Dave Chappelle

David Khari Webber Chappelle ( ; born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He starred in and co-created the satirical comedy sketch series ''Chappelle's Show'' (2003–2006) before quitting in the middle of production during the third season. After a hiatus, Chappelle returned to performing stand-up comedy across the U.S. By 2006, Chappelle was called the "comic genius of America" by ''Esquire'' and, in 2013, "the best" by a ''Billboard'' writer. In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him No. 9 in their "50 Best Stand Up Comics of All Time".

Chappelle has appeared in various films, including ''Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993), ''The Nutty Professor'' (1996), ''Con Air'' (1997), ''You've Got Mail'' (1998), ''Blue Streak'' (1999), ''Undercover Brother'' (2002), ''Dave Chappelle's Block Party'' (2005), ''Chi-Raq'' (2015) and ''A Star Is Born'' (2018). His first lead role was in the 1998 comedy film ''Half Baked'', which he co-wrote. Chappelle also starred in the ABC comedy series ''Buddies'' (1996). In 2016, he signed a $20-million-per-release comedy-special deal with Netflix and released six stand-up specials under the deal.

As a standup he has released his first comedy special ''Killin' Them Softy'' (2000) for HBO followed by ''For What It's Worth'' for Showtime. He has since released eight standup specials for Netflix. He has won six Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album for ''The Age of Spin'' (2018), ''Equanimity & The Bird Revelation'' (2019), ''Sticks & Stones'' (2019) and ''The Closer'' (2021) and ''What's in a Name?'' (2022), and ''The Dreamer'' (2023).

He has received numerous accolades, including six Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2019, which is presented by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as America's highest comedy honor. Chappelle has received two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for hosting ''Saturday Night Live'' in 2016 and 2020. Provided by Wikipedia