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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 Buddy Holly Story
as Sam

Meet the Blacks
as Klansman

Carter's Army
as Soldier

Bamboozled
as Junebug

Hollywood Shuffle
as President of NAACP

I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)

Which Way Is Up?
as Inspector Caine

Bustin' Loose
as Marvin

Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
as Self

FTA
as Self