Dave Chappelle net worth is quite remarkable — as for the day, it amounts to $10 million. But Dave’s name is quite a bit larger than his fortune –it’s well known for each individual in America (and most likely the remaining English speaking world), who’s at least moderately enthusiastic about stand-up comedy. It standing before the live crowd using a mic in his hand, telling jokes, that Dave loves doing the most. He’s quoted saying: I just always loved standup. It is like magic. You say something, as well as an entire room filled with folks laughs collectively. Say something different, people laugh again. The fact individuals come to find out that and participate in that… I do not understand, it is only like magic”.
The language Dave uses frequently is determined by the crowd, but generally it’s filled with slang and words that might get censored on most cable TV stations. As was noted from an identical comic: “Every black American is bilingual. All of these. We talk road vernacular and we talk ‘job interview.'”
Nevertheless, standup comedy really isn’t the sole thing that Chappelle has done during his career, which now crosses over two plus a half decades. On six of the jobs Chappelle has additionally worked as a producer. Obviously, every one of six of these projects has led to the development of the entire Dave Chappelle net worth. Another fact worth mentioning while we’re on this issue is the fact that because the start of his career this actor, producer and comic has appeared on 60 shows, television series, documentaries and films as himself. If this doesn’t show he has become a cultural icon, I do not understand what does. The final source of Dave Chappelle net worth I would like to mention is his profession in films, including The Nutty Professor and Undercover Brother.
Actor, Comedian, Film Producer, Television producer, Artist, Screenwriter
Education
Woodlin Elementary School, Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Elaine Chappelle (m. 2001)
Children
Sulayman Chappelle, Sonal Chappelle, Ibrahim Chappelle
Parents
Yvonne Reed, William David Chappelle III
Siblings
Felicia Chappelle Jones, William S. Chappelle
Nicknames
Dave Chapelle , David Chappelle , David Khari Webber Chappelle , Chappelle, Dave , David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle , David 'Dave' Chappelle
Awards
Primetime Emmy Awards (2005, 2004), Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, PGA Awards for Outstanding Producer of Variety Television (2005), Teen Choice Awards for Choice Comedian
"Robin Hood: Men in Tights" (1993),“The Nutty Professor” (1996), “Half Baked” (1998)
TV Shows
“Oddball Comedy & Curiosity” (2013), “Flight of the Conchords”, “Chappelle’s Show” (2003-2006), "Inside the Actor's Studio" (2013), "The Larry Sanders Show" (1998), "Heroes of Black Comedy" (2002), "2006 Grammy Awards" (2006)
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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Newsboy cap
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His comedic point-of-view of popular culture and drugs
I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll walk away from show business. But I don't want to walk away empty-handed.
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[on Chappelle's Show (2003)] It was like taking somebody on a tour through a young black man's subconscious, and I don't think America has been there. So in a way it was kind of like reality TV, right?
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[on Chappelle's Show (2003)] I have to say, it was by far the best experience I ever had working in television. When you hear me say, like, 'I quit' and all this stuff, I mean, that was literally just like the tension and the dramatic situation of creating something. And the network executives have their responsibilities and I have my responsibilities, so this is a natural tension of these relationships. By far, it was better than any situation I ever had in corporate television.
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[on living in Ohio] Turns out you don't need $50 million to live around these parts, just a nice smile and a kind way about you. You guys are the best neighbors ever... That's why I came back and that's why I'm staying.
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I don't normally talk about my religion publicly because I don't want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way.
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You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous.
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I look at it like that word, 'nigger', used to be a word of oppression. But that when I say it, it feels more like an act of freedom. For me to be able to say that unapologetically on television.
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"I figured, let me just cut myself off from everybody, take a minute and pull a Flintstone, stop a speeding car by using my bare feet as brakes." - on his abrupt departure from Chappelle's Show (2003).
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If you're Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and your marriage is breaking up - that's an awful thing. But to see that speculation in people, it's gotta sting a little bit.
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I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.
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Fact
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Appeared on Actor Studio on 12th February 2006 [February 2006]
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Currently has his own show titled Chappelle's Show (2003) on Comedy Central. [January 2003]
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Living in Ohio after leaving for Africa on a spiritual retreat. [December 2005]
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His surname is pronounced "Shuh-pel".
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Met Muhammad Ali when he was three years old. A photo of their meeting is in the Bettman Archive.
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Has a brother, William, and a sister, Felicia.
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Named his production company "Pilot Boy Productions" in reference to the many failed pilots in which he starred.
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His maternal grandfather was a blind Caucasian who was raised to believe that he was African-American.
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Was considered by Kevin Smith to play Fletch in his aborted "Fletch Won" reboot. But Miramax refused him.
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He has two sons, Sulayman and Ibrahim, and a daughter, Sonal.
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His mother has been a professor at Howard University, Wilberforce University, Central State University and University of Maryland. She is also a Unitarian Universalist minister.
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Wife Elaine is a Filipina.
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Made the Forbes Celebrity 100 List with $12 million in earnings.
#43 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. He is the youngest person to make the list.
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Due to the popularity of his show, Comedy Central's parent company Viacom cut a $50 million deal with him that will continue the production of Chappelle's Show (2003) for two more years and will allow him to do side projects.
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He has gone on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) 8 times so far, more appearances than he has had on all other talk shows combined.
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Is very good friends with fellow comedian Mario Cantone, who appears in the "Ask A Gay Dude" segment on Chappelle's Show (2003).
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Was best friends and frequent co-writers with Neal Brennan. Their partnership ended when Chappelle abruptly left Chappelle's Show (2003) in its third season, though as of 2011 they have since patched things up with each other personally.
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Is one of the few (if not only) celebrities to do advertisements for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
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Grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland; Yellow Springs, Ohio; and Washington, D.C., and still lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with his wife and children.
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His father taught music and voice at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Was in talks to play Rick James in a film about James' life. Prior to James' death, due to some content objections by Rick James himself, it was decided the project would not happen. (2004)