Girlfriend: Lisa Figueroa (med student, dated early 1980s)
2001)īrother: Charlie Murphy (actor/writer, b. (stepfather, Breyer's ice cream factory foreman, d. Mother: Lillian Murphy Lynch (telephone operator)įather: Vernon Lynch, Sr. There is no reasonable insinuation that Murphy was involved in Seiuli's death.įather: Charles Q. She had apparently locked herself out of her apartment, tried sneaking in through an open window, and fallen to her death. On 22 April 1998, Seiuli, wearing only a black bra padded a leather bikini thong (both from Frederick's of Hollywood) was found dead under her fifth-floor apartment window. The book was filled with tales from Watkin's girlfriends about their alleged liaisons with Murphy. Murphy sued the tabloids, but later quietly settled.Ĭandace Watkins, a purported mother figure to several of the transsexuals involved, later wrote In the Closet with Eddie Murphy under the pen name Carnal Candy. Several subsequently recanted their stories, and were reportedly well paid to do so by a man connected with Murphy's lawyer. One by one, a parade of local transvestite escorts chatted with The Globe, The National Enquirer, and more mainstream publications such as Gay & Lesbian Times, telling about their assorted encounters with Murphy. The next weekend, Saturday Night Live aired a sketch titled, "Good Samaritan Eddie Murphy," with Tim Meadows as Murphy, ferrying transsexuals throughout metropolitan Los Angeles, out of the goodness of his heart. and they'll go, Oh you're Eddie Murphy, oh my God, and I'll empty my wallet out to help". It's not the first hooker I've helped out. I'm not going to be out there screwing hookers off the street or anything like that. Murphy's version was, not surprisingly, not the same. He said, 'Can I see you in lingerie?' I told him, 'Whenever I have the time.' He said, 'I'll make the time.' "Then he asked me, 'What type of sex do you like?' I said I was into everything." Or at least, that was Seiuli's story. Eddie said, 'Do you like to wear lingerie?' I said yes. According to Seiuli, in their brief conversation in the vehicle, Murphy had put two hundred-dollar bills on her leg, and "asked me if I did this for a living, being a transsexual prostitute. Seiuli, though, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for violating probation on an earlier prostitution charge.Īs quick as Seiuli could post bail, the story was in the tabloids. The cops spent half an hour talking amiably with Murphy, warning him about the neighborhood and perhaps getting his autograph before shaking his hand and letting him go. They drove off together, but didn't get far before Murphy was pulled over by a Los Angeles Sheriff's Department squad car. Murphy pulled over, and a transvestite hooker named Atisone Kenneth Seiuli (or "Shalomar") got in. In the early hours of, Murphy was driving his wife's SUV down Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. Murphy did, however, pay for the funeral of Redd Foxx, one of his comedic inspirations, when he died destitute. Murphy has been harshly criticized by Spike Lee for not using his show business clout to help black actors break into film. In 1985, Murphy released How Could It Be, a album of pop music including the million-selling single "Party All the Time." His other musical albums include So Happy (1989) and Love's Alright (1993). In recent years, Murphy has reinvented himself in family-friendly fluff comedies like Doctor Dolittle, Daddy Day Care, and Shrek, and he was Oscar-nominated for his supporting role in 2006's Dreamgirls. He reportedly turned down the Ghostbusters part that went to Ernie Hudson. Then came Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop (in a part originally written for Sylvester Stallone), and Coming to America. The same year he made his big screen debut in 48 Hours, stealing the film from big star Nick Nolte.
In 1982, Murphy issued his debut comedy album, a self-titled effort that was criticized by the humor-deprived for making fun of Asians, women, and especially gays.
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On SNL, Murphy's running gags included "Little Richard Simmons", "Velvet Jones", "Buckwheat", "Gumby", "Raheem Abdul Muhammad" (the militant black movie critic), and "Mr. He was quickly promoted to full-fledged cast member. The smaller venues paid $25-$50 a night, and he soon worked his way to larger clubs, including New York's Comic Strip.Īt 19, he was hired as a minor player on Saturday Night Live. By high school, Murphy was the class clown, and by age 17 he was performing comedy in clubs where a kid his age wouldn't otherwise have been allowed in. Murphy and his older brother, Charles, were placed in foster care when their mother was hospitalized for a long period of time. His parents divorced when Murphy was a toddler, and his father, a policeman, was killed by an angry girlfriend when Murphy was 8. Eddie Murphy is a popular comedian, movie star, and part-time singer who started life in the housing projects of Brooklyn.
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