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Paul Mooney

1941-08-04 (83 years old) in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

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.

Movies

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I Am Richard Pryor
68 %|Mar 12, 2019
Documentary
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Meet the Blacks
48 %|Apr 1, 2016
Comedy
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Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
71 %|Apr 23, 2013
Documentary
actor
Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy
38 %|Feb 3, 2012
Comedy, TV Movie
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Good Hair
65 %|Oct 9, 2009
Documentary, Comedy
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Sombra azul
0 %|Feb 11, 2009
Drama
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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
80 %|Jan 1, 2009
Comedy, Documentary
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Homie Spumoni
48 %|Sep 8, 2006
Comedy
actor
The Old Settler
35 %|Apr 25, 2001
Drama, Romance
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Bamboozled
62 %|Oct 6, 2000
Comedy, Drama
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High Freakquency
0 %|Jun 1, 1998
Comedy
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The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
0 %|Jan 1, 1994
Documentary, Comedy
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Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
0 %|Sep 24, 1988
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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Hollywood Shuffle
64 %|Mar 20, 1987
Comedy
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Black Hollywood
0 %|Nov 28, 1984
Documentary
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Richard Pryor: Here and Now
66 %|Oct 28, 1983
Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie
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Bustin' Loose
60 %|May 22, 1981
Comedy, Drama
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The Buddy Holly Story
72 %|May 18, 1978
Drama, Music
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Which Way Is Up?
60 %|Nov 4, 1977
Comedy
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Carter's Army
43 %|May 25, 1975
TV Movie, War, Adventure
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FTA
61 %|Jul 21, 1972
Comedy, Documentary, Music

Series

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DTLA
42 %|Oct 24, 2012
Drama, Comedy
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Chappelle's Show
80 %|Jan 22, 2003
Comedy
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Hollywood Squares
65 %|Sep 14, 1998
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The Richard Pryor Show
57.5 %|Sep 13, 1977
Comedy
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Good Times
79 %|Feb 8, 1974
Comedy