Comedians Pay Tribute to Charlie Murphy

The comedy world is mourning the loss of fellow comedian Charlie Murphy after the comic and actor died of leukemia Wednesday. Suggested Reading The Ever-Growing List of Lawsuits Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Take a Look Inside Michael Jordan’s Former Chicago-Area Mansion, Which You Can Now Airbnb For This Heart-Clutching Price Celebrities Known to the Culture…

The comedy world is mourning the loss of fellow comedian Charlie Murphy after the comic and actor died of leukemia Wednesday.

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Murphy, who has been doing stand-up comedy for more than 20 years, starred on Chappelleโ€™s Show and brought his own brand of storytelling to his stand-up shows.

Comics, such as Chris Rock and David Alan Grier, shared their thoughts and condolences for Murphy on social media:

https://twitter.com/chrisrock/status/852211597846204416
https://twitter.com/RealDLHughley/status/852220128615841792
https://twitter.com/DaneCook/status/852222755638464512
https://twitter.com/therealrussellp/status/852220975362052100

Spike Lee, Ice Cube and others who knew the comedian also remembered the man who made pancakes and blouses famous:

https://twitter.com/alroker/status/852218538433683456

Even the Department of Defense saluted the former Navy man:

https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense/status/852221828609200128

Murphyโ€™s last tweet posted Tuesday was very telling:

https://twitter.com/charliemurphy/status/851978183960350721

Do what Charlie Murphy says.

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