Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber Chappelle ( shə-PEL; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is best known for his satirical comedy sketch series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006), which he starred in until quitting in the middle of production during the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the U.S. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time."
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| Full name at birth | David Khari Webber Chappelle
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| Claim to fame | co-creating, writing and starring in his Comedy Central satirical comedy sketch series Chappelle's Show, in addition to his roles as Ahchoo in the 1993 adventure comedy film Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Reggie Warrington in the 1996 science fiction comedy film The Nutty Professor, Tulley in the 1999 buddy cop action comedy film Blue Streak, Joe “Pinball” Parker in the 1997 action thriller film Con Air, Kevin Scanlon in the 1998 romantic comedy film You’ve Got Mail, Thurgood Jenkins/Sir Smoke-a-Lot in the 1998 stoner comedy film Half Baked, and George “Noodles” Stone in the 2018 romantic drama film A Star is Born
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| Date of birth | 24 August 1973
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| Place of birth | Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Writer, Producer
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Weight | 172 lbs (78 kg)
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| Net worth | $50,000,000 USD
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| High school | Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Washington, District of Columbia, USA (1991)
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- In May 2022, during a performance at the Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival comedy festival, Dave was attacked by a man named Isaiah Lee who reportedly had a replica gun. Later, the attacker was charged with 4 misdemeanors including battery and possession of a weapon with intent to assault. The attacker later pled “not guilty” to the charges in a Los Angeles court.
- In January 2021, it was revealed that he had been tested positive for COVID-19.
- In 2020, Dave requested Netflix and later HBO Max to remove his Comedy Central show, Chappelle’s Show because Viacom-CBS had not paid him a penny. In February 2021, he confirmed that his show was returning to Netflix because he had received the credit and royalty for his contribution.
- In 2017, he won a Grammy Award for his great performance in his Netflix special, The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas.
- In 2016, it was announced that Chappelle has signed a special deal with Netflix. Dave was offered $20 million per release and the following year, he released 4 of his specials.
Dave Chappelle is known for his role in the film A Star Is Born (2018) as George 'Noodles' Stone.
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