David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer and producer. After starting his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo at Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he got a supporting role in box office hits including The Nutty Professor , Con Air , You Have Mail , Blue Streak and Undercover Brother . His first major role was in the 1998 comedy film Half Baked, which he wrote with Neal Brennan. Chappelle also starred in the ABC TV series Buddy . His comedy focuses on racism, relationship problems, social issues, politics, current events, and pop culture.
In 2003, Chappelle became more widely known for the comedy sketch comedy series, Chappelle's Show , also co-written with Brennan, who walked up to retire from the show two years later. After coming out of the show, Chappelle again performed comedy shows across the US.
In 2016 he signed a comedy contract worth 20 million dollars per release with Netflix, which has released four specials.
In 2006, Chappelle was called the "American comic genius" by Esquire and, in 2013, "the best" by Billboard writers . In 2017, Rolling Stone placed him at number 9 in "50 Best Standing Comics of All Time". Chappelle was awarded an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on Saturday Night Live. In 2017 she received a Grammy Award for her Netflix special The Age of Spin & amp; Deep in the Heart of Texas .
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David Khari Webber Chappelle was born in Washington, D.C. on August 24, 1973, the youngest of three children. His father, William David Chappelle III, worked as a statistician before becoming a professor at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. His mother, Yvonne K Chappelle Seon (Reed), half white and a professor at Howard University, Prince George's Community College, and the University of Maryland. Seon also works for Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. He is also a Unitarian Universalist minister. Chappelle has a stepmother and half-brother. He is the great-grandson of Bishop William D. Chappelle, former president of Allen University.
Chappelle grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland, and studied at Woodlin Elementary School. His parents are politically active, and visitors to the family home include Pete Seeger and Johnny Hartman. The latter predicted Chappelle would be a comedian and, at about this time, the inspiration of the Chappelle comics came from Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor. After her parents separated, Chappelle lived in Washington with her mother while spending the summer with her father in Ohio. In 1991, he graduated from Duke Ellington Art School in Washington, where he studied theater art.
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Initial career
Chappelle moved to New York City to pursue a career as a comedian. He performed at the famous Harlem's Apollo Theater in front of the famous "Amateur Night" audience, but he was scorned from the stage. Chappelle described the experience as a moment that gave her the courage to continue her show business aspirations. He quickly made a name for himself on the New York comedy circuit, even performing in the city park. In 1992, he won critical and popular acclaim for his televised appearance in Def Simymons, Russell Simmons' on HBO. Her performances on the show that allowed her popularity really started to rise, eventually allowing her to become a regular guest on late-night television shows like Politically Incorrect, The Late Show With David Letterman, The Howard Stern Show, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien. Whoopi Goldberg even called him "The Kid". At 19, he made his film debut as "Ahchoo" at Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights . He also appeared in Star Search three times but lost to competing comedians, Lester Barrie; Dave then joked about the irony of himself that eventually became more successful than Barrie. That same year, Chappelle was offered the role of Benjamin Buford "Bubba" Blue at Forrest Gump. Concerned, the character is degrading and the movie will explode, he rejects the part. He parodied the film in "Bowl of Pork" 1997, where a stupid black man was responsible for Rodney King's beating, LA riots and OJ Simpson accused of murder. Chappelle played another supporting role in the early Doug Liman movie, Getting In in 1994. At the age of 19, she was the opening act for R & B soul Aretha Franklin.
He attracted the attention of TV network executives and developed many pilots but none were selected to be developed into a series. In 1995, he made a guest appearance on an episode of the popular sitcom ABC Home Improvement . The plot made Chappelle and comedian and comedian Jim Breuer ask Tim Taylor advice about their boyfriends. The breakout of one character in the episode proved so popular that ABC decided to give them their own spin-off sitcom titled Buddy . However, after recording the pilot episode, Jim Breuer was fired and replaced by actor Christopher Gartin. Friends aired in March 1996 for a disappointing rating and the show was canceled after only five episodes of 13 episodes have been produced.
After the failure of Buddy , Chappelle starred in another pilot. According to Chappelle, the network was uncomfortable with African-American actors and wanted white actors added. Chappelle refused and then accused the network of racism. Shortly after, Chappelle's father died and returned to Ohio, he was considered leaving the entertainment business.
He later emerged as a nightclub comedian in the 1996 comedy The Ilhamsman, starring Eddie Murphy, one of the main influences of his comedy. The film earned nearly $ 129 million with a budget of $ 54 million. He had a small role in 1997 Con Air that generated $ 26 million after production costs. In early 1998, he performed a stand-up show for Half Hello Comedy. That same year, she appeared in "Pilots and Pens Lost," a 1998 episode of "The Larry Sanders Show" of the sixth season, where she and the unnamed television network executives likened the treatment that script writers and event makers to targets, and executive spontaneous tendencies toward racial stereotypes.
He and Neal Brennan co-authored the cult cult of 1998 Half Baked , Chappelle's main role, about a group of friends smoking marijuana trying to get their friends out of jail. It makes money at the box office and remains a movie called "stoner", a genre that includes the movie "Cheech and Chong" as well as the latest fare like Judd Apatow's Pineapple Express . In December 1998, Chappelle appeared as a friend of the character and trust of Tom Hanks at You've Got Mail . The $ 65 million film earned $ 115 million at the box office. In 1999, he appeared in the movie Martin Lawrence Blue Streak , which earned $ 117 million at the box office.
In 2000, Chappelle recorded his first HBO special for an hour, Dave Chappelle: Killin 'Them Softly , in Washington, DC. He followed him with the appearance of "Conspiracy Brotherhood" in the 2002 racial satirical Undercover Brother.
2003-2006: Chappelle Show
In 2003, Chappelle debuted on her own weekly sketch comedy show at Comedy Central called Chappelle's Show . The show parodies many aspects of American culture, including racial, political, and pop culture stereotypes. Together with the comedy skits, the show also features musical performances by most hip-hop and soul artists. He promotes the work of other black comedians, especially Paul Mooney and the late Charlie Murphy.
Due to the popularity of the event, Comedy Central's new parent, Viacom reportedly offered Chappelle a $ 55 million contract (giving Chappelle a share of DVD sales) to continue production of Chappelle's Show for two more years, while allowing her to doing side project. Chappelle says that sketches are not his favorite form of comedy, and the format of the show is a bit like a short film.
In June 2004, based on the popularity of the "Rick James" sketch, it was announced that Chappelle was in talks to portray James in a biopic from Paramount Pictures, also owned by Viacom. Real estate James disagrees with the funny tones of the proposed film and stops the conversation.
In the same month, Chappelle recorded a second comedy in particular, this time airing in Showtime, Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth , at Fillmore San Francisco Auditorium, where his idols, including Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and Robin Williams, have performed.
The season 3 issue
In a stand-up appearance in June 2004 in Sacramento, California, Chappelle came out of the stage after scolding her audience for constantly shouting, "I'm Rick James, bitch!" who has become the slogan of his popular "Rick James" sketch. After a few minutes, Chappelle came back and went on to say, "The show ruined my life." He stated that he does not like to work "20 hours a day" and that the popularity of the show makes it difficult for him to continue his career, which is "the most important thing" for him. He told the audience:
You know why my event is good? Because the network attendant says you're not smart enough to get what I do, and every day I fight for you. I tell them how smart you are. Apparently, I was wrong. You fool.
Season 3 is scheduled to begin airing on May 31, 2005, but in early May, Chappelle surprised fans and the entertainment industry when she suddenly went off during production and traveled to South Africa. Chappelle said that he was unhappy with the direction of the event he had taken, and stated in an interview with his Time Needs for Reflection in the face of tremendous pressure:
Coming here, I have no fame disorder. It calms the ego. I am interested in the type of person I need to be. I want to be knowledgeable and industry is an extreme place. I want to be balanced. I have to check my intentions, man.
Immediately after Chappelle's departure, the tabloids speculated that Chappelle's exit was driven by drug addiction or mental health problems, rather than the ethical and personal concerns that Chappelle stated.
Chappelle's decision to get out of the show meant moving away from his $ 50 million contract with Comedy Central, and a rift with old collaborator Neal Brennan.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Chappelle is a star and documentary producer directed by Michel Gondry Dave Chappelle's Block Party , which enshrined him as the host of a free concert in Hill Clinton, Brooklyn, on September 18, 2004. Several musical artists, including Kanye West, The Roots, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Dead Prez and Jill Scott, are featured in films that perform in concerts and in off-stage conversations. He brings Yellow Springs residents to Brooklyn at his own expense. Another highlight of the event was the reunion of the Fugees' 1990s hip-hop group.
Chappelle toured in several cities in February and March 2006 to promote the movie "Block Party All-Stars Featuring Dave Chappelle". The division of Universal Pictures' genre, Rogue Pictures, released the film in the US on March 3, 2006. It was a success, generating a total of $ 11.7 million with a budget of $ 3 million.
2006-2013: Rarely stand-up and TV appearances
In June 2005, Chappelle performed an impromptu stand-up show in Los Angeles. He then went on a tour that began in Newport, Kentucky, not far from his Ohio home. He made a surprise appearance on HBO's Def Poetry, where he performed two poems, titled "Fuck Ashton Kutcher" and "How I Got Leadership at Jeopardy!"
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired on February 3, 2006, Chappelle explained the reason for quitting Chappelle's Show. He also expressed his irritation at the acumen industry's sharpness towards the entertainers and black audiences:
When I saw that they put every black man in the movies in a dress at some point in their career, I started connecting the dots.
Chappelle was interviewed for Inside Actors Studio on December 18, 2005, at the Michael Schimmel University Pace Arts Center. The show aired on February 12, 2006. Four days earlier, he introduced a music award to Sly Stone at the 48th Grammy Awards.
Chappelle said at Inside the Actors Studio that her father's death seven years earlier influenced her decision to go to South Africa. By throwing herself into her job, she does not take the opportunity to mourn her father's death. He also said rumors that he was in treatment or psychiatric care only persuaded him to stay in South Africa. He says,
I will work on the show and I feel bad every day, not like that.... I feel like a whore or something. If I feel so bad, why keep coming to this place? I'm going to Africa. The hardest thing to do is to be honest with yourself, especially when everyone is watching.
Chappelle says she feels some of her sketches are "socially irresponsible". He chose the "pixie sketch" where Pixies appeared to people and encouraged them to reinforce the stereotype of their race. In the sketch, Chappelle wore a black mask and dressed as a character in the singer's performance. According to Chappelle, during the filming of a sketch, a white crew member laughed in a way that made her feel uncomfortable and made her question herself. Chappelle said, "This is the first time I've felt someone not laughing at me but laughing at me."
During this interview, Chappelle did not rule out going back to Chappelle's Show to "finish what we started," but promised that she would not return without change to production, like a better work environment. He wants to donate half of the DVD sales to charity. Chappelle expressed hatred of material possibilities from the unfinished third season, saying that to do so would be a "disturbing move," and that he would not return to the show if Comedy Central was to air unfinished material. On July 9, 2006, Comedy Central aired the first episode of Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes . After the DVD release, Chappelle was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on CNN and confirmed that he will not return to Chappelle's Show. Unencardored episode DVD release is available on July 25th.
The show is still playing in syndication on some television networks, although the number of episodes is relatively small compared to most American syndicated television programs.
Chappelle has been known for making impromptu and unannounced appearances in comedy venues, and continues to do so after his post Chappelle's Show goes back to standup.
In April 2007, Chappelle set a stand-up stand-up record at the Laugh Factory Sunset Strip comedy club, beating the comedian Dane Cook's record of three hours and 50 minutes. In December of the same year, Chappelle broke his own record with a time of six hours and 12 minutes. Cook reclaimed the record in January 2008, with a time of seven hours. On November 19, 2009 Chappelle performed at Laugh Factory again, where she speculated that she would try to retrieve the note. However, he was disqualified according to the club owner after he left the stage five hours into his routine.
Chappelle appeared again at Inside the Actors Studio and, in celebration of the 200th episode of the show, he funnyly interviewed his show host, James Lipton. This episode aired on November 11, 2008. She appeared again at Inside the Actors Studio in 2013, for the 250th episode.
In August 2011, Chappelle appeared at Comedy Jam in San Francisco.
2013-present: career revival
In August 2013, Chappelle returned to the full-time tour stand, as a headliner when she was shown during Oddball Comedy & Festival of curiosity. Sponsored by Funny or Die, Chappelle plays along with the comedy Flight of the Conchords.
During a stop at Hartford, Chappelle walked off the stage due to heckling from a crowd that lasted throughout her entire performance. Heckling was so rough that Chappelle's voice stopped in the PA system and included the song "White Power", a line used in Chappelle's Show episodes that were seen as inappropriate and inappropriate. context by other members of the audience who then wrote about the event. A few days later, Chappelle stopped in Chicago for a show. ComedyHype.com comedy website acquires and releases audio from her on the stage that responds to the heckling. Chappelle referred to the Hartford incident, stating that "young, white, alcoholic" should be blamed for previous incidents, that he hoped North Korea would bomb Hartford, that in the future he would not stop at Hartford for gas, and eventually summarize his feelings about the situation by saying , "Fuck Hartford!" However, in August 2014 Chappelle returned to Hartford for a surprise appearance at the 2014 Oddball Festival and received multiple standing ovations during her set.
In June 2014, Chappelle made her first appearance in New York City in eleven years, performing ten nights at Radio City Music Hall. Chappelle promotes dates by appearing on The Today Show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with David Letterman .
In 2015, Chappelle appeared in the film Spike Lee, Chi-Raq , his first film role in 13 years.
On November 12, 2016, Chappelle made its hosting debut on Saturday Night Live , with A Tribe Called Quest as a music guest. His performance at SNL was widely welcomed by critics and audiences. At the 69th Emmy Primetime Award, she received the Emmy Award for Extraordinary Guest Actors in the Serial Comedy for her guest appearance at Saturday Night Live .
On November 21, 2016, Netflix announced that it will release three new stand-up comedy specials from Chappelle in 2017, with Chappelle being paid $ 20 million per special. The first two specials are released on Netflix on March 21, 2017, which comes directly from Chappelle's private comedy room. These two specials were filmed at Austin City Limits Live in April 2015 and at the Hollywood Palladium in March 2016. The special marks the first comedy concert specials released in 12 years, and proved to be a success soon after Netflix announced a month later that they were a comedy special the most widely seen in the history of Netflix.
The third special, Balance , was filmed in September 2017 at Warner Theater in Washington DC, and then on November 20, 2017, Chappelle filmed the fourth special, The Bird Revelation at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. On December 22, 2017, Netflix announced an expansion agreement to include The Bird Revelation , released with Equity on December 31st.
At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Chapelle received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for her first two specials The Age of Spin & amp; Deep in the Heart of Texas .
Legacy
Chappelle has been praised by fellow comedians for his work. Katt Williams believes Chappelle to be the biggest live stand-up comedian, while Kevin Hart considers Chappelle the biggest stand-up comedian of all time.
In 2009, the show was the subject of a critical essay book, The Comedy of Dave Chappelle , edited by University of Maryland doctoral student K. A. Wisniewski. His work, as well as the work of Margaret Cho, is also the subject of a book by Canadian playwright Elizabeth Ludwig, Stand-Up America and Sketch Comedy, published in late 2010. A monograph published by the University of Gothenburg entitled < i> Ethnic representation in stand-up comedy: A study of the comedy Dave Chappelle examines the racial meaning of the language used in Chappelle routines.
Chappelle's sudden departure from her show in 2005 continues to be the focus of the interview and Chappelle's profile and Chappelle's own comedy.
In April 2013, Charlie Sheen appeared on Conan O'Brien's talk show and claimed that in 2011 she laughed so hard when she watched the episode of Chappelle's Show that she experienced a broken hernia and was rushed to the hospital..
In August 2013, Chappelle's impersonation of the Prince of the Chappelle's Show was chosen by the singer as cover art for the single "Breakfast Can Wait".
Influences
In his interview with James Lipton's Inside the Actors Studio, he said that his greatest influence in comedy was Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Paul Mooney, Roy "Chubby" Brown and Mel Blanc.
When asked about the earliest influences on comedy, Chappelle said:
You know who really matters to me that really strange is Bugs Bunny, that's weird. If you watch a lot of the things I do, you can almost see the effect in them, because this animator will animate these performances that qualify, And that person, the person who does that sound is Mel Blanc. This guy is like a sage or a genius or something, But they have some sort of big comedic influence on me, like I like that cartoon, I think it is my first big comedy influence, is a rabbit.
When asked about his greatest influence in comedy, Chappelle talks about Richard Pryor:
What precedent he set. Not just as a comic, but as a man. The fact that someone can open themselves is wide open like that. It is very difficult to speak in front of many people or open up to your closest friends. But to open up to everyone: I'm a freebase, I beat my woman, I shot my car. And no one is angry at Richard for that. They understand. Somehow they just understand. And when I'm having this year, it's an example I think for myself that gives me the courage to get back on stage.
Personal life
Chappelle married Elaine Mendoza Erfe in 2001. They lived with their two sons and daughters on a 65-acre (260,000 m 2 ) farm near Yellow Springs, Ohio. He also owns several homes in Xenia, Ohio. Chappelle told the Yellow Springs residents in September 2006, "It turns out you do not need $ 50 million to live around this section, just a good smile and a good way about you.You are the best neighbors ever, that's why I'm back and that's why I live. "
Chappelle converted to Islam in 1998. She told Time in May 2005, "I do not usually talk about my religion openly because I do not want people to associate me and my lack of this beautiful thing. believe it is beautiful if you study it the right way. "Chappelle appeared in a video explaining the religious backstory of Zamzam Well in Mecca.
Charity
In 2004, he donated his time to Seeds of Peace International Camp, a camp located in Otisfield, Maine, which brings together young leaders from conflicting communities.
Movieography
Movies
Television
Awards
References
External links
- Dave Chappelle about IMDb
- "Transcript: Interview with Dave Chappelle". Anderson Cooper 360 , July 7, 2006. CNN.
- "Dave Chapelle". Fresh Air . NPR. July 7, 2006.
- Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah (October 2013). "If He Punishes Let Him Go". The Believer .
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