Dave Chappelle
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke
Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre
arts. At the age of 14, he began performing stand-up comedy in
nightclubs. Shortly after graduation, he moved to New York City where
he quickly established himself as a major young talent. At the age of
19, Chappelle made his film debut in
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993).
Chappelle then starred in the short-lived sitcom,
Buddies (1996) and had a featured
role in
The Nutty Professor (1996).
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 17 wins & 26 nominations total
Known for
Credits
Writer
Producer
- 2024
- 2023
- 2023
- 2022
- 2022
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2020
- 2019
- 2019
- 2017
- 2017
- Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits7.9TV Special
- executive producer
- 2017
- 2017
Actor
Personal details
- Official sites
- Alternative name
- David 'Dave' Chappelle
- Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Born
- Spouse
- Elaine Mendoza ErfeDecember 5, 2001 - present (3 children)
- Children
- ParentsWilliam David Chappelle III
- Other worksTV commercial for Right Guard Extreme deodorant (2001)
- Publicity listings
Did you know
- TriviaHis maternal grandmother, Beatrice (Murray), was born in Grenada, and was a real estate broker and civil rights activist. His other grandparents were all African-American. Dave's paternal great-grandfather, William D. Chappelle (William David Chappelle), was an educationalist, a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and President of Allen University. A paternal great-great-grandfather, Robert J. Palmer, was a land-owning merchant, who was a member of the South Carolina Legislature, then majority black, during Reconstruction.
- QuotesI still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
- TrademarksHis comedic point-of-view of popular culture and drugs.
- Salaries(2017)$20,000,000
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