Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney: Biography in Details

Who is Paul Mooney?

Paul Mooney is an American comedian, social critic, and actor better known for his appearances in Chappelle’s Show. Furthermore, he used to write jokes for legendary comedian Richard Pryor.

Paul Mooney: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Son of George Gladney and LaVoya Ealy, he was born on August 4, 1941, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

He then moved to Oakland, California with his parents and was primarily raised and brought up by his grandmother, Almay Ealy.

He is of American nationality and African-American ethnicity. Furthermore, there is no information regarding his school and university attendance.

Paul Mooney: Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Prior to becoming a comedian, Paul Mooney was a ringmaster in Gatti-Charles Circus where he developed his writing and telling of comedy jokes.

And that helped him land his first professional work as a writer for Richard Pryor. Later he wrote for various comedy shows like,’ Saturday Night Live, ‘Sunset Strip’, ‘Bicentennial Nigger’, and Is It Something I Said albums among others.

Furthermore, Paul Mooney wrote for Redd Foxx’s Sanford and Son and Good Times and acted in comedy films like Which Way Is Up?, Bustin’ Loose, Hollywood Shuffle, and The Buddy Holly Story.

Later he became a writer for FOX’s sketch comedy, In Living Color, and went on to act in Spike Lee’s film Bamboozled.

Furthermore, Paul Mooney gave many stand-up comedians such as Robin Williams, Marsha Warfield, Sandra Bernhard, John Witherspoon, and Tim Reid, their first breakthrough from ‘The Richard Pryor Show.

Of all his standup acting and comic writing, he has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand.

Paul Mooney’s Rumors and Controversy

In September 2005, at BET Comedy Awards show he jokingly awarded Diana Ross and make fun of Ross’ 2002 arrest for DUI( Driving Under The Influence)  and made light of the death of her ex-husband. Later, this portion was edited and was not aired.

Later in 2006, his performance at Apollo Theatre was stopped in the middle stating he insulted former President George W. Bush and his mother on The Howard Stern Show on October 30, 2006.

Furthermore, on April 20, 2013, five days after Boston Marathon Bombing in a show he joked saying that “white people in Boston deserved what they got and (it was) OK to lose a few limbs… as long as no blacks got hurt it was OK.”.

After these comments, the show was immediately canceled.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Paul Mooney is 6 feet tall. He has dark brown eyes color and is bald.

Furthermore, there is no detailed information on his other body measurements.

Social Media Profile

Paul Mooney is active on Twitter and Instagram but not on Facebook.

He has over 26k followers on Twitter and over 10k followers on Instagram.

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