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, 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 diag ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blaustein’s death at his Los Angeles home was announced by Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, where he was ...

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The longtime comedy writer known for his work on ‘Saturday Night Live’ and Eddie Murphy films has died at 71. Learn more about his life and career.

He helped create Buckwheat, Mister Robinson and other characters Mr. Murphy played on “Saturday Night Live,” and was a writer ...