Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle

Known for
Acting
Born
August 24, 1973 (age 53)
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., USA

Biography

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

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Filmography

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Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2

Movie · as Self/Host

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Damn Whitey

Damn Whitey

Movie · as Dave

2026
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy poster

AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy

Movie · as Self

2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! poster

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

TV · as Self - Comedian · 2 eps

2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music poster

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Movie · as Self

2025
Being Eddie poster

Being Eddie

Movie · as Self

2025
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable... poster

Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...

Movie · as Self

2025
The Truth About Jussie Smollett? poster

The Truth About Jussie Smollett?

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy poster

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2024
Hollywood Black poster

Hollywood Black

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 4 eps

2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

Movie · as Self

2023
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer poster

Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer

Movie · as Self

2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up poster

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up

Movie · as Self

2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special poster

Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special

Movie · as Self

2022
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute poster

Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute

Movie · as Self

2022
Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name? poster

Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?

Movie · as Self

2022
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM poster

The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert poster

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

Movie · as Self

2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy poster

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep

2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy poster

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2021
Dave Chappelle: The Closer poster

Dave Chappelle: The Closer

Movie · as Self

2021
Madonna: Madame X poster

Madonna: Madame X

Movie · as Self

2021
Stunted poster

Stunted

Movie · as Self

2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony poster

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Movie · as Self

2021
Dave Chappelle: Redemption Song poster

Dave Chappelle: Redemption Song

Movie · as Self

2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory poster

The One and Only Dick Gregory

Movie · as Self

2021
Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life poster

Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life

Movie · as Self

2020
David Blaine: The Magic Way poster

David Blaine: The Magic Way

Movie · as Self

2020
8:46 poster

8:46

Movie · as Self

2020
537 Votes poster

537 Votes

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Dave Chappelle: Unforgiven poster

Dave Chappelle: Unforgiven

Movie · as Self

2019
Fyre Fraud poster

Fyre Fraud

Movie · as Himself (Archival Footage)

2019
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones poster

Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones

Movie · as Self

2019
Epilogue: The Punchline poster

Epilogue: The Punchline

Movie · as Self

2019
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2 poster

Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2

Movie

2019
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo poster

Devil's Pie: D'Angelo

Movie · as Self

2019
Will Smith's Bucket List poster

Will Smith's Bucket List

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2018
A Star Is Born poster

A Star Is Born

Movie · as George "Noodles" Stone

2018
Back To School Just For Laughs poster

Back To School Just For Laughs

Movie · as Self

2018
The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born poster

The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born

Movie · as Self

2018
Quincy poster

Quincy

Movie · as Self

2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones poster

Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones

Movie · as Self

2018
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman poster

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin poster

Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin

Movie · as Self

2017
Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas poster

Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Movie · as Self

2017
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity poster

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity

Movie · as Self

2017
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation poster

Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation

Movie · as Self

2017
Def Comedy Jam 25 poster

Def Comedy Jam 25

Movie · as Self

2017
Dave Chappelle poster

Dave Chappelle

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2017
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation poster

Dave Chappelle: Equanimity & The Bird Revelation

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2016
The Last Laugh poster

The Last Laugh

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic poster

David Blaine: Beyond Magic

Movie · as Self

2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration poster

BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

Movie · as Self

2016
Ride with Norman Reedus poster

Ride with Norman Reedus

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber poster

Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber

Movie · as Self

2015
Chi-Raq poster

Chi-Raq

Movie · as Morris

2014
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience poster

Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience

Movie · as self

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic poster

Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

Movie · as Self

2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad poster

Just for Laughs: Launching Pad

Movie · as Self

2006
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One poster

World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One

Movie · as self

2006
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party poster

September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party

Movie · as Self

2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster

Dave Chappelle's Block Party

Movie · as Self

2005
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics poster

Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics

Movie · as Himself

2005
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation poster

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation

Movie · as Self

2005
Iconoclasts poster

Iconoclasts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth poster

Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth

Movie · as Self

2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! poster

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Movie · as Self

2003
Wanda at Large poster

Wanda at Large

TV · as Vincent · 1 ep

2003
Chappelle's Show poster

Chappelle's Show

TV · as Host / Various Characters · 28 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Undercover Brother poster

Undercover Brother

Movie · as Conspiracy Brother

2002
Hip-Hop Honeys poster

Hip-Hop Honeys

Movie · as Himself

2002
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn poster

Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn

TV · 57 eps

2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 4 poster

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 4

Movie · as Himself

2000
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly poster

Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

Movie · as Self

2000
Screwed poster

Screwed

Movie · as Rusty P. Hayes

2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 poster

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

Movie

1999
Blue Streak poster

Blue Streak

Movie · as Tulley

1999
200 Cigarettes poster

200 Cigarettes

Movie · as Disco Cabbie

1999
Funny Is Money poster

Funny Is Money

Movie · as Self

1999
Mark Twain Prize poster

Mark Twain Prize

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1998
You've Got Mail poster

You've Got Mail

Movie · as Kevin Jackson

1998
Half Baked poster

Half Baked

Movie · as Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot

1998
Dave Chappelle: HBO Comedy Half-Hour poster

Dave Chappelle: HBO Comedy Half-Hour

Movie · as Self

1998
The Real Blonde poster

The Real Blonde

Movie · as Zee

1998
Woo poster

Woo

Movie · as Lenny

1998
Bowl of Pork poster

Bowl of Pork

Movie · as Black Forrest Gump

1998
Hollywood Squares poster

Hollywood Squares

TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps

1997
Con Air poster

Con Air

Movie · as "Pinball" Parker

1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special poster

Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special

Movie · as The Spider (voice)

1996
The Nutty Professor poster

The Nutty Professor

Movie · as Reggie Warrington

1996
Prince: Love 4 One Another poster

Prince: Love 4 One Another

Movie

1996
Joe's Apartment poster

Joe's Apartment

Movie · as Cockroach (voice)

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1996
Buddies poster

Buddies

TV · as Dave Carlisle · 13 eps

1996
Where's Elvis This Week?

Where's Elvis This Week?

TV · 1 ep

1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show poster

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
1995 Young Comedians Special

1995 Young Comedians Special

Movie · as Self

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as The Spider (voice) · 1 ep

1995
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist poster

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

TV · as Dave (voice) · 1 ep

1994
Getting In poster

Getting In

Movie · as Ron

1994
Inside the Actors Studio poster

Inside the Actors Studio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
HBO Comedy Half Hour poster

HBO Comedy Half Hour

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights poster

Robin Hood: Men in Tights

Movie · as Ahchoo

1993
Undercover Blues poster

Undercover Blues

Movie · as Ozzie

1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming poster

'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming

Movie · as Self

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 7 eps

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1992
The Larry Sanders Show poster

The Larry Sanders Show

TV · as Dave Chappelle · 1 ep

1991
Home Improvement poster

Home Improvement

TV · as Dave · 1 ep

1990
The Word poster

The Word

TV · 1 ep

1989
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour poster

1/2 Hour Comedy Hour

TV · as self · 1 ep

1987
Biography poster

Biography

TV · as Himself (archival footage) · 1 ep

1979
Laugh Factory poster

Laugh Factory

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 4 eps

1959
The Grammys poster

The Grammys

TV · as Self · 1 ep