Dave Chappelle

CTL-E-5171 · Person · artist · 1990s–present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

Stand-up comedian and actor; co-creator and star of Chappelle's Show (2003–2006); Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2019).

The record

Also known as: David Khari Webber Chappelle

Notes

CTL-COMEDY-005 alternate identifier. Collection: Black comedy pioneers (CTL-COMEDY-5 dataset, 2026-10-08).

Relationships

Eddie Murphy — related to
Chappelle named Eddie Murphy among his comic inspirations; he later appeared in Murphy's The Nutty Professor (1996).
Richard Pryor — related to
Chappelle named Richard Pryor among his comic inspirations.

Sources

Wikipedia — Dave Chappelle

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