Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer who helped Eddie Murphy create some of the show’s most memorable characters, has died at the age of 71. Blaustein was diagnosed with Parkinson’s ...

He and David Sheffield teamed on Buckwheat, Gumby and Mr. Robinson sketches and on scripts for Murphy’s ‘Nutty Professor’ movies as well.

Barry Blaustein, a writer who collaborated with Eddie Murphy on "Saturday Night Live" and his "Coming to America" and "Nutty Professor" movies, has died.

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Chris Rock almost got a slice of Eddie Murphy’s million-dollar franchise pie. During a live taping of the Fly on the Wall podcast with fellow SNL alums Dana Carvey and David Spade, Rock, 61, as part ...

Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer who helped Eddie Murphy create some of the show’s most memorable characters, has died at the age of 71. Blaustein was diagnosed with Parkinson’s ...