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Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

1941-08-04

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

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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.

Best known for:

Chappelle's Show
6.9
TV
Meet the Blacks
3.3
Call Me Claus
4.3
Bamboozled
4.8
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
6.1
The Buddy Holly Story
5.9
Good Hair
5.3
Hollywood Shuffle
5.1
Good Times
6.8
TV
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
5.7
Bustin' Loose
4.8
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
5.3
Which Way Is Up?
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
I Am Richard Pryor
Carter's Army
The Richard Pryor Show
TV
Homie Spumoni
FTA
Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
Hollywood Squares
TV
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
DTLA
TV
The Richard Pryor Special?
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
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Filmography:

  • Carter's Army poster picture

    Carter's Army (1975)

    APPEREAD AS:
    Soldier
  • The Richard Pryor Show poster picture

    The Richard Pryor Show (1977)

    APPEREAD AS:
    Floyd
  • Which Way Is Up? poster picture

    Which Way Is Up? (1977)

    APPEREAD AS:
    Inspector Caine
  • The Richard Pryor Special? poster picture

    The Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

    WORK AS:
    Writer, Casting
  • Freeman poster picture

    Freeman (1977)

    WORK AS:
    Writer
  • The Buddy Holly Story poster picture

    The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

    star5.9
    APPEREAD AS:
    Sam
  • Richard Pryor: Live in Concert poster picture

    Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)

    star6.1
    WORK AS:
    Writer
  • Bustin' Loose poster picture

    Bustin' Loose (1981)

    star4.8
    APPEREAD AS:
    Marvin
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  • Richard Pryor: Here and Now poster picture

    Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983)

    star5.3
    APPEREAD AS:
    Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
    WORK AS:
    Writer
  • Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling poster picture

    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)

    WORK AS:
    Screenplay
  • Hollywood Shuffle poster picture

    Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

    star5.1
    APPEREAD AS:
    President of NAACP
  • Bamboozled poster picture

    Bamboozled (2000)

    star4.8
    APPEREAD AS:
    Junebug
  • Call Me Claus poster picture

    Call Me Claus (2001)

    star4.3
    WORK AS:
    Story
  • Homie Spumoni poster picture

    Homie Spumoni (2006)

    APPEREAD AS:
    George
  • Sombra azul poster picture

    Sombra azul (2009)

    APPEREAD AS:
    Janitor
  • DTLA poster picture

    DTLA (2012)

    APPEREAD AS:
    Silas
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  • Meet the Blacks poster picture

    Meet the Blacks (2016)

    star3.3
    APPEREAD AS:
    Klansman