Danny Murphy (American actor) explained

Danny Murphy
Birth Date:20 August 1955
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, US
Death Place:Florida, US
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1996–2014

Danny Murphy (August 20, 1955  - August 8, 2014) was an American actor. He was known for his roles in There's Something About Mary and in Me, Myself & Irene. His last movie role was in Hall Pass. Murphy was born in Boston, Massachusetts.

Murphy was a quadriplegic as the result of a diving accident that took place at Martha's Vineyard on August 8, 1974. His friend and director, Peter Farrelly, was with him at the accident.[1]

Murphy criticized Farrelly for not including disabled people in his movie Dumb & Dumber.[2] This led to Murphy's first movie role in Farrelly's comedy movie Kingpin.

Murphy died in Florida from cancer, aged 58, on August 8, 2014, exactly 40 years after his catastrophic accident.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Disabled actor Danny Murphy dies at 59. MSN.com. August 8, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810045455/http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=881426&ocid=ansent11. August 10, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Danny Murphy, quadriplegic actor in 'There's Something About Mary,' dies at age 58, 40 years to the day since his diving accident. 8 August 2014 . New York Daily News.com. August 8, 2014.