Dave Chappelle

Described as

American comedian and actor (born 1973)

Other names

David Khari Webber Chappelle, David Khari "Dave" Webber Chappelle

Born

August 24, 1973 · 1 reference

Born in

Washington, D.C.

Name at birth

David Khari Webber Chappelle

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

comedian; street artist; screenwriter · 1 reference; television actor; film actor; journalist; film producer · 2 references; television producer · 1 reference

Education

Eastern High School; Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Genre

observational comedy; satire; surreal humour; black comedy; insult comedy; sketch comedy

Awards

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (3 times) (2018, 2019, 2020) · 1 reference; Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2019) · 1 reference; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2017)

Children

Ibrahim Chappelle

Father

William David Chappelle III

Mother

Yvonne Seon

Religion

Muslim (1991–) · 1 reference

Wikipedias with a page

49

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David Khari Webber Chappelle ( shə-PEL; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former sketch comedian. He debuted his half-hour TV special in 1998 and his hour-long TV special in 2000. He co-created and starred in the sketch comedy series Chappelle's Show (2003–2006) on Comedy Central before quitting in the middle of production of the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the United States. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire magazine 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".
Chappelle has appeared in various films, including Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993), The Nutty Professor (1996), Con Air (1997), You've Got Mail (1998), Blue Streak (1999), Undercover Brother (2002), Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005), Chi-Raq (2015), and A Star Is Born (2018). His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked, which he co-wrote. Chappelle also starred in the ABC comedy series Buddies (1996). In 2016, he signed a $20-million-per-release comedy-special deal with Netflix and released six stand-up specials under the deal.
He released his first hour-long stand-up special Killin' Them Softly (2000) for HBO, followed by For What It's Worth for Showtime. He has released eight specials for Netflix. He has won six Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album for The Age of Spin (2018), Equanimity & The Bird Revelation (2019), Sticks & Stones (2019), The Closer (2021), What's in a Name? (2022), and The Dreamer (2023).
He has received numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, and the 2019 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, considered America's highest comedy honor. Chappelle has twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting Saturday Night Live in 2016 and 2020.

Born, in its opening lines

August 24, 1973

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