Richard Murphy
Irish entrepreneur (born 1961)
Richard Murphy is an Irish businessman and entrepreneur, best known for being the founder of the now defunct video rental chains Xtra-vision and Chartbusters.2
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Born 1961.1
Companies
- ChartbustersFounder6
- Xtra-visionFounder7
Early life and education
Murphy was born in 1961 in Kimmage, Dublin. He was educated at St Andrews High School. His first job was as a motorcycle courier during which he got a compensation after suffering a leg injury. Using the compensation and his savings he founded Xtra-vision in 1979.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson.5
- Date not recordedFounded Chartbusters3
- Date not recordedFounded Xtra-vision4
After opening the first Xtra-vision in Ranelagh, the company made Murphy worth around 26 million euro by the time he was 29. He left the company in 1990, taking his fraction of the ownership value with him. After American giants Blockbuster bought Xtra0vision in 1993, Murphy decided to set up a new company, called Chartbusters to compete, which it did successfully for some time.
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Personal life
Murphy has three daughters.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataRichard Murphy on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaRichard Murphy on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataChartbusters, Founder
- 7WikidataXtra-vision, Founder