
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-08-04
Day of Death
2021-05-19 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
Paul Gladney
Paul Mooney
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.