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Dave's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC. His career really took off when he moved to New York City shortly after graduation. He grew up with a blind grandfather, whose blindness was a direct result of the Tuskegee Experiment. See full bio »

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David Khari Webber Chappelle
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2003-2006 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
– Episode #3.3 (2006) (creator / writer)
– Episode #3.2 (2006) (creator / writer)
– Episode #3.1 (2006) (creator / writer)
– The Best of Chappelle's Show: Season 2, Volume 2 (except Rick James) (2004) (creator / writer)
– Music Jump-Off (2004) (creator)
See all 33 episodes »
 
2005 Block Party (documentary)
 
2004 Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (TV movie) (written by)
 
2000 Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (TV documentary) (written by)
 
1998 Half Baked (written by)
 
1998 HBO Comedy Half-Hour (TV series)
– Dave Chappelle (1998) (writer)
 
1998 The Dave Chappelle Project (TV movie) (written by)
 
1997 Damn Whitey (short) (written by)
 
1993 Comic Justice (TV series) (1993)
 
Show ShowActor (23 titles)
2002-2007 Crank Yankers (TV series)
Francis / Shavin
– Episode #4.5 (2007) … Francis (voice)
– Episode #1.1 (2002) … Shavin (voice)
 
2006 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Various
– Episode #3.3 (2006) … Various
– Episode #3.2 (2006) … Various
– Episode #3.1 (2006) … Various
 
2003 Wanda at Large (TV series)
Vincent
– The Favor (2003) … Vincent
 
2002 Undercover Brother
Conspiracy Brother
 
2000 Screwed
Rusty P. Hayes
 
1999 Blue Streak
Tulley
 
1999 200 Cigarettes
Disco Cabbie
 
1998 You've Got Mail
Kevin Jackson
 
1998 Woo
Lenny
 
1998 Half Baked
Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot
 
1997 The Real Blonde
Zee
 
1997 Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (TV series)
Dave
– Electric Bike (1997) … Dave (voice)
 
1997 Con Air
Pinball
 
1997 Damn Whitey (short)
Dave
 
1997 Bowl of Pork (short)
Black Forrest Gump
 
1996 Joe's Apartment
Cockroach (voice)
 
1996 The Nutty Professor
Reggie Warrington
 
1996 Buddies (TV series)
Dave Carlisle
– Marry Me... Sort Of (1996) … Dave Carlisle
– Famous Last Words (1996) … Dave Carlisle
– Regarding Henry (1996) … Dave Carlisle
– A Room with a Pyew (1996) … Dave Carlisle
– Lights, Camera, Yuck! (1996) … Dave Carlisle
See all 13 episodes »
 
1995 Home Improvement (TV series)
Dave
– Talk to Me (1995) … Dave
 
1994 Getting In
Ron
 
1993 Undercover Blues
Ozzie
 
1993 Robin Hood: Men in Tights
Ahchoo (as David Chappelle)
 
1982 The End of August
Kid on beach (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (6 titles)
2003-2006 Chappelle's Show (TV series) (executive producer - 33 episodes)
– Episode #3.3 (2006) (executive producer)
– Episode #3.2 (2006) (executive producer)
– Episode #3.1 (2006) (executive producer)
– The Best of Chappelle's Show: Season 2, Volume 2 (except Rick James) (2004) (executive producer)
– Music Jump-Off (2004) (executive producer)
See all 33 episodes »
 
2005 Block Party (documentary) (producer)
 
2004 Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2000 Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (TV documentary) (executive producer)
 
1998 Half Baked (producer - uncredited)
 
1998 The Dave Chappelle Project (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (3 titles)
2005 Block Party (documentary) (performer: "Round Midnight", "Misty")
 
2003-2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
– Episode #2.11 (2004) (writer: "It's All Drugs to Me", "Fuck It", "Wrap It Up Tight", "Gonorrhea", "Crabs", "Herpes", "V.D. Thing" / performer: "It's All Drugs to Me")
– Episode #2.9 (2004) (writer: "Piss On You" / performer: "Piss On You")
– Episode #2.4 (2004) (performer: "Cold-Blooded", "Unity")
– Episode #2.3 (2004) (performer: "Diff'rent Strokes", "The Facts of Life", "Movin' On Up")
– Episode #1.11 (2003) (writer: "Turn My Headphones Up" / performer: "Turn My Headphones Up")
See all 6 episodes »
 
1998 Half Baked (writer: "Samson Gets Me Lifted", "Mr. Nice Guy" / performer: "Samson Gets Me Lifted", "Mr. Nice Guy")
 
Show ShowSelf (57 titles)
2013 Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2008 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Host
– Dave Chappelle (2008) … Himself - Host
– Dave Chappelle (2006) … Himself
 
1998-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 November 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 September 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 20 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
See all 16 episodes »
 
2006 Iconoclasts (TV series documentary)
– Dave Chappelle & Maya Angelou (2006)
 
1996-2006 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Dave Chappelle (2006) … Himself
– Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) … Himself
 
2006 Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Ohio Players (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 February 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Block Party (documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2002-2005 Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.1 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #1.4 (2002) … Himself
 
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Two Words")
 
2005 Just for Laughs (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2004 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
2004 BET Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002-2004 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #12.141 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #11.25 (2003) … Himself
– Episode #10.83 (2002) … Himself
 
2003-2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Himself - Host / Various
– The Best of Chappelle's Show: Season 2, Volume 2 (except Rick James) (2004) … Himself - Host/Various
– Music Jump-Off (2004) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #2.13 (2004) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #2.12 (2004) … Himself - Host/Various
– Episode #2.11 (2004) … Himself - Host/Various
See all 29 episodes »
 
2004 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
1998-2004 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Dave Chappelle (2004) … Himself
– Dave Chappelle (2003) … Himself
– Dave Chappelle (1999) … Himself
– Dave Chappelle (1998) … Himself
 
2004 Total Request Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
 
1995-2004 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 January 2004 (2004) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 June 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 21 April 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
2004 Bar Mitzvah Bash! (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Sex and the City: A Farewell (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Comedy Central Presents: The Commies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 VH1 Big in 03 (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin (TV movie)
Himself
 
2003 The GQ Men of the Year Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny! (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.100 (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Essence Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2002 Howard Stern (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 December 2002 (2002) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 June 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2002 Heroes of Black Comedy (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Open Mic (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 MTV Jams (TV series)
Himself (1999)
 
1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 'Blue Streak': Inside & Undercover (1999) … Himself
 
1999 Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 February 1999 (1999) … Himself
 
1998 Comic Relief VIII (TV special)
Himself
 
1996-1998 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 June 1998 (1998) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 July 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1998 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
Himself
– Pilots and Pens Lost (1998) … Himself
 
1997-1998 HBO Comedy Half-Hour (TV series)
Himself
– Dave Chappelle (1998) … Himself
– Harland Williams (1997) … Himself
– Jeff Garlin (1997) … Himself
– Warren Hutcherson (1997) … Himself
– Kathleen Madigan (1997) … Himself (uncredited)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1998 The Dave Chappelle Project (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996 Where's Elvis This Week? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Comics Come Home 2 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1995 1995 Young Comedians Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Comic Relief VI (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Comedy: Coast to Coast (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 Def Comedy Jam (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
 
1993 Comic Justice (TV series)
Himself - Comedian (1993)
 
1993 The Word (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.1 (1993) … Himself
 
1991 An Evening at the Improv (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Evening at the Improv (1991) … Himself - Comedian
 
1990 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour (TV series)
Himself - Comedian
– Episode #1.76 … Himself - Comedian
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2009 I'm Rick James (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Howard Stern on Demand (TV series)
 
2006 Inside the Actors Studio (TV series)
 
2006 The Fabulous Making of Chappelle's Show Season 3ish (video documentary short)
Various
 
2005 Last Laugh '05 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 60 Minutes (TV series documentary)
 
2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
 
2004 Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (TV mini-series)
Himself #43
 
2001 The Real World (TV series)
 
2000 Full Mountie
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Appeared on Talib Kweli's album "Train of Thought". He did the voices of Nelson Mandela and Rick James. (2000) See more »

Publicity Listings:

6 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

David 'Dave' Chappelle | David Chappelle

Height:

6' (1.83 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I look at it like that word, 'nigger', used to be a word of oppression. But that when I say it, it feels more like an act of freedom. For me to be able to say that unapologetically on television. See more »

Trivia:

Is very good friends with fellow comedian Mario Cantone, who appears in the "Ask A Gay Dude" segment on Chappelle's Show. See more »

Trademark:

His comedic point-of-view of popular culture and drugs See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo