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| Dave Chappelle at SRU |
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April 21, 2003 |
Dave Chappelle came to SRU and blew away The Rock. He is undeniably one of the funniest people I have ever met. He is just crazy! I was very excited about him coming to SRU. He rose way pass my expectations. He is just straight funny and comes up with a whole lot of things I would have never thought about. He really made me think about things I have never thought of thinking about. Thanks for coming Dave! |
General Information
This rising black comedian of TV and films proved impressive as the comic who is the butt of Eddie Murphy's wrath in "The Nutty Professor" (1996). The son of a Unitarian minister, Dave Chappelle began performing in comedy clubs in his native Washington, DC, as a teenager. Over the next several years, he persevered to become a hit in clubs on the East Coast. Chappelle broke into features in the uneven Mel Brooks' spoof "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" But it was his turn in "The Nutty Professor" that clinched his screen viability. He went on to a featured role as a wisecracking convict in the box-office success "Con Air" (1997) and was teamed with Tommy Davidson in "Woo" (1998). In an attempt to pay homage to Cheech and Chong, Chappelle wrote and starred in the marijuana comedy "Half Baked" (also 1998). He is developing a dream project in which he plans to star: a biopic of his friend and mentor Charles Barnett, a street comedian who died of complications from AIDS. |
Filmography
1. "Crank Yankers" (2002) TV Series (voice) .... Shavin
2. Undercover Brother (2002) (as Dave Chappelle) .... Conspiracy Brother
3. Screwed (2000) .... Rusty P. Hayes
4. Blue Streak (1999) .... Tulley
5. 200 Cigarettes (1999) (as Dave Chappelle) .... Disco Cabbie
6. You've Got Mail (1998) (as Dave Chappelle) .... Kevin Jackson
7. Woo (1998) .... Lenny
8. Half Baked (1998) .... Thurgood Jenkins/Sir Smoke-a-lot
9. Bowl of Pork (1997)
... aka Black Forrest Gump (1997)
10. Damn Whitey (1997) .... Dave
11. Real Blonde, The (1997) .... Zee
12. Con Air (1997) .... Joe 'Pinball' Parker
13. Joe's Apartment (1996) .... Cockroach
14. Nutty Professor, The (1996) (as Dave Chappelle) .... Reggie Warrington
15. "Buddies" (1996) TV Series .... Dave
16. Getting In (1994) .... Ron
... aka Student Body (1994)
17. Comedy: Coast to Coast (1994) (TV) .... Comedian
18. Undercover Blues (1993) .... Ozzie
19. Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) .... Ahchoo
... aka Sacré Robin des bois (1993) (France)
20. End of August, The (1982) (uncredited) .... Kid on beach
... aka Awakening of Eve, The (1982)
... aka Awakening, The (1982) |
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