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Paul Mooney
Acting
Born: August 4, 1941
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.
Known For
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
as Self
Carter's Army
as Soldier
Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
as Himself
Meet the Blacks
as Klansman
The Buddy Holly Story
as Sam
Hollywood Shuffle
as President of NAACP
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Homie Spumoni
as George
Bustin' Loose
as Marvin