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Paul Mooney
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American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 40
Top works
- Special Educators Guide to Behavior Management
- Special Educator's Guide to Behavior Management
- China Chic (Chic Guides)
- Taipei
- The transformation roadmap
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Film & TV
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, social critic, and television and film actor. He is best known as a writer for comedian Richard Pryor, playing singer Sam Cooke in The Buddy Holly Story and Junebug in Bamboozled, and his appearances on Chappelle's Show.
Known for
- I Am Richard Pryor — Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)2019
- Meet the Blacks — Klansman2016
- Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America — Himself2014
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic — Self2013
- Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy — As himself2012
- DTLA — Silas2012
- Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World — Himself2010
- All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas2010
- Good Hair — Self2009
- Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy — Self2009
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1941
- Active to
- 2021
Discography
- Race1993
- Masterpiece1994
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,982
- Total plays
- 97,028
Tags
Background Paul Mooney was born in Louisiana, and later grew up in Oakland, California. Mooney became a ringmaster with the Charles Gody Circus. During his stint as ringmaster, he always found himself writing comedy and telling jokes, which would later help Mooney land his first professional work as a writer for Richard Pryor. [edit] Career [edit] Early years Paul Mooney wrote many of Richard Pryor's routines for his appearance on Saturday Night Live <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Paul+M
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Shreveport
- Place of death
- Oakland
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- PaulMooneyDec09.jpg
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- Commons category
- Paul Mooney (comedian)
- date of birth
- 1941-08-04
- birth name
- Paul Gladney
- date of death
- 2021-05-19
- name in native language
- Paul Mooney
- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
Sources (3)
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