Paul Mooney
ActingAugust 4, 1941— May 19, 2021 (age 79)
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
Paul Gladney
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.
Movies
(30 total)
Meet the Blacks
20164.7
as Klansman
Bamboozled
20006.2
as Junebug
Good Hair
20096.6
as Self
Hollywood Shuffle
19876.4
as President of NAACP
Bustin' Loose
19816.1
as Marvin
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
19836.6
as Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Which Way Is Up?
19776.0
as Inspector Caine
I Am Richard Pryor
20196.9
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
Homie Spumoni
20064.3
as George
Carter's Army
19754.0
as Soldier
FTA
19726.1
as Self
TV Shows
(7 total)
The Larry Sanders Show
19927.7
as Clyde
The Richard Pryor Show
19776.3
as Floyd
DTLA
20123.3
as Silas
Hollywood Squares
19987.3
as Self - Panelist
Full Frontal Comedy
1996
as self