Paul Mooney
Acting
August 4, 1941
Died at age 79
May 19, 2021
Date of Death
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
37 Credits
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.
