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May 19, 2021 · Paul Mooney, pioneering comic and writer for Richard Pryor, dies at 79. Comedian Paul Mooney at the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles in the late ’90s. Paul Mooney, the boundary-pushing comedian who ...
May 19, 2021 · Paul Mooney, the actor-comedian famous for starring on “Chappelle’s Show” and “Bamboozled,” has died at 79, a rep for the actor, Cassandra Williams, told The Hollywood Reporter.
- Pryor’s Comedy Writer
- Actor and Writer
- Mooney on His Bond with Richard Pryor
Mooney had a long relationship with legendary comedian Richard Pryor (1940–2005), writing for his stand-up act, his skits on “Saturday Night Live,” and for Pryor’s popular comedy albums. He was also the head writer on “The Richard Pryor Show.”
Mooney was also an actor who played characters on “Chappelle’s Show,” where he was also a writer. He was in Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled” and played legendary soul singer Sam Cooke in “The Buddy Holly Story.” Mooney was also a stand-up comic and wrote a memoir in 2007 titled “Black Is the New White.”
“Opposites attract. It’s something I can’t really put my finger on. It was just supposed to be. And Richard and I really had nothing to do with it. It just had to be, like old souls.” – Popmatters interview – 2010
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May 20, 2021 · Paul Mooney spent decades behind the scenes writing for such shows as Saturday Night Live, In Living Color and, along with his friend Richard Pryor, Sanford and Son starring Redd Foxx. He was 79. Transcript. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Comedian Paul Mooney has died. He was a trailblazer who worked with comedy legends from Richard Pryor to Dave Chappelle.
May 19, 2021 · Comedic legend Paul Mooney has died at age 79. Mooney died Wednesday morning at his home in Oakland, California, after suffering a heart attack, his representative Cassandra Williams told The Associated Press. Journalist Roland Martin was the first to report about Mooney’s death. The Twitter account for Mooney posted a tweet thanking the ...
May 20, 2021 · Paul Mooney, a pioneering comedian who called the Bay Area home, died from a heart attack at 79. The longtime comedian was a staple in the standup world, but many say he never got his due. KTVU's ...
May 19, 2021 · This March 29, 2016 image released by Meet The Blacks, LLC shows Paul Mooney posing at the premiere of “Meet the Blacks” in Los Angeles. Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian who was Richard Pryor’s longtime writing partner and whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure in stand-up, died of a heart attack at his Oakland, Calif. home on Wednesday.
