57-year - old Charlie Murphy , comedian , writer and older brother of Eddie Murphy, has died after a battle with leukemia .
According to TMZ, the comedian passed away on Wednesday morning at a New York City hospital as he had been undergoing chemotherapy treatment .
Charlie earned a tremendous fan base as a writer for “ Chappelle ’s Show , ” on which he frequently appeared in sketches alongside star Dave Chappelle.
He had a recurring segment on the Comedy Central series called “ Charlie Murphy’ s True Hollywood Stories, ” which featured him comically recalling his unfortunate interactions with major 1980s stars such as Prince and Rick James when he was a member of his brother ’s crew .
His wife , Tisha Taylor Murphy , died in 2009 after a lengthy battle with cancer . The couple married in 1997 and had two kids together : Ava and Xavier .
