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David Khari Webber Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. After beginning his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks's Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he landed supporting roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor, Con Air, You've Got Mail, Blue Streak and Undercover Brother. His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked, which he co-wrote with Neal Brennan. Chappelle also starred in the ABC TV series Buddies. His comedy focuses on racism, relationship problems, social problems, politics, current events, and pop culture.

In 2003, Chappelle became more widely known for his sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, also co-written with Brennan, which ran until his retirement from the show two years later. After leaving the show, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the U.S. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by Esquire and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time."In 2016, he signed a $20 million-per-release comedy-special deal with Netflix and in 2017, he produced and they released four of his specials in one year.Chappelle received his first Emmy Award in 2017 for his guest appearance on Saturday Night Live. In 2018, he received a Grammy Award for his Netflix specials The Age of Spin & Deep in the Heart of Texas. "Equanimity," his Netflix special, was nominated in 2018 for three Emmys and received the award for Outstanding Variety Special .

✵ 24. August 1973
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Famous Dave Chappelle Quotes

“The mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete, and everything after you bears your mark.”

Dave Chappelle

Television, Inside the Actor's Studio (2006)

“My house got robbed in New York. I didn't even call the police. I wanted to, but I couldn't. My crib is too nice. It's not that it's too nice, but it's too nice for me. You know how the police are in New York. Soon as I open the door, they'll be like, "He's still here! Open and shut case, Johnson. Apparently this black guy broke in and hung up pictures of his family everywhere. Never seen anything like it."”

Dave Chappelle

Comedy specials, HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Dave Chappelle (1998)

“A black man would never dream of talking to the police high. That's a waste of weed. I'm serious. I mean, I'd be scared to talk to the police when I'm sleepy.”

Dave Chappelle

Comedy specials, Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly (2000)

“You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous.”

Dave Chappelle

Television, Inside the Actor's Studio (2006)

“I got myself extorted, which happens in this business. I come home from the road. There was a FedEx sitting on the kitchen table, and it was addressed to me, so I opened it. I don't know who delivered it. And there was a videocassette inside, with a note written on it that said "Gotcha." Oh, my god. Can you imagine? I freaked out. I tore the whole house apart, trying to find a VCR. I hadn't seen a tape in, like, over a decade.”

Dave Chappelle

Comedy specials, Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits (2017)

“The worst thing to call somebody is "crazy". It's dismissive. "I don't understand this person, so they're crazy." That's bullshit. 'Cuz people are not crazy. They're strong people. Maybe the environment is a little sick.”

Dave Chappelle

Television, Inside the Actor's Studio (2006)

“Never in a million years will you hear somebody on the radio say "I'm up for runnin' up on them crackers in city hall."”

Dave Chappelle

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Film, Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)

“There's a few reasons you don't see black people at my shows. One is because, obviously, black people have slower internet connections. I mean, that would be my guess. I don't know.”

Dave Chappelle

Comedy specials, The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium (2017)

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