- Born
- Died
- Birth namePaul Gladney
- Height6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
- Paul Mooney was born on August 4, 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Bamboozled (2000), Brewster's Millions (1985) and Pryor's Place (1984). He was married to Yvonne Mooney. He died on May 19, 2021 in Oakland, California, USA.
- SpouseYvonne Mooney(January 19, 1973 - ?) (divorced, 5 children)
- ChildrenSymeon Mooney
- ParentsGeorge GladneyLaVoya Ealy
- Created the character Homey the Clown on In Living Color (1990) .
- Wrote stand up comedy material for Redd Foxx.
- His grandmother nicknamed him "Mooney".
- Has given many young stand up comics their first break into show business such as Argus Hamilton and Sandra Bernhard.
- Wrote some of comedian Richard Pryor's stand up comedy material.
- I always drop in some history. It's knowledge. There's always a message in my comedy and you may not get it that night - it's like time bombs. It'll get you a week later. You'll understand.
- [on Dave Chappelle] Dave's a lot like Richard [Pryor]. He's an artist first, everything else is second. They offered him $50 million, but the money didn't mean anything. Dave knew money was an illusion. You can't take it with you. You've never seen a Brink's truck following a hearse, and you never will.
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