- Born
- Died
- Birth namePaul Edward Gladney
- Height1.84 m
- Paul Mooney was born on August 4, 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for The Very Black Show (2000), Comment claquer un million de dollars par jour? (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, 3 children)
- ChildrenSymeon Bujould 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".
- Wrote some of comedian Richard Pryor's stand up comedy material.
- His son, Symeon, was murdered in 2001.
- 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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