Dave Chappelle
Biography
Dave Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian and actor who moved to New York City after high school and made his name on the comedy circuit, gaining notice on HBO's Def Comedy Jam in 1992. His film debut came in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). He later played an insult comic who targets nightclub patrons in The Nutty Professor (1996) and took a minor part in Con Air (1997), then co-wrote and starred in Half Baked (1998), his first lead role. He returned to film in Chi-Raq (2015) and then played Noodles in A Star Is Born (2018). He co-created and starred in Chappelle's Show from 2003 to 2006. He has released Netflix specials, among them The Age of Spin in 2017 and The Closer in 2021. He won six Grammy Awards and six Emmy Awards, and in 2019 he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
53years old
Turns 54 on August 24in 315 days
- Born Washington, D.C.
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- David Khari Webber Chappelle (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 32 years1993 to 2025
Genres
- Comedy69%, 18 films
- Documentary31%, 8 films
- Romance23%, 6 films
- Crime19%, 5 films
- Drama19%, 5 films
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A role that slipped away
Chappelle turned down the role of Bubba Blue in Forrest Gump because he thought the character was demeaning and the film would flop.
First role
At 19, Chappelle made his film debut as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, his first film role.
First role
Chappelle performed for the "Amateur Night" crowd at Harlem's Apollo Theater, where he was booed off stage. He said that moment gave him the courage to keep pursuing his show business aspirations.
Big break
Chappelle's 1992 appearance on HBO's Def Comedy Jam brought him critical and popular acclaim, leading to regular guest spots on late-night television.
A first
In April 2007, Chappelle broke comedian Dane Cook's stand-up endurance record of three hours and 50 minutes at the Laugh Factory Sunset Strip comedy club.
Early training
Chappelle studied theater arts at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, which he transferred to after a short time at DC's Eastern High School, and he graduated in 1991.
Dave Chappelle movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Stan Lathan directed four of these films. Fifteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Stan Lathan
Also two films together9 more actors
- CommonBET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016) and Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
- Billy Dee WilliamsUndercover Brother (2002) and Woo (1998)
- Jada Pinkett SmithWoo (1998) and The Nutty Professor (1996)
- Mel BrooksRichard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) and Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
- Guillermo Díaz200 Cigarettes (1999) and Half Baked (1998)
- Conan O'BrienNorm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022) and Fyre Fraud (2019)
- Nicole Ari Parker200 Cigarettes (1999) and Blue Streak (1999)
- Quincy JonesQuincy (2018) and Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013)
- Norm MacDonaldNorm Macdonald: Nothing Special (2022) and Screwed (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Dave Chappelle's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.3 billion
13 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 13 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 11 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 11Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$436M33.9% of the total
- 2$251M19.5% of the total
- 3$224M17.4% of the total
- 4$129M10.0% of the total
- 5$118M9.2% of the total
- 6$42M3.2% of the total
- 7$36M2.8% of the total
- 8$17M1.4% of the total
$33.9 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 2017 to 2020, four of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2017 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Saturday Night Live | Won |
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2020 | Best Comedy Album | Won | |
| 2019 | Best Comedy Album | Won | |
| 2018 | Best Comedy Album | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2019 | Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.