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Paul Mooney
Acting
04 Aug 1941
† 19 May 2021
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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.
Also Known As
Paul Gladney
Photos
Paul Mooney's Movies
47%
Meet the Blacks
01 Apr 2016
62%
Bamboozled
06 Oct 2000
72%
The Buddy Holly Story
18 May 1978
66%
Good Hair
09 Oct 2009
64%
Hollywood Shuffle
20 Mar 1987
70%
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
23 Apr 2013
61%
Bustin' Loose
22 May 1981
66%
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
28 Oct 1983
60%
Which Way Is Up?
04 Nov 1977
69%
I Am Richard Pryor
12 Mar 2019
47%
Homie Spumoni
08 Sept 2006
40%
Carter's Army
25 May 1975
61%
FTA
21 Jul 1972
72%
Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
06 Feb 2007
80%
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
01 Jan 2009
61%
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
01 Jan 2002
68%
Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
18 Mar 2014
27%
The Old Settler
25 Apr 2001
88%
Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
16 Feb 2010
38%
Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy
03 Feb 2012
