Paul Mooney
Acting
Born Aug 04, 1941
-- Died May 19, 2021
· 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.
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Also Known For
7.0
tv
Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
8.1
tv
Chappelle's Show
2003
4.7
movie
Meet the Blacks
as Klansman
2016
5.7
movie
Call Me Claus
Story
2001
6.4
tv
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
6.3
movie
Bamboozled
as Junebug
2000
7.4
movie
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Writer
1979
7.2
movie
The Buddy Holly Story
as Sam
1978
6.6
movie
Good Hair
as Self
2009
6.5
movie
Hollywood Shuffle
as President of NAACP
1987
7.5
tv
Sanford and Son
Story
1972
7.7
tv
The Larry Sanders Show
as Clyde
1992