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Early Life I was born on August 24, 1973, in Washington, D.C.My father, William, was a professor of voice and music at Antioch College in Yellow Springs. During My formative years, my comic inspiration came not only from various favorite funnymen on television, but also from early idols such as Richard Pryor. At 14, I gathered the courage to perform at Harlem's famed Apollo Theater. I was booed off the stage but, in the February 12, 2006 interview on Inside the Actors Studio, I described the experience as an enlightening moment that gave me the courage to continue with my show business ambitions. After my parents divorced, I remained in Washington with my mother, Yvonne Seon, a Unitarian Universalist minister. I spent summers with my father in Yellow Springs until my graduation from Washington's Duke Ellington School of the Arts, a renowned performing arts high school, where I majored in literary and theatre arts.First roles in films and televisionAt the age of 19, I appeared in small, but showy roles in my first two films, 1993's Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Undercover Blues. After another such part in the following year's Getting In, I first attracted attention of network executives with his appearance on the March 14, 1995 episode of ABC's highly-rated TV series Home Improvement. Me and actor Jim Breuer played a duo of amateur video filmmakers whose every move results in comic mayhem. The characters' single outing in the episode proved so popular that ABC decided to star us in our own series.The half-hour sitcom Buddies premiered on Tuesday, March 5, 1996 with Christopher Gartin replacing Jim Breuer as my "buddy". The unique comic timing, however, that I had worked out with Breuer in the Home Impromevent episode and the rehearsals for Buddies did not transfer to Gartin, and Breuer's abrupt firing and replacement with Gartin during the production of the first episode, exacerbated ill will I and Gartin from developing the rapport and the comedic chemistry necessary for the characters' believability and likeability. The dilemma was reflected in the disappointing ratings and, after a move to Wednesday night did not help, Buddies was off the air on March 27 after a broadcast history of only four episodes, out of the thirteen that were produced. Nine years later, in May 2005, ten of my episodes were released on DVD to capitalize my new-found fame.I had a good role in the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor, but it was in 1998 that career of my life and life hit a turning point following a starring role in the comedy film Half Baked, which I co-wrote with Neal Brennan and produced (uncredited). Since I remained in contact with my Buddies "buddy", Jim Breuer, I decided to recapture the special comic harmony that they generated two years before by offering Breuer the co-starring role in Half Baked. The film follows the adventures of a gang of potheads and has since become a cult classic.Conversion to IslamAlso in 1998, I converted to Islam. I told Time magazine in a May 2005 interview, "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 a beautiful religion if you learn it the right way."Television stardomIn 2003, I debuted my own weekly television show on Comedy Central, Chappelle's Show. The show parodies many aspects of American culture, including racial stereotypes and slurs, including my African-American heritage. This, combined with my pointed social and political commentary, quickly helped garner the show critical and commercial success. By the end of the second season, it was one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable, and second only to South Park on Comedy Central.[citation needed] Additionally, the DVD set of the first season became the best-selling DVD of a television show to date. Due to the show's popularity, Comedy Central's parent company Viacom reportedly offered me a $55 million contract (giving me a share of DVD sales) to continue production of Chappelle's Show for two more years while allowing me to do side projects.In 2004, I was the subject of the Michel Gondry-directed documentary Dave Chappelle's Block Party which chronicles of a Me-hosted event, in September of that year, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. The highlight of the event was the reunion of popular '90s rap group The Fugees. I toured several cities in February and March 2006 to promote the film under the moniker "Block Party All-Stars featuring Dave Chappelle". The movie was released on March 3, 2006. Me portraying the late Rick James in the famous Rick James sketch.The sudden popularity of my television show and his widespread fame created new dilemmas for me. For example, one of my most widely-known segments from the show, the February 2004 Rick James sketch, finds me portraying funk musician Rick James, six months before James' death in August. In the sketch, I shout, "I'm Rick James, Bitch!" The phrase met the public's attention and quickly became a part of popular culture. Soon, to my chagrin, the phrase was shouted at him by fans wherever he went, often in front of my wife and children. During an appearance at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, I stopped the show to deal with an audience member who would not stop repeating the Rick James phrase. After the crowd repeatedly called out the phrase during a show at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, Chappelle admonished the crowd and walked off the stage.Season 3 TurbulenceI stunned fans and the entertainment industry when I abruptly left during production of the third season of Chappelle's Show. I had since stated that I was unhappy with the direction the show had taken, claiming pressure from network executives regarding the show's content. I left the United States to visit South Africa. My decision triggered reports of mental or drug problems with the actor, which I later denied. On May 11, 2005, news sources reported that I had checked Myself to a psychiatric facility in South Africa, which I adsince repeatedly denied. On May 14, Time Magazine announced that one of their reporters had interviewed men South Africa, and the Isaid no psychiatric treatments were occurring or necessary. I had ted that his reasons for visiting South Africa were to reflect on his life and career.On August 3, co-star Charlie Murphy gave an interview to TV Guide stating that he believed that I was fiished with Chappelle's Show and would not be returning.ReturnLater in the year, I had returned to his 65-acre farm near Yellow Springs and was performing impromptu shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Newport, Kentucky.I was interviewed for Inside the Actors Studio on December 18, 2005 at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. The show premiered on February 12, 2006. I stated that the death of my father had an impact in his decision to go to South Africa to get away from the stress of stardom, stating that I had not received a chance to mourn my father's death. I also said the rumors that he was in drug or psychiatric treatment only persuaded me to stay in South Africa.I was interviewed by Oprah Winfrey on her show on February 3, 2006 in my first televised interview since my departure from Chappelle's Show. I stated in the interview that I "wasn't crazy" but the environment was "incredibly stressful". I continued:I would go to work on the show and I felt awful every day, that's not the way it was. ... I felt like some kind of prostitute or something. If I feel so bad, why keep on showing up to this place? I'm going to Africa. The hardest thing to do is to be true to yourself, especially when everybody is watching.I also admitted to Oprah that he felt some of his sketches were socially irresponsible. I singled out the "pixie sketch" (in which it implied everyone has a pixie that appears to them and encourages them to act in a way stereotypical for their race) and said during the filming of the blackface pixie sketch a white crew member was laughing. I said "it was the first time I felt that someone was not laughing with me but laughing at me." I also said that during the sketch I was called nigga by one of the other non-important cast members. "During these interviews, I did not rule out returning to Chappelle's Show to "finish what we started", but promised that I would not return without changes to the production, such as a better working environment. I also stated I would like to donate half of the DVD sales to charity, and to people that supported me. I expressed disdain at the possibility of his material from the unfinished third season being aired, saying that to do so would be "a bully move", and that I would not return to the show if Comedy Central were to air the unfinished material. On July 9, 2006, Comedy Central aired the first episode of Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes. An uncensored DVD release of the episodes was made available on July 25.According to IMDB, I am set to star in a sports comedy film, Ballers, in 2007.I has stated that I has no intention of leaving Yellow Springs. "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", I stated at a blues and jazz festival in the town in mid-September 2006, "That's why I came back and that's why I'm staying."My DVDsChappelle's Show - Lost Episodes, 2006 Dave Chappelle's Block Party, 2006 Dave Chappelle - For What It's Worth, 2004 Chappelle's Show - Season Two, 2004 Chappelle's Show - Season One, 2004 Dave Chappelle - Killin' Them Softly, 2000 [edit] FilmographyBallers, 2007 Undercover Brother, 2002 as Conspiracy Brother Screwed, 2000 as Rusty P. Hayes Blue Streak, 1999 as Tulley Half Baked, 1998 as co-writer and Thurgood Jenkins/Sir Smoke-a-lot 200 Cigarettes, 1998 as Disco Cabbie You've Got Mail, 1998 as Kevin Jackson Woo, 1998 as Lenny The Real Blonde, 1997 as Zee Con Air, 1997 as Joe 'Pinball' Parker Bowl of Pork 1997 as Black Forrest Gump. Damn Whitey 1997 as Dave The Nutty Professor, 1996 as Reggie Warrington Joe's Apartment 1996 (voice) ... Cockroach Buddies, 1996 as Dave Carlisle Getting In, 1994 as Ron Robin Hood: Men in Tights, 1993 as Ahchoo Undercover Blues, 1993 as OzzieThat was my bio