Dave Chappelle

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Dave Chappelle Wiki Biography

David Khari Webber Chappelle was born on 24 August 1973, in Washington, D.C. USA, and is an actor, comedian, film and television producer, as well as a screenwriter. Despite his many acting roles in a variety of television series and films, Dave Chappelle is widely recognized for his comedy sketch television series called “Chappelle’s Show” that premiered in 2003. Chappelle, who was a co-creator and one of the main stars on the show, managed to turn “Chappelle’s Show” into a national success.

So just how rich is Dave Chappelle, as of mid-2016 now? Authoritative sources estimate that Dave’s net worth is over $10 million, although Chappelle managed to earn as much as $12 million in 2005, while in 2006 his annual salary amounted to $22 million, so the estimate may be understated somewhat. Most of his wealth comes from his involvement in the entertainment industry, which began in the early ’90s.

Dave Chappelle was born to parents both engaged in academia. He spent most of his childhood in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he studied at Woodlin Elementary School and then continued his education at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. Soon Chappelle moved out to New York in order to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian, which began with a somewhat unsuccessful performance at the Apollo Theatre, and was followed by many attempts at securing a name for himself among the many comedians in New York at that time.

However, Chappelle’s determination resulted in a first film role in 1993; Chappelle debuted in the movie directed by Mel Brooks called “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”, starring alongside Cary Elwes and Richard Lewis. This role in particular opened many opportunities for Dave, who now not only focused on stand-up comedy, but movie appearances as well, so a year later, Chappelle was featured in a comedy film directed by Doug Liman, “Getting In”. Around the same time, Chappelle starred in several pilots for various television series, yet none of them were picked by networks. In 1996, Chappelle starred alongside his inspiration for pursuing comedy, Eddie Murphy in the movie “The Nutty Professor”, and several years later he co-created and starred in a stoner comedy movie “Half Baked”. Considered to be among the classic stoner films, “Half Baked” grossed over $17 million at the box office and was also a major contributor to Dave Chappelle’s net worth.

Despite the fact that Dave Chappelle has been a star in many television series and films, he is mostly recognized for his breakthrough series “Chappelle’s Show”. Listed at #31 among the “Top 100 TV Shows”, “Chappelle’s Show” is still considered to be Chappelle’s best and most successful project. The show that featured guest appearances from DMX, Kanye West, Eddie Griffin, Snoop Dogg and many more, enjoyed success for three seasons, and aired a total of 28 episodes.

Currently, Dave Chappelle is focusing on his stand-up comedy performances, and even took part in a festival called “Oddball Comedy & Curiosity” in 2013, as well as headlined a comedy duo called “Flight of the Conchords”.

In his personal life, Dave has been married to Elaine since 2001, and live they in Xenia, Ohio, where they also own other property. Dave converted to Islam in 1988, and contributes to the Seeds of Peace International Camp, in Otisfield, Maine, which unites American, Israeli, Palestinian, and Iraqi children among others from conflicting nations.

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Dave Chappelle Quick Info

Full Name Dave Chappelle
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth August 24, 1973
Place Of Birth Washington, D.C., United States
Height 1.83 m
Profession Actor, Comedian, Film Producer, Television producer, Artist, Screenwriter
Education Woodlin Elementary School, Washington’s Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Nationality United States of America
Spouse Elaine Chappelle (m. 2001)
Children Sulayman Chappelle, Sonal Chappelle, Ibrahim Chappelle
Parents Yvonne Reed, William David Chappelle III
Siblings Felicia Chappelle Jones, William S. Chappelle
Nicknames Dave Chapelle , David Chappelle , David Khari Webber Chappelle , Chappelle, Dave , David Khari Webber “Dave” Chappelle , David ‘Dave’ Chappelle
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/davechappelle
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0152638
Awards Primetime Emmy Awards (2005, 2004), Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, PGA Awards for Outstanding Producer of Variety Television (2005), Teen Choice Awards for Choice Comedian
Nominations Gold Derby Awards – Variety Performer (2004), NAMIC Vision Awards – Best Comedic Performance
Movies “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” (1993),“The Nutty Professor” (1996), “Half Baked” (1998)
TV Shows “Oddball Comedy & Curiosity” (2013), “Flight of the Conchords”, “Chappelle’s Show” (2003-2006), “Inside the Actor’s Studio” (2013), “The Larry Sanders Show” (1998), “Heroes of Black Comedy” (2002), “2006 Grammy Awards” (2006)

Dave Chappelle Trademarks

  1. Newsboy cap
  2. His comedic point-of-view of popular culture and drugs

Dave Chappelle Quotes

  • You can get infamous but you can’t get un-famous.
  • I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I’ll walk away from show business. But I don’t want to walk away empty-handed.
  • [on Chappelle’s Show (2003)] It was like taking somebody on a tour through a young black man’s subconscious, and I don’t think America has been there. So in a way it was kind of like reality TV, right?
  • [on Chappelle’s Show (2003)] I have to say, it was by far the best experience I ever had working in television. When you hear me say, like, ‘I quit’ and all this stuff, I mean, that was literally just like the tension and the dramatic situation of creating something. And the network executives have their responsibilities and I have my responsibilities, so this is a natural tension of these relationships. By far, it was better than any situation I ever had in corporate television.
  • [on living in Ohio] Turns out you don’t need $50 million to live around these parts, just a nice smile and a kind way about you. You guys are the best neighbors ever… That’s why I came back and that’s why I’m staying.
  • I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.
  • You can become famous but you can’t become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.
  • I look at it like that word, ‘nigger’, used to be a word of oppression. But that when I say it, it feels more like an act of freedom. For me to be able to say that unapologetically on television.
  • “I figured, let me just cut myself off from everybody, take a minute and pull a Flintstone, stop a speeding car by using my bare feet as brakes.” – on his abrupt departure from Chappelle’s Show (2003).
  • If you’re Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and your marriage is breaking up – that’s an awful thing. But to see that speculation in people, it’s gotta sting a little bit.
  • I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.

Dave Chappelle Important Facts

  • $5,000,000 per seasons 3 and 4
  • $1,000,000 approx. for season 2
  • Appeared on Actor Studio on 12th February 2006 [February 2006]
  • Currently has his own show titled Chappelle’s Show (2003) on Comedy Central. [January 2003]
  • Living in Ohio after leaving for Africa on a spiritual retreat. [December 2005]
  • His surname is pronounced “Shuh-pel”.
  • Met Muhammad Ali when he was three years old. A photo of their meeting is in the Bettman Archive.
  • Has a brother, William, and a sister, Felicia.
  • Named his production company “Pilot Boy Productions” in reference to the many failed pilots in which he starred.
  • His maternal grandfather was a blind Caucasian who was raised to believe that he was African-American.
  • Was considered by Kevin Smith to play Fletch in his aborted “Fletch Won” reboot. But Miramax refused him.
  • He has two sons, Sulayman and Ibrahim, and a daughter, Sonal.
  • His mother has been a professor at Howard University, Wilberforce University, Central State University and University of Maryland. She is also a Unitarian Universalist minister.
  • Wife Elaine is a Filipina.
  • Made the Forbes Celebrity 100 List with $12 million in earnings.
  • His favorite show is MTV’s Real World (1992).
  • #43 on Comedy Central’s 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. He is the youngest person to make the list.
  • Due to the popularity of his show, Comedy Central’s parent company Viacom cut a $50 million deal with him that will continue the production of Chappelle’s Show (2003) for two more years and will allow him to do side projects.
  • He has gone on Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1993) 8 times so far, more appearances than he has had on all other talk shows combined.
  • Is very good friends with fellow comedian Mario Cantone, who appears in the “Ask A Gay Dude” segment on Chappelle’s Show (2003).
  • Was best friends and frequent co-writers with Neal Brennan. Their partnership ended when Chappelle abruptly left Chappelle’s Show (2003) in its third season, though as of 2011 they have since patched things up with each other personally.
  • Is one of the few (if not only) celebrities to do advertisements for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
  • Grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland; Yellow Springs, Ohio; and Washington, D.C., and still lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with his wife and children.
  • His father taught music and voice at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
  • Was in talks to play Rick James in a film about James’ life. Prior to James’ death, due to some content objections by Rick James himself, it was decided the project would not happen. (2004)
  • Turned down an offer to host the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards 2004 (2004).
  • Is currently in the beginning of talks about a movie involving his family and historical events they are fictionally involved in. [2004]
  • Sits in with Howard Stern when in New York. Chappelle is one of Stern’s favorite comedians.
  • Often appears opposite a Saturday Night Live (1975) star: Screwed (2000) (with Norm MacDonald), Half Baked (1998) (with Jim Breuer), and Undercover Brother (2002) (with Chris Kattan).

Dave Chappelle Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The 88th Annual Academy Awards 2016 TV Special special material written by Writer
Chappelle’s Show TV Series creator – 33 episodes, 2003 – 2006 writer – 32 episodes, 2003 – 2006 Writer
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 2005 Documentary Writer
Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth 2004 TV Special documentary written by Writer
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly 2000 TV Special documentary written by Writer
Half Baked 1998 written by Writer
HBO Comedy Half-Hour 1998 TV Series writer – 1 episode Writer
The Dave Chappelle Project 1998 TV Movie written by Writer
Damn Whitey 1997 Short written by Writer
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 1997 TV Series additional material – 1 episode Writer
Comic Justice 1993 TV Series 1993 Writer
Chi-Raq 2015 Morris Actor
Crank Yankers 2002-2007 TV Series Francis / Shavin Actor
Chappelle’s Show 2006 TV Series Various Actor
Wanda at Large 2003 TV Series Vincent Actor
Undercover Brother 2002 Conspiracy Brother Actor
Screwed 2000 Rusty P. Hayes Actor
Blue Streak 1999 Tulley Actor
200 Cigarettes 1999 Disco Cabbie Actor
You’ve Got Mail 1998 Kevin Jackson Actor
Woo 1998 Lenny Actor
The Larry Sanders Show 1998 TV Series Dave Chappelle Actor
Half Baked 1998 Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot Actor
Bowl of Pork 1997 Short Black Forrest Gump Actor
Damn Whitey 1997 Short Dave Actor
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child 1997 TV Series Spider Actor
The Real Blonde 1997 Zee Actor
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist 1997 TV Series Dave Actor
Con Air 1997 Pinball Actor
Joe’s Apartment 1996 Cockroach (voice) Actor
The Nutty Professor 1996 Reggie Warrington Actor
Buddies 1996 TV Series Dave Carlisle Actor
Home Improvement 1995 TV Series Dave Actor
Getting In 1994 Ron Actor
Undercover Blues 1993 Ozzie Actor
Robin Hood: Men in Tights 1993 Ahchoo Actor
The End of August 1982 Kid on beach (uncredited) Actor
Chappelle’s Show 2003-2006 TV Series executive producer – 33 episodes Producer
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 2005 Documentary producer Producer
Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth 2004 TV Special documentary executive producer Producer
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly 2000 TV Special documentary executive producer Producer
Half Baked 1998 producer – uncredited Producer
The Dave Chappelle Project 1998 TV Movie executive producer Producer
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 2005 Documentary performer: “Round Midnight”, “Misty” Soundtrack
Chappelle’s Show TV Series performer – 7 episodes, 2003 – 2004 writer – 4 episodes, 2003 – 2004 Soundtrack
Half Baked 1998 performer: “Samson Gets Me Lifted”, “Mr. Nice Guy” – uncredited / writer: “Samson Gets Me Lifted”, “Mr. Nice Guy” – uncredited Soundtrack
The GQ Men of the Year Awards 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Uncensored Comedy: That’s Not Funny! 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! 2003 TV Series Himself Self
Howard Stern 2001-2002 TV Series Himself Self
Heroes of Black Comedy 2002 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Self
Open Mic 2001 Documentary Himself Self
Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly 2000 TV Special documentary Himself Self
HBO First Look 1999 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Hollywood Squares 1999 TV Series Himself Self
Comic Relief VIII 1998 TV Special Himself Self
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1996-1998 TV Series Himself Self
HBO Comedy Half-Hour 1997-1998 TV Series Himself Self
The Dave Chappelle Project 1998 TV Movie Himself Self
MTV Jams 1996 TV Series Himself (1999) Self
Where’s Elvis This Week? 1996 TV Series Himself Self
Comics Come Home 2 1996 TV Movie Himself Self
1995 Young Comedians Special 1995 TV Special Himself Self
Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Comic Relief VI 1994 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Comedy: Coast to Coast 1994 TV Movie Himself Self
Comic Justice 1993 TV Series Himself – Comedian (1993) Self
The Word 1993 TV Series Himself Self
The Arsenio Hall Show 1993 TV Series Himself Self
Def Comedy Jam 1992 TV Series Himself – Comedian (1993) Self
An Evening at the Improv 1991 TV Series Himself – Comedian Self
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour 1990 TV Series Himself – Comedian Self
Saturday Night Live 2016 TV Series Himself – Host / Various Self
The 18th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Eddie Murphy 2015 TV Movie Himself – Presenter Self
Entertainment Tonight 2015 TV Series Himself Self
Today at Wimbledon 2015 TV Series Himself – Spectator Self
Wimbledon 2015 TV Series Himself – Spectator Self
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber 2015 TV Movie Himself – Audience Member (uncredited) Self
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Special 2015 TV Special Himself Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014 TV Series Himself Self
Late Show with David Letterman 1994-2014 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Self
Unsung Hollywood 2014 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013 Documentary Himself Self
Inside the Actors Studio 2006-2013 TV Series Himself / Himself – Host Self
Late Night with Conan O’Brien 1996-2008 TV Series Himself Self
Iconoclasts 2006 TV Series documentary Self
Biography 1996-2006 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? 2006 TV Movie Himself Self
Ohio Players 2006 Video documentary short Himself Self
September in Brooklyn: The Making of ‘Block Party’ 2006 Video documentary short Himself Self
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards 2006 TV Special Himself Self
The Oprah Winfrey Show 2006 TV Series Himself Self
Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive 2005 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 2005 Documentary Himself – Host Self
Def Poetry 2002-2005 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Kanye West: College Dropout – Video Anthology 2005 Video documentary Himself (segment “Two Words”) Self
Just for Laughs 2005 TV Series Himself Self
Bar Mitzvah Bash! 2004 TV Movie Himself Self
Sex and the City: A Farewell 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
60 Minutes Wednesday 2004 TV Series documentary Himself Self
BET Comedy Awards 2004 TV Special Himself Self
Dave Chappelle: For What It’s Worth 2004 TV Special documentary Himself Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 2002-2004 TV Series Himself Self
Chappelle’s Show 2003-2004 TV Series Himself – Host / Various Self
Last Call with Carson Daly 2002-2004 TV Series Himself – Guest Self
The Daily Show 1998-2004 TV Series Himself Self
Total Request Live 2004 TV Series Himself Self
Essence Awards 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
The Commies 2003 TV Special documentary Himself Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain’t Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! 2003 TV Special documentary Himself Self
VH1 Big in 03 2003 TV Special Himself Self
The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin 2003 TV Movie Himself Self
I’m Rick James 2009 Documentary Himself Archive Footage
Howard Stern on Demand 2007 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Inside the Actors Studio 2006 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
The Fabulous Making of Chappelle’s Show Season 3ish 2006 Video documentary short Various Archive Footage
Last Laugh ’05 2005 TV Movie Himself Archive Footage
60 Minutes 2005 TV Series documentary Himself – Comedian (segment “Dave Chappelle”) Archive Footage
Chappelle’s Show 2004 TV Series Various Archive Footage
100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time 2004 TV Mini-Series Himself #43 Archive Footage
Real World 2001 TV Series Himself Archive Footage
Full Mountie 2000 TV Series Himself Archive Footage

Dave Chappelle Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2005 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Comedic Performance Chappelle’s Show (2003) Won
2004 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Variety Performer Chappelle’s Show (2003) Won
2004 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Comedic Performance Chappelle’s Show (2003) Won
2005 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Comedic Performance Chappelle’s Show (2003) Nominated
2004 Gold Derby TV Award Gold Derby Awards Variety Performer Chappelle’s Show (2003) Nominated
2004 Vision Award NAMIC Vision Awards Best Comedic Performance Chappelle’s Show (2003) Nominated