--- description: Charlie Murphy's last tweet was posted the night before he died title: Read Charlie Murphy's Heartbreaking Last Tweet image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e141fcbc70f4577/6988c2a47cdbac1442d57de7/gettyimages-459012002.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [remembrance](/tag/remembrance/) ## remembrance Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Read Charlie Murphy's Heartbreaking Last Tweet by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 13, 2017 2:46 PM CUT  NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: Charlie Murphy performs at The Stress Factory Comedy Club on November 14, 2014 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage) NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ - NOVEMBER 14: Charlie Murphy performs at The Stress Factory Comedy Club on November 14, 2014 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)Photograph by Bobby Bank—Getty/WireImage by [Lisa Marie Segarra](/author/lisa-marie-segarra/) ## Lisa Marie Segarra Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 13, 2017 2:46 PM CUT Just a day before [Charlie Murphy died at the age of 57](http://time.com/4736825/comedian-charlie-murphy-death/ "undefined") on Wednesday, the comedian shared an ominous message on Twitter. “One to Sleep On: Release the past to rest as deeply as possible,” the tweet, which was posted on Monday, said. > [](https://twitter.com/charliemurphy/status/851978183960350721) [The comedian](http://time.com/4737065/north-korea-united-airlines-charlie-murphy-fear-factor/ "undefined") died Wednesday morning after battling leukemia, his publicist said Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Other comedians mourned Murphy’s death on Twitter. Mike Epps [tweeted](https://twitter.com/TheRealMikeEpps/status/852211156328624128 "undefined"), “#RIP to my man #CharlieMurphy we will ride for you bro” and Chris Rock [posted](https://twitter.com/chrisrock/status/852211597846204416 "undefined"), “We just lost one of the funniest most real brothers of all time.” The comedian, who was also [Eddie Murphy](http://time.com/4071973/eddie-murphy-bill-cosby-snl/ "undefined")‘s older brother, was in the middle of a stand-up comedy tour with Cedric the Entertainer, Eddie Griffin, D.L. Hughley and George Lopez. Murphy was known for his work as a writer on [_Chappelle’s Show_](http://time.com/4595467/celebrities-on-prince/ "undefined"), especially for his self-portrayal in the “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” sketches, which featured stories of his and his brother’s times with celebrities such as Prince and Rick James. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4738265/charlie-murphy-dead-last-tweet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4738265/charlie-murphy-dead-last-tweet/"},"headline":"Read Charlie Murphy's Heartbreaking Last Tweet","datePublished":"2017-04-13T14:46:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:23:28.652Z","description":"His last tweet was posted the night before he died","url":"https://time.com/4738265/charlie-murphy-dead-last-tweet/","keywords":["remembrance","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e141fcbc70f4577/6988c2a47cdbac1442d57de7/gettyimages-459012002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lisa Marie Segarra","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lisa-marie-segarra/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e141fcbc70f4577/6988c2a47cdbac1442d57de7/gettyimages-459012002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"charlie-murphy-tweet","caption":"Charlie Murphy","creditText":"Photograph by Bobby Bank—Getty/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/remembrance/","name":"remembrance"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4738265/charlie-murphy-dead-last-tweet/","name":"Read Charlie Murphy's Heartbreaking Last Tweet"}}]}] ```