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

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

Barry Blaustein, the former Saturday Night Live writer who helped Eddie Murphy create some of the show’s most memorable ...

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

Barry Blaustein, who as a writer on “Saturday Night Live” helped Eddie Murphy with some of his most popular sketches and also teamed with him on hit movies, has died at the age of 71. According to The ...

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

Blaustein, who collaborated with Eddie Murphy, also wrote and directed “Beyond the Mat,” the acclaimed 1999 documentary about ...