Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle is an American stand-up comedian, actor and former sketch comedian born in 1973. He debuted a half-hour television special in 1998 and an hour-long special in 2000, and he co-created and starred in the Comedy Central series Chappelle's Show from 2003 until he left during production of its third season. He later returned to stand-up across the United States and in 2016 signed a Netflix deal for comedy specials. Films he has appeared in include The Nutty Professor, Con Air, You've Got Mail and A Star Is Born, and he co-wrote and starred in Half Baked. He has won six Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album, and he has twice won a Primetime Emmy Award for hosting Saturday Night Live. In 2019 he received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.