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D.L. Hughley

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D.L. Hughley at an event for Comic Relief 2006 (2006)
In each episode, host Jimmy Carr and team captains D.L. Hughley and Katherine Ryan are joined by guest comics to debate and discuss one of the biggest challenges facing the world in a team panel format... because who better to solve the world's problems in 30 minutes or less than comedians?
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The Fix (2018– )
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Hughley is the second of four children. His father was an airline maintenance worker and his mother was a homemaker.

He grew up in L.A.'s South Central where he was a member of the Bloods gang after getting kicked out of high school. However, he turned his life around after a cousin was shot. He quit the gang and got a job as a telemarketer for the Los Angeles Times, where he moved into management and met his wife-to-be. She was the one who convinced him to try his humor onstage. After years of club dates, he was selected by BET as the first host of "Comic View" and subsequently got additional recognition with two very adult-oriented HBO specials.
BornMarch 6, 1963
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Sherman Hemsley and D.L. Hughley in The Hughleys (1998)
D.L. Hughley in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Camille Chen, Ayda Field, Simon Helberg, and D.L. Hughley in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
D.L. Hughley and Bradley Whitford in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Sarah Paulson, Ayda Field, and D.L. Hughley in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Sarah Paulson, Camille Chen, Ayda Field, and D.L. Hughley in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
D.L. Hughley and Mona Chalabi in The Fix (2018)
D.L. Hughley
D.L. Hughley and Mona Chalabi in The Fix (2018)
Jimmy Carr, D.L. Hughley, and Katherine Ryan
Jimmy Carr, D.L. Hughley, Katherine Ryan, and Mona Chalabi in The Fix (2018)
D.L. Hughley and Mona Chalabi in The Fix (2018)

Known for

Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)
Inspector Gadget
4.1
  • Gadgetmobile(voice)
  • 1999
Elise Neal, Ashley Monique Clark, Dee Jay Daniels, Marietta DePrima, John Henton, D.L. Hughley, and Eric Allan Kramer in The Hughleys (1998)
The Hughleys
6.0
TV Series
  • Producer
Charlie Sheen, Leslie Nielsen, Denise Richards, Queen Latifah, Simon Rex, Anthony Anderson, Anna Faris, and Eddie Griffin in Scary Movie 3 (2003)
Scary Movie 3
5.5
  • John Wilson
  • 2003
Promotional Poster
The Brothers
6.3
  • Derrick West
  • 2001

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Producer

  • D.L. Hughley in The D.L. Hughley Show (2019)
    The D.L. Hughley Show
  • D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List (2012)
    D.L. Hughley: The Endangered List
  • D.L. Hughley in D.L. Hughley: Reset (2012)
    D.L. Hughley: Reset
  • D.L. Hughley in D.L. Hughley Breaks the News (2008)
    D.L. Hughley Breaks the News
  • D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic (2007)
    D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic
  • D.L. Hughley in Weekends at the DL (2005)
    Weekends at the DL
  • Elise Neal, Ashley Monique Clark, Dee Jay Daniels, Marietta DePrima, John Henton, D.L. Hughley, and Eric Allan Kramer in The Hughleys (1998)
    The Hughleys
  • D.L. Hughley: Goin' Home (1999)
    D.L. Hughley: Goin' Home
  • D.L. Hughley Uncut
    • (2020)

Actor

  • Derrex Brady, Deji LaRay, Thomas Q. Jones, and Philip Smithey in Johnson (2021)
    Johnson
  • Brothered Up (2017)
    Brothered Up
  • Eddie Griffin in The Comedy Get Down (2017)
    The Comedy Get Down
  • Melissa George in Heartbeat (2016)
    Heartbeat
  • TBS Who Gets the Last Laugh: Laughter (2013)
    TBS Who Gets the Last Laugh: Laughter
  • TBS Who Gets the Last Laugh: Baby Goats (2013)
    TBS Who Gets the Last Laugh: Baby Goats
  • Untitled Allan Loeb Project
  • Cat Run (2011)
    Cat Run
  • Drew Seeley, Matt Bush, Kelly Blatz, and Hartley Sawyer in Glory Daze (2010)
    Glory Daze
  • Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
    Hawaii Five-0
  • Taylor Momsen, Forrest Landis, and AnnaSophia Robb in Spy School (2008)
    Spy School
  • Amanda Peet, Matthew Perry, Steven Weber, Sarah Paulson, Timothy Busfield, D.L. Hughley, Bradley Whitford, and Nate Corddry in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
    Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
  • The Adventures of Brer Rabbit (2006)
    The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
    • (voice)
  • Burt Reynolds, Angie Everhart, and Gabrielle Reece in Cloud 9 (2006)
    Cloud 9
  • Shackles (2005)
    Shackles

Writer

  • D.L. Hughley: Contrarian (2018)
    D.L. Hughley: Contrarian
  • Ari Shaffir in This Is Not Happening (2015)
    This Is Not Happening
  • This Is Not Happening (2013)
    This Is Not Happening
  • D.L. Hughley in D.L. Hughley: Reset (2012)
    D.L. Hughley: Reset
    • (uncredited)
  • D.L. Hughley in D.L. Hughley Breaks the News (2008)
    D.L. Hughley Breaks the News
  • D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic (2007)
    D.L. Hughley: Unapologetic
  • Def Comedy Jam (1992)
    Def Comedy Jam
  • D.L. Hughley in Weekends at the DL (2005)
    Weekends at the DL
  • DL Hughley: Shocked and Appalled (2005)
    DL Hughley: Shocked and Appalled
  • Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1 (2004)
    Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
  • Premium Blend (1997)
    Premium Blend
  • Elise Neal, Ashley Monique Clark, Dee Jay Daniels, Marietta DePrima, John Henton, D.L. Hughley, and Eric Allan Kramer in The Hughleys (1998)
    The Hughleys
  • The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
    The Original Kings of Comedy
  • D.L. Hughley: Goin' Home (1999)
    D.L. Hughley: Goin' Home
  • HBO Comedy Half-Hour (1994)
    HBO Comedy Half-Hour
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Videos19

BUILD: How D. L. Hughley's New Book Was Born Out of a Frustrating Interview
Interview 1:59
BUILD: How D. L. Hughley's New Book Was Born Out of a Frustrating Interview
Season 6 Official Trailer
Trailer 1:00
Season 6 Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:05
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:16
Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:03
Official Trailer
The Original Kings of Comedy
Trailer 2:10
The Original Kings of Comedy
Heartbreaker: Season One
Trailer 2:19
Heartbreaker: Season One
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Trailer 1:44
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Spy School
Trailer 1:55
Spy School
Shackles
Trailer 1:43
Shackles
The Brothers
Trailer 2:23
The Brothers
Def Comedy Jam
Trailer 0:32
Def Comedy Jam

Personal details

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    • March 6, 1963
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Ladonna HughleyFebruary 22, 1986 - present (3 children)
    • Tyler Hughley
    • Charles Hughley
    • (Grandchild)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for 1 800 CALL ATT (2002)
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    • 2 Interviews
    • 3 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

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    Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
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    [on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)] I think that like most things that are highly touted - the number-one draft pick - we crumpled under the weight of expectations. I think that's a fairly common phenomenon. I think we could have not taken ourselves so seriously. We pulled back the curtain too much. It's like when you go to a restaurant: It can be the best restaurant in the world, but I just want to eat the meal. I don't want to know how they make the steak. I think we spent so much time explaining and making what we did "important." We weren't inclusive enough. We had conversations with ourselves to hear ourselves.
    • Often uses his childhood experiences for his comedy routines

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