
Paul Mooney
Acting
Born 1941-08-04 · Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known for

6.3
Bamboozled
2000 · Movie

7.2
The Buddy Holly Story
1978 · Movie

8.0
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009 · Movie

8.8
Paul Mooney: It's the End of the World
2010 · Movie

7.0
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
2013 · Movie

6.6
Good Hair
2009 · Movie

8.0
High Freakquency
1998 · Movie

6.9
I Am Richard Pryor
2019 · Movie

6.5
Hollywood Shuffle
1987 · Movie

6.1
Which Way Is Up?
1977 · Movie

6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981 · Movie

7.0
The Legend of Dolemite! Bigger & Badder
1994 · Movie

7.0
Sandra Bernhard: Confessions of a Pretty Lady
1994 · Movie

6.4
FTA
1972 · Movie

4.7
Meet the Blacks
2016 · Movie

7.2
Paul Mooney: Know Your History - Jesus Is Black... So Was Cleopatra
2007 · Movie

7.0
Andrew Dice Clay and His Gang Live! The Valentine's Day Massacre
1993 · Movie

6.6
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
1983 · Movie

6.4
Paul Mooney: Analyzing White America
2002 · Movie

6.8
Paul Mooney: A Piece of My Mind - God Bless America
2014 · Movie

5.0
Homie Spumoni
2006 · Movie

4.4
Carter's Army
1975 · Movie

1.0
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from Dallas
2010 · Movie

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 1
1987 · Movie

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 4
1989 · Movie

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988 · Movie

Black Hollywood
1984 · Movie

Sombra azul
2009 · Movie