TIL Eddie Murphy's Dad was murdered when Eddie was about 7 years old, and the Vernon he talks about in his stand-up specials was actually his stepdad, Vernon Lynch.
  • 215 points Boomdiddy

    You watched the new doc on Netflix i’m assuming?

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    89 points stonecutter7

    Was his dad being murdered publicly known before the doc came out?

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    102 points malcomhung

    Yes, Charlie Murphy talked about it on Stern.

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    8 points Sharp-Reception-1361

    knew some of it, but not how young he was

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    28 points malcomhung

    Yes!

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    7 points Lutiyere

    Gonna check it out over the weekend

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    6 points EggsForEveryone

    It’s really good

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  • 694 points TrueSatisfaction298

    He also had a platinum record back in the day called "Party all the time" dudes lived a long life

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    430 points justabill71

    Produced by Rick James, who also grinded his feet on Eddie's couch.

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    204 points MisterMarcus

    Come on, you think Rick put his feet up on Eddie's couch, come on he has a little more sense than that.....

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    162 points SpecificDate7501

    Yeah I remember grinding my feet in his couch

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    61 points CalabreseAlsatian

    Fuck yo couch

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    48 points Ok_Acanthisitta2318

    DARKNESSES!!

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    14 points resolvetomajor

    TWIN brother darkness

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    3 points Roembowski

    Cause he could buy another one

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    1 points Ducksaucenem

    What’s he gonna do about his legs!

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    16 points DatBeardedguy82

    I been kicked outta better homes than this!.....they shoulda never gave you ni**as money!

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    5 points TheFlyingFoodTestee

    You know you can buy another couch!

    WHAT AM I GOING TO DO ABOUT MY LEGS, EDDIE MURPHY!

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    2 points DatBeardedguy82

    "And his legs was looking like linguine" 😂

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    51 points gaAcosta1

    Cocaine is a hell of a drug

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    13 points blackcatpandora

    Like grinding his feet on a couch was just, like something you do….

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    9 points hedgehog-mom-al

    Cause Eddie could afford a new one

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    44 points Bonch_and_Clyde

    You think I'd do that? Just grind my feet on someone's couch for no reason? Come on. I got more sense than that.

    Yeah. I remember grinding my feet into Eddie's couch.

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    13 points stilleternal

    Fuck yo couch!

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    47 points MagicWishMonkey

    I still hear that song all the time and it's a total banger.

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    16 points littlelordgenius

    Say, put some fleas in your butt

    Say, start to sneeze in your butt

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    9 points Super_Silky

    Boogiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeee in your butt

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    49 points oboshoe

    "my girl likes to potty all the time"

    is the version I tend to remember.

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    16 points treemanswife

    Toilet trained all my kids to that song!

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    15 points Grandpa_Edd

    Party All The Time is such a terrible song and I love it.

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    6 points beer_madness

    Weird Al's Polka version is fun as well.

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    8 points Jabbathehutman

    People not knowing party all the time makes me feel old

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    3 points prostipope

    Don't forget about his other banger, Put Your Mouth On Me. His music videos are epic.

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    6 points china-blast

    MadTV Behind the Music

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    2 points EndlessMorfeus

    I love this song, a remix of it played all the time (no pun intended) at my gym. I was surprised when I first found it was his.

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    4 points brophylicious

    I like Boogie In Your Butt

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    1 points TrueSatisfaction298

    Whitney Houston did say he was freaky

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    2 points Rickshmitt

    My partner and I have been listening to party all the time for a couple years now. Heard it in Walmart the other week. Amazing

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  • 145 points DarkAlman

    TIL Charlie Murphy's Dad was murdered when he was about 9 years old

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    82 points malcomhung

    Today I realized that Charlie Murphy has been dead for over 8 years.

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    17 points deep-_-thoughts

    He's eating pancakes in heaven now.

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    3 points philipjfry1578

    Served by none other than Prince, granted

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  • 141 points GoGoPowerPlay

    You always make the fire too damn big Gus!

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    65 points MisterMarcus

    It's a motherfuckin ridiculous Gus....

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    30 points CommercialLeg2439

    Gooney goo goo

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    3 points Bryce2826

    The bitch is a bigfoot Gus!

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    19 points coupdelune

    Look at Charlie over there, he's got third degree burns, eating a frank!

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    6 points whereitsat23

    Just roll him around he be alright

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    5 points NanoDomini

    Niw, that's a fire!

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  • 144 points 2401PenitentTangentx

    So is Gus his blood uncle or step uncle?

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    104 points china-blast

    Your wife's a Bigfoot, isn't she, Gus? Your wife is a Bigfoot, isn't she? That's why the bitch's moustache is so motherfuckin' thick... 'cause you shaved the bitch down and taught her to speak.

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    21 points coupdelune

    Don't bring a Bigfoot into my home, Gus!

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    40 points alepponzi

    gus always felt cuban to me

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    47 points overfiend1976

    Goony-goo-goo.

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    13 points justabill71

    My shoe!

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  • 41 points FreshHotPoop

    EVERY MOTHERFUCKIN YEAR GUS, YOU BURN DOWN MY HOUSE

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    26 points rmarkmatthews

    LILLIAN, THE BITCH IS FALLING DOWN THE STEPS AGAIN!

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  • 32 points comicguy13

    Goonie goo goo?!

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    23 points justabill71

    She's a Bigfoot, Gus.

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  • 21 points Fuze_KapkanMain

    Damn that’s sucks Eddie lost his dad and his brother Charlie

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    3 points bigdaddydopeskies

    He lost a lot of his mentors. He buried Red Foxx, Richard Pryor, Rick James, Buckwheat, and a few forgotten legends. That man has been through it, he was still doing SNL when he became a box office hit.

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  • 9 points bbb26782

    Still talks about in his standup

    Did I miss something?

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  • 3 points bigtotoro

    I learned from the new doc that Vernon didn't know he had a drinking problem until he saw Eddie talking about him on stage. He stopped drinking.

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  • 2 points Jazbone

    Today I learned other people watched the show about Eddie Murphy on Netflix.

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  • -21 points bryanprz91

    About 7 years old? We know the date his old man was killed and know how old Eddie Murphy is. Why are you purposefully being obtuse?

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    15 points malcomhung

    Because we don't know the exact date. In the documentary Eddie says he was "about 7 or 8", And Wikipedia only says that it happened in 1969. If it happened before April 3rd, Eddie was 7, if it happened on or after April 3rd, Eddie would have been 8. Hope this clears things up to you.

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  • -14 points Ph0ton

    Kind of a shit TIL when it doesn't describe who Vernon Lynch is.

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    8 points malcomhung

    He's Eddie Murphy's step dad.. Try to keep up.

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    -5 points Ph0ton

    Why the fuck would I care about a random man being related

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    4 points malcomhung

    If you haven't religiously watched Eddie's stand up performances from the '80s, this post is meaningless to you. It's okay that not everything on the internet is directed right at you and your interests. Hopefully this post hasn't ruined your whole day.

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    -9 points Ph0ton

    My guy, you're the one replying to the one critique in a post with 6k upvotes. The only one who cares about this is you.

    You posted this in TIL, not Eddie Murphy jackoff club. Don't use people's full names unless everybody knows who they are.

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    3 points malcomhung

    Vernon Lynch is dead. And Eddie Murphy said his name in the Netflix documentary. I am certainly going to keep interacting with all of your ridiculous comments because you are amusing to me.

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    -5 points Ph0ton

    Keep acting like a dipshit and I'll keep them coming.

    You're using a full name like someone is a celebrity and has a well known name, when they are a very dead nobody. No one cares about their privacy.

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