Description:
Dave Chappelle's career started while he was in high school at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, DC where he studied theatre arts. At the age of 14, he began performing stand-up comedy in nightclubs. Shortly after graduation, he moved to New York City where he quickly established himself as a major young talent. At the age of 19, Chappelle made his film debut in Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993). Chappelle then starred in the short-lived sitcom, Buddies (1996) and had a featured role in The Nutty Professor (1996).
Birthday
August 24, 1973
Born In
Washington D.C., USA
Alternative names
David 'Dave' Chappelle
Height
180 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Elaine Mendoza Erfe December 5, 2001 - present (3 children)
Parents
William David Chappelle III
Children
Sanaa Chappelle
Trivia
His maternal grandmother, Beatrice (Murray), was born in Grenada, and was a real estate broker and civil rights activist. His other grandparents were all African-American. Dave's paternal great-grandfather, William D. Chappelle (William David Chappelle), was an educationalist, a bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and President of Allen University. A paternal great-great-grandfather, Robert J. Palmer, was a land-owning merchant, who was a member of the South Carolina Legislature, then majority black, during Reconstruction.
Quotes
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.
Salaries
$20,000,000
Trademarks
His comedic point-of-view of popular culture and drugs.
