In a documentary premiering this week on Netflix, Eddie Murphy gets emotional as he talks about the relationship and the longing he feels for his brother Charlie, who died in 2017 at the age of 57 from leukemia.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the 64-year-old comedian discussed the new program and how it felt to revisit the influence his older brother had on his career.
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“It’s my life, and he’s a huge part of it, he has an enormous impact… You have your father and your older brother; they are your protectors. So he’s part of that,” he said. “I think about Charlie every day, so he’s a constant presence.”
In “Being Eddie”, the late comedian appears in archival footage speaking proudly about his little brother, and in one of the documentary interviews, Murphy makes it clear just how emotionally impactful Charlie’s loss was on his life.
“This is the only time in my entire life, in my entire life, in my entire life, in 50 years of career, in 50 movies, that you actually see me for a fraction of a second. You get a glimpse of me completely vulnerable, just me,” he said as he rewatched the scene.
“It’s maybe two seconds, but it’s a flash. It’s enough for you to feel it, and it’s the first time they ever filmed me like that. That’s what I notice when I watch it.”
Charlie Murphy, just like his brother, was an actor, comedian and screenwriter. He collaborated with Eddie Murphy on the scripts for the films “Vampire in Brooklyn” (1995) and “Norbit” (2007), and became known for his appearances on Comedy Central’s sketch show, Chappelle’s Show.
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