Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Dave Chappelle (b. August 23, 1972) is an African-American comedian and actor. His first major role was in Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and he later appeared as the abrasive comedian in The Nutty Professor. He had a major role in Con Air, and then wrote and starred in Half-Baked. For the 2002-2003 television season, he got his own weekly television show on Comedy Central. His outragious sketch comedy (and especially his use of racial stereotypes) made his show very popular very quickly. By the end of the season, it was the 2nd highest rated show on the network, second only to South Park. Filmography: Undercover Brother-2002 Screwed-2000 Blue Streak-1999 200 Cigarettes-1998 You've Got Mail-1998 Con Air-1997 Half-Baked-1997 Woo-1997 The Nutty Professor-1996 Getting In-1994 Robin Hood: Men in Tights-1993 On Television: The Dave Chapelle Show This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.