Actor info
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Name :
Paul Mooney
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Born :
August 4, 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA (79 years at death)
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Died :
May 19, 2021
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
30 films (1972–2019)
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Also known as :
Paul Gladney
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Biography
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.
Notable films
- Meet the Blacks (2016) as Klansman
- Good Hair (2009) as Self
- Bamboozled (2000) as Junebug
- The Buddy Holly Story (1978) as Sam
- Which Way Is Up? (1977) as Inspector Caine
