Paul Mooney
Birthday
1941/08/04
Day of death
2021/05/19 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Also know as
Paul Gladney
Biography
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.
Acting
(1983) Richard Pryor: Here and Now
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
(2009) Good Hair
as Self
(1978) The Buddy Holly Story
as Sam
(2019) I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
(2002) Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
as Self
(2010) Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
as Himself
(2007) Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
as Self
(2009) Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self
(2012) Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy
as As himself
(1977) Which Way Is Up?
as Inspector Caine
(2001) The Old Settler
as Man at Counter
(1998) High Freakquency
as ---
(1994) Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady
as Self
(1988) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
as ---
(2006) Homie Spumoni
as George
(2009) Sombra azul
as Janitor
(1972) FTA
as Self
(1987) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
as ---
(1989) Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
as ---
(1975) Carter's Army
as Soldier
(2016) Meet the Blacks
as Klansman
(2013) Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
(2014) Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
as Himself
(2000) Bamboozled
as Junebug
(1994) The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
as Self
(1987) Hollywood Shuffle
as President of NAACP
(1981) Bustin' Loose
as Marvin
(2010) All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
as ---
(1984) Black Hollywood
as Self
(1993) Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
as Self
(1974) Good Times
as ---
(1977) The Richard Pryor Show
as Floyd
(1998) Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
(2012) DTLA
as Silas
(2003) Chappelle's Show
as ---
(1996) Full Frontal Comedy
as self