking on roles in numerous feature films and TV shows including playing himself and several other characters on Comedy Central’s…