Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle was born on August 24, 1973 in Washington, D.C. He is a comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer and actor. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role in a film was in Half Baked in 1998. In 2003, he became widely known for his popular sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, which ran until 2006. Comedy Central ranked him forty-third in its list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians
Known for
![Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xt6MWBBoHgEz7qkY4ZGjhplE5iF.jpg)
Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
![Chappelle's Home Team - Donnell Rawlings: A New Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/43TKQr4JnRe5ydmmKkASFxJYG0J.jpg)
Chappelle's Home Team - Donnell Rawlings: A New Day
![Ricky Stanicky](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cEuX73Q1wpMypB1cr4l3MoMGpL4.jpg)
Ricky Stanicky
![Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AfRIwykHu9taHgq9DHktdwVLmWC.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
![2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/omsEPwJixRBICroNXhqQWOKxS73.jpg)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
![The Greatest Lie Ever Sold](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fuFEoIW83T2neoGMCJnxQ2gFEtB.jpg)
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold
![Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UX74FcrkrZEdXdw8k7kiBquFOr.jpg)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
![Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cmLdl1JbP7FTEguUxIxAFXcwa5X.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?
![Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iqEYPiIEiy6zPsuuvIVfwxdh1If.jpg)
Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
![Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rmB89TwGdWbCYF9LaqHefEbiKi9.jpg)
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
![Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jwQJSMxMn4aIlgNzHIp8HRKIKcF.jpg)
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
![The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dwFflLDrSD6RcBBEnG8Ov3c7oPm.jpg)
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
![jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pDrZvecNSRHGU8Wma6KsBi4DdAX.jpg)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
![Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sUcNBXuoTQV0ZUZvmGHiLxgqAJS.jpg)
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
![2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gZE5UoBaHoOarvgIylblfJ3QZ8U.jpg)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
![Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vN22EkZrDFr0KEPl3wUM9h5wfZl.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life
![Stunted](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ujOcC8fEUSKLvPfILLPdSE7ruQA.jpg)
Stunted
![Dave Chappelle: The Closer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lSK4iExkkVnrA8iPxZwbs8IfnUy.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
![Madonna: Madame X](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sxwpJ6LsYesKJjVA2HRnZeo8OsQ.jpg)
Madonna: Madame X
![The One and Only Dick Gregory](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x49mTpvDyzzm5bnNfIqQZ0Rd6A6.jpg)
The One and Only Dick Gregory
![Dave Chappelle: Redemption Song](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jwTEb6fKPhWUqSeEGqdkCYJXVhe.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: Redemption Song
![Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/25bbEUTfMA79ZL1XSQ9yORuMNoZ.jpg)
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
![Dave Chappelle: Unforgiven](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qDAKLweJY9EmdhciQK7r4YWSbRN.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: Unforgiven
![537 Votes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kkJ2U2vJQgMpinvZSLYW8w0XaFT.jpg)
537 Votes
![8:46](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yWlG3YHHwXvnKpGrbRRGk3vB8Ot.jpg)
8:46
![David Blaine: The Magic Way](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mdIKCX9ZEDud19y9tjyZNVgVEDO.jpg)
David Blaine: The Magic Way
![Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yHcd5g0uoOxBrsdpEa7kR8JKkMs.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
![Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hsyPTPoFDhUw5aGcj7dxAx3i1Qp.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
![Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/95Js7RiLDxyeKjpfATrrC9Vv3dM.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
![Devil's Pie: D'Angelo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AtJsf9lUNKH2A4Lv7bvh4GkxH54.jpg)
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
![Will Smith's Bucket List](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8FAd59PHpLzIjMQDk3AIrmEQB0K.jpg)
Will Smith's Bucket List
![Fyre Fraud](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jeeHE4gDErwulQ9UJjHeLAzV1TG.jpg)
Fyre Fraud
![Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gI5dBsVGsrk3gxQYCoHjtcR9Vmb.jpg)
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
![Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/h4V8fJbhkTEJ0mRLE0rJ50gfc9h.jpg)
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
![The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mRlnPb85ZbAGpTYsWI57Huk1Ggt.jpg)
The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born
![A Star Is Born](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wrFpXMNBRj2PBiN4Z5kix51XaIZ.jpg)
A Star Is Born
![Quincy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yYtY9CRLyz4dXqTOiimdMF7Nt4e.jpg)
Quincy
![Back To School Just For Laughs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/guN4mButJRwO5zerNdiugILORP1.jpg)
Back To School Just For Laughs
![My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5dObN91CjQPUhgQoEMbpmLTtxc8.jpg)
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman
![Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3dLJ4kSwnMGlHlR6AxwWqTsKJFs.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
![Def Comedy Jam 25](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/n4NtEw3QcdKAwYGeastBjyTNy9b.jpg)
Def Comedy Jam 25
![Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lFGP9COk4X3sBqrkUpbQ78GdnZm.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin
![David Blaine: Beyond Magic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tFdwMujvxiXmoXyngbeBsGVjSee.jpg)
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
![BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nYG35IdEZYZCjObNR2Ym6qHJo6F.jpg)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
![Ride with Norman Reedus](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dQyDwNVO88PK2l8rQLaGR2mW6od.jpg)
Ride with Norman Reedus
![The Last Laugh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aSx9GuubOqbCUWAJjt62UogsES2.jpg)
The Last Laugh
![Chi-Raq](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gZqsDMGWLkRPvv2tASiMomj8GOt.jpg)
Chi-Raq
![Eddie Murphy: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sRPYYQtHghaPY3oyjRabPb8ot46.jpg)
Eddie Murphy: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
![Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UcygBPTvT9InzaeIDbQrsElbxk.jpg)
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
![New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tmThMqa3fxpKcFH96cGtnQmuBCz.jpg)
New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor
![The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/d735cGL2G07Tb0ysLHStu8c0uo8.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
![Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/VbGUwCeacrguYpYPUZOkqpwGvQ.jpg)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
![Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hpK5MsFa7k7RQdClvRglBo0wAoT.jpg)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
![Just for Laughs: Launching Pad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8NFJJVgUv2rdTX1DuNmB4tBKN6O.jpg)
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
![World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xP74MrNtKARskkRQzUl3LWDeS1a.jpg)
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
![Iconoclasts](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u7qExI3DwfgxG8a8B0wKVShgpeQ.jpg)
Iconoclasts
![Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kBOxLWic3YwTdVXooH3URV4Utkn.jpg)
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
![Dave Chappelle's Block Party](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lGS9iKGGRjM049ZGK4J8TvQeBHg.jpg)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
![Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4aLMahwBwOeubl2rD4CEKBZolxE.jpg)
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
![Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/udpZ1HTMNPS9fi4s6PNY2QLIJqf.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
![Wanda at Large](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2RLchTHDCV8oH0Pz2PztFxpCaaV.jpg)
Wanda at Large
![Chappelle's Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aHpTmNU2wLHokoVpzcnh2VQBJOI.jpg)
Chappelle's Show
![Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aJgxkGRGmF1FBoU3WsYwfqWncyn.jpg)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
![Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7nDKHiAijaP1TU8uUjpMlPKaAnj.jpg)
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
![Undercover Brother](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/93RGRbodTcLYbkTXbx4QhvRqZUZ.jpg)
Undercover Brother
![Hip-Hop Honeys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/afQvf0U9r47Rex12094LrGfJOYt.jpg)
Hip-Hop Honeys
![Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vtXcQGFFoDr8F6li2CHVswV8ETB.jpg)
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
![Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xQAwaRVkaYtgEbFzsUrYzduJsOd.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
![Screwed](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/m6FfMbH1ga1Kp5QI9Nm0ETOIG64.jpg)
Screwed
![Funny Is Money](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9PedgeFUk7eEI0Ee6ChURY0NT5f.jpg)
Funny Is Money
![Blue Streak](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jek2osBtFhzU6Hjj7yp1egOtbqO.jpg)
Blue Streak
![200 Cigarettes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5LYyQNMsmis8oGcrLw5oyldr9bw.jpg)
200 Cigarettes
![You've Got Mail](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/e2uVtH6TpMfUl7WeOM70ezkcjsU.jpg)
You've Got Mail
![Hollywood Squares](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vHwgcxGQH8KpgTL4KEV4eG2IAn8.jpg)
Hollywood Squares
![Woo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8K1IfJXWPW1N5J6ar8ZOLU47c98.jpg)
Woo
![The Real Blonde](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kJucBNGwwTT4n4pSHU1b44nyju4.jpg)
The Real Blonde
![Bowl of Pork](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/j8Fcg0bG2YX1sMdaQQu16KDqhom.jpg)
Bowl of Pork
![Half Baked](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/14TmEac4bquNaEld9t0uIliYoKE.jpg)
Half Baked
![Dave Chappelle: HBO Comedy Half-Hour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/8aXELrq9TPeEbuN0lCk1rMI7Sh6.jpg)
Dave Chappelle: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
![Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vzKLRb2EOWUxrzFBycDdqd3hc9G.jpg)
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
![Con Air](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/kOKjgrEzGOP92rVQ6srA9jtp60l.jpg)
Con Air
![Joe's Apartment](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jITEDqVp2SonHCeC77dI5JaWD1t.jpg)
Joe's Apartment
![The Daily Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ixcfyK7it6FjRM36Te4OdblAq4X.jpg)
The Daily Show
![The Nutty Professor](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/fMtb5aZoLRNbMnCkatFsTmPRfl5.jpg)
The Nutty Professor
![The Rosie O'Donnell Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHHSx7kyLEHK48Y3LO3sNfclOT2.jpg)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
![Buddies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zl2yjf2eAhN8LLA1Gfcy9JGknEH.jpg)
Buddies
![Prince: Love 4 One Another](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lRaxRBFavrk5IRWWFjsdvKle1Ur.jpg)
Prince: Love 4 One Another
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yOfpjbdrR4bc3Q0slw3o0j8b7sE.jpg)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
![HBO Comedy Half Hour](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6xxqsULPON0HMNQnPaHMzKvtRjm.jpg)
HBO Comedy Half Hour
![Getting In](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lJdwcF4WzpGDBIAqrBWSK1zXh0B.jpg)
Getting In
![Inside the Actors Studio](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/a6O7gKJQe5HWaMujYvdMYaj9PnO.jpg)
Inside the Actors Studio
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![Undercover Blues](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/r9yKccGLLzpPwRCyfCMjG2oNcbF.jpg)
Undercover Blues
![Robin Hood: Men in Tights](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b59epUgkPPBqgWcu5Q0YrYRKDx1.jpg)
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
!['Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32Dx7E8UMwAaGperCnGAINO0tTP.jpg)
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
![The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAFMZ3wFIEXTISryRZD94AAvWng.jpg)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
![Home Improvement](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sa3J2ZXeg7TiziuXGyfz99HdYDS.jpg)
Home Improvement
![Biography](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jrGlKiEMROImZWZTD38JO4D420.jpg)
Biography
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live