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Paul Mooney

Born: c. 1940
Birthplace: Louisiana

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Comic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Negrodamus

Born somewhere in Louisiana, grew up in Oakland, California. Mooney became a comic writer for Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor. But he is probably best known as "Negrodamus" on Dave Chappelle's show, doing some manner of black Nostradamus: Why do white people love Wayne Brady? Because Wayne Brady makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X.

Wife: (div.)
Son: Daryl Mooney (twin)
Son: Dwayne Mooney (twin)

    High School: Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA

    TELEVISION
    Chappelle's Show Writer (2003-05)
    In Living Color Writer (1990-91)
    Saturday Night Live Writer
    Good Times Writer
    Sanford and Son Writer

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Bamboozled (18-Sep-2000)
    In the Army Now (12-Aug-1994)
    Hollywood Shuffle (20-Mar-1987)
    Bustin' Loose (27-May-1981)
    The Buddy Holly Story (18-May-1978)
    Which Way Is Up? (1977)


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