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Paul Mooney
Born: 1941-08-04 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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.
Rated Filmography (23)
Sorted by Score8.8
Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
2010
8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
8.0
High Freakquency
1998
7.2
Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
2007
7.1
The Buddy Holly Story
1978
7.1
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013
7.0
Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady
1994
7.0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994
7.0
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
1993
6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
2019
6.8
Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
2014
6.7
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
1983
6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987
6.5
Good Hair
2009
6.4
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
2002
6.4
FTA
1972
6.3
Bamboozled
2000
6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981
5.8
Which Way Is Up?
1977
5.0
Homie Spumoni
2006
4.7
Meet the Blacks
2016
4.5
Carter's Army
1975
1.0
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
2010