Charles Quinton Murphy began his screen career with small part in ‘Harlem Nights’ (1989) and as additional crew for ‘Coming to America’ (1988).
After appearing in ‘Mo’ Better Blues’ (1990) and ‘Jungle Fever (1991), Murphy was noticed in a substantial role in the comedy-film ‘CB4’ (1993). He was the screenwriter for ‘Vampire in Brooklyn’ (1995) and ‘Paper Soldiers’ (2002), and also featured in ‘The Player’s Club’ (1998) and ‘Death of a Dynasty’ (2003).
Murphy got a break as writer-cast member on comedy-sketch show ‘Chappelle’s Show’ (2003-2006), where he featured in ‘Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories,’ earning popularity. Thereafter, he appeared in ‘King’s Ransom’ (2005), ‘Roll Bounce’ (2005), and ‘Night at the Museum’ (2006).
Murphy was writer-voice actor for ‘Norbit’ (2007), and also provided his voice for the TV-series ‘The Boondocks’ (2005-2010), and the TV-movie ‘Thugaboo’ (2006). In 2010, he released a stand-up special ‘Charlie Murphy: I Will Not Apologize.’
Murphy then appeared in ‘The Perfect Holiday’ (2007), ‘Frankenhood’ (2009), ‘Our Family Wedding’ (2010), ‘Lottery Ticket’ (2010) and ‘Meet the Blacks’(2016), and played recurring roles in TV-series ‘Are We There Yet?’ (2010-2012), ‘Black Jesus’ (2014-2015), ‘Power’(2017), ‘The Comedy Get Down’ (2017-Posthumous release).
Jungle Fever is a romantic drama film which tells the story of Flipper, an African American lawyer who begins an affair with his secretary. His wife throws him out of the house, when she comes to know about this. Soon he decides to begin courting his mistress, although other people don’t approve of this.
Forced by his mother to take trumpet lessons, Bleek Gilliam eventually becomes the leader of a successful jazz quintet. However, although he is in a relationship with a girl named Indigo, he is unable to commit to her, since he is also interested in other women.
Larry Daley is divorced and unsuccessful. He is hired to work as a night watchman at a museum where, much to his astonishment, he finds that the exhibits to come to life every night and create a ruckus. It is up to Larry now to control the exhibits, prevent a theft attempt by three old guards and eventually gain respect in his son’s eye.
Albert, Euripedes and Otis want to establish themselves as a successful rap group, but things don’t seem to be going well for them. Things turn upside down when Gusto, a nightclub owner is arrested, and Albert steals his identity, after which they manage to rise to fame.
Harlem Nights is a crime comedy film which takes us to the 1930s. It tells the story of a New York City gambling house owner and his associates who face strong competition as well as problems from gangsters and corrupt policemen.
Diana is a young mother who works at a shoe store. She meets two strippers Tricks and Ronnie, who tells her that she should begin working at The Playa’s Club if she wants to earn more money. Being in need of money to raise her son, she accepts.
Kevin Carson is a young man who needs to survive three days with his opportunistic neighbors, and this becomes quite hard, as he is holding a winning lottery ticket worth $370 million.
Lucia and Marcus announce their marriage and are looking forward to the day of their wedding. However, the weeks leading to their special day seem to be filled with stress and problems, especially due to their highly competitive fathers and their feud.
Carl Black gets the opportunity to move his family to Beverley Hills after he comes across some unexpected money. As his family settles into their new beautiful home, he comes to know about the city’s annual purge, which is approaching. The purge makes committing crimes legal for 12 hours.
Norbit, and his best friend, Kate, grew up in an orphanage which doubles as a Chinese restaurant. They are separated when Kate gets adopted. Norbit later gets married to a tyrannical, overweight, and abusive girl named Rasputia. When Kate re-enters his life, Norbit tries to find his way back to his one true love Kate.
