Biography Channel - Dave Chappelle (2/4)

David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle (pronounced /ʃəˈpɛl/; born August 24, 1973) is an American comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer, actor, artist, and skateboarder. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role in a film was in Half Baked in 1998. In 2003, he became widely known for his popular sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, which ran until 2006. Comedy Central ranked him forty-third in its list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians.

Chappelle was born in Washington D.C. His father, William David Chappelle III, was a professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. His mother, Yvonne (née Reed), was a professor at Howard University, Prince George's Community College, and the University of Maryland and is also a Unitarian Universalist minister. Chappelle has stated in his stand-up performances that his mother is half-white. Chappelle grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland and attended Woodlin Elementary School. During young Chappelle's formative years, his comic inspiration came from various comedians, particularly Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor.

After his parents separated, Chappelle stayed in Washington with his mother while spending summers with his father in Ohio. In 1991, he graduated from Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts where he studied theatre arts.

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[kjonesusmc]

The guy from Newsweek is such a fucking hater!

[amoergosum3]

Audio and video are out of sync unfortunately...

[jhardin206]

This acne cat is a downer!

[sahartyman]

Fuck you. nobody disses half baked while I'm alive!

[AphexDash]

wtf, Half-Baked "Holiwood hasn't been kind to you" ? Fuck you. Half-Baked was and still is one of the funniest movies ever.

[RightBrainSane]

IM BITCH JAMES RICK!

[MakeAGameWithMe]

Adding white people just to give it universal appeal? Dave did the right thing to leave. add diversity just to create diversity sucks!

[2380406]

If this is about Dave's biography then why he is the one to speak the least about his life, This was made just for making money selling using his name man.

[expertguy101]

IM RICK JAMES BITCH !

[airza]

bio's editing is abysmal. (i'm not on about out of sync)

[SixFootEightTao]

what happen to my friends, dave i dont even have any friends. good quote

[socialscience1011]

DEVIN GORDON from NewsWeek go FUCK YOURSELF ! You ugly talentless pimple faced virgin ! Dave Chappelle is the mutha fuckin Man !