{"id":532644,"date":"2017-04-12T17:04:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T21:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=532644"},"modified":"2022-09-13T04:05:13","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:05:13","slug":"remembering-charlie-murphy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/remembering-charlie-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Charlie Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, the world lost an incredibly funny man. <strong>Charlie Murphy<\/strong>, famous for his work on <em>Chappelle&#8217;s Show<\/em> and the Leroy Smith campaign for Jordan Brand, passed away at 57 years of age from Leukemia.<\/p>\n<p>Brother to fellow comedy star Eddie, his knack for storytelling and ability to parody brought joy and laughter to many &#8212; including this writer for sure and many other members of the NK staff.<\/p>\n<p>Those that grew up in the &#8217;90s probably remember him from his parts in <em>Harlem Nights<\/em> or <em>CB4<\/em>, those that came up in the &#8217;00s recall his tales of Rick James and Prince on <em>Chappelle&#8217;s Show<\/em>, and those even younger probably heard his voice as Ed Wuncler III on the <em>The Boondocks<\/em> or even as Jizzy B. in <em>Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Brooklyn and even a Navy vet and karate practitioner, the world will definitely remember Charlie for his comedy. If you&#8217;re ever having a down day or just wanna make a friend smile, shoot them over one of the skits below or a sketch from <em>Chappelle&#8217;s Show<\/em>. 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