Most Recent Role: Himself on Baisden After Dark
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Louisiana, USA
Birthday: 0-0-1940
Birth Name: Paul Mooney I
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Louisiana, USA
Birthday: 0-0-1940
Birth Name: Paul Mooney I
Paul Mooney wrote most of Richard Pryor's stand up comedy material. Invented "In Living Color" character Homey The Clown. He grew up in Oakland. He also wrote stand up comedy for Redd Foxx.
Most Recent Appearance
Has Black Comedy Become a Hot Ghetto Mess?
Saturday 19 January 2008 on Other
Michael discusses Black Comedy's class with Paul Mooney, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Bill Bellamy. Ken Bright performs.
Paul Mooney played the role of Daman Wayans' father in the Spike Lee film "Bamboozled" as the comedian Junebug.
(edit) Paul Mooney was the head writer for "The Richard Pryor Show". He gave Sandra Bernhard her first big break in show business. (edit) In January 2006, Paul Mooney appeared in a three-part mini-series with Wayne Brady entitled "That's What I'm Talking About". (edit) Paul Mooney was the head writer for the television series "In Living Color" during its first season. (edit) On November 26, 2006, Mooney appeared on CNN and talked about how he would stop using "the n-word", due to Michael Richards' outbursts on stage at The Laugh Factory. (edit)
(edit) Paul Mooney was the head writer for "The Richard Pryor Show". He gave Sandra Bernhard her first big break in show business. (edit) In January 2006, Paul Mooney appeared in a three-part mini-series with Wayne Brady entitled "That's What I'm Talking About". (edit) Paul Mooney was the head writer for the television series "In Living Color" during its first season. (edit) On November 26, 2006, Mooney appeared on CNN and talked about how he would stop using "the n-word", due to Michael Richards' outbursts on stage at The Laugh Factory. (edit)
Paul Mooney: Why do white people love Wayne Brady? Because Wayne Brady makes Bryant Gumbel look like Malcolm X.
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Other Appearances
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Chappelle's Show
Negrodamus |
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Baisden After Dark
Has Black Comedy Become a Hot Ghetto Mess? Himself |
Coming to the Stage
What Had Happen Was: The "Coming to the Stage" Finale Guest Judge |
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Good Times
J.J. and T.C. Guy #2 |
Inspector Morse
The Sins of the Fathers Pathologist |
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Soul Train
Eddie Kendricks/ Tavares/ Paul Mooney Guest |
The Larry Sanders Show
Beverly and the Prop Job Clyde |
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In Living Color
Vera DeMilo |
In Living Color
Anton In The People's Court |
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Sanford and Son
The Dowry |
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son and Sister Makes Three |
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The Richard Pryor Show
(Episode 1) |
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Sanford and Son
Fred Sanford, Legal Eagle Story |
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