david khari webber chappelle (born august 24, 1973) is an american stand-up comedian and actor. he moved to new york, performed at the apollo theater's amateur night, appeared on russell simmons' def comedy jam on hbo from 1992, and appeared in mel brooks' robin hood: men in tights (1993).
he had roles in the nutty professor (1996), con air (1997), you've got mail (1998) and blue streak (1999), and the abc sitcom buddies, spun off from his 1995 home improvement guest spot, was canceled in 1996 after four of its thirteen episodes aired.
with neal brennan he co-wrote the 1998 comedy half baked, his first starring role. chappelle's show, the sketch series he and brennan created, premiered on comedy central on january 22, 2003 and produced 28 episodes; chappelle left during production of the third season in 2005, and comedy central aired the unfinished material as three "lost episodes" in 2006. dave chappelle's block party (2005), directed by michel gondry, documented a free concert he hosted in brooklyn on september 18, 2004, and reached u.s. theaters in march 2006.
his hour specials include hbo's killin' them softly (2000) and showtime's for what it's worth (2004). a netflix deal signed in 2016 produced several specials, among them the age of spin (2017), sticks & stones (2019) and the closer (2021), and he hosted saturday night live in 2016 and 2020. he received the mark twain prize for american humor in 2019.
related profiles; Jerry Seinfeld, Dick Cavett, Barry Diller
sources; wikipedia: dave chappelle, wikipedia: chappelle's show, wikipedia: dave chappelle's block party, wikipedia: buddies
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