David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle was born on August 24, 1973 in Washington, D.C. He is a comedian, screenwriter, television/film producer and actor. Chappelle began his film career in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and continued to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role in a film was in Half Baked in 1998. In 2003, he became widely known for his popular sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, which ran until 2006. Comedy Central ranked him forty-third in its list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians

KNOWN FOR

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Daily Show
2003
Late Show with David Letterman
1994
Saturday Night Live
2016
Hollywood Squares
1999
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2003
Home Improvement
1995
The Larry Sanders Show
1998
You've Got Mail
1998
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2018

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
120
Writing
19
Producing
13
Crew
2
2026
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy
as Self
2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Comedian
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
as Self
2025
Being Eddie
as Self
2025
Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable...
as Self
2025
The Truth About Jussie Smollett?
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
Saturday Night Live
as Self
2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
as Self
2023
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
as Self
2022
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
as Self
2022
Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special
as Self
2022
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
as Self
2022
Dave Chappelle: What's in a Name?
as Self
2022
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
as Self
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2022
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
as Self
2021
Dave Chappelle: The Closer
as Self
2021
Madonna: Madame X
as Self
2021
Stunted
as Self
2021
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
Dave Chappelle: Redemption Song
as Self
2021
The One and Only Dick Gregory
as Self
2021
Dave Chappelle: Live in Real Life
as Self
2020
David Blaine: The Magic Way
as Self
2020
8:46
as Self
2020
537 Votes
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Dave Chappelle: Unforgiven
as Self
2020
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman
as Self
2020
Mark Twain Prize
as Self
2019
Fyre Fraud
as Himself (Archival Footage)
2019
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
as Self
2019
Epilogue: The Punchline
as Self
2019
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 2
2019
Devil's Pie: D'Angelo
as Self
2019
Will Smith's Bucket List
as Himself
2019
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
2018
A Star Is Born
as George "Noodles" Stone
2018
Back To School Just For Laughs
as Self
2018
The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born
as Self
2018
Quincy
as Self
2018
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
2018
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2018
The Grammys
as Self
2017
Dave Chappelle: Deep in the Heart of Texas
as Self
2017
Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin
as Self
2017
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
as Self
2017
Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation
as Self
2017
Def Comedy Jam 25
as Self
2017
Dave Chappelle
as Self
2017
Ride with Norman Reedus
as Self
2016
The Last Laugh
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
David Blaine: Beyond Magic
as Self
2016
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self
2016
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
2015
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
as Self
2015
Chi-Raq
as Morris
2014
Do The Right Thing 25 Year Anniversary A Beats Music Experience
as self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2013
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
2009
Just for Laughs: Launching Pad
as Self
2008
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
2006
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
as self
2006
September in Brooklyn: The Making of Block Party
as Self
2006
Iconoclasts
as Self
2006
Biography
as Himself (archival footage)
2005
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self
2005
Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 1: Best of the Uptown Comics
as Himself
2005
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
2004
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth
as Self
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
2003
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn
2003
The Daily Show
as Self
2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2003
Wanda at Large
2003
Wanda at Large
as Vincent
2003
Chappelle's Show
as Host / Various Characters
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2002
Undercover Brother
as Conspiracy Brother
2002
Hip-Hop Honeys
as Himself
2000
Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly
as Self
2000
Screwed
as Rusty P. Hayes
2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
1999
Blue Streak
as Tulley
1999
200 Cigarettes
as Disco Cabbie
1999
Funny Is Money
as Self
1999
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
Half Baked
as Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot
1998
You've Got Mail
as Kevin Jackson
1998
Dave Chappelle: HBO Comedy Half-Hour
as Self
1998
The Real Blonde
as Zee
1998
Woo
as Lenny
1998
Bowl of Pork
as Black Forrest Gump
1998
HBO Comedy Half Hour
as Self
1998
The Larry Sanders Show
as Dave Chappelle
1997
Con Air
as "Pinball" Parker
1997
Mother Goose: A Rappin' and Rhymin' Special
as The Spider (voice)
1997
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as The Spider (voice)
1997
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
as Dave (voice)
1996
The Nutty Professor
as Reggie Warrington
1996
Prince: Love 4 One Another
1996
Joe's Apartment
as Cockroach (voice)
1996
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1996
Buddies
as Dave Carlisle
1996
Where's Elvis This Week?
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self
1995
Home Improvement
as Dave
1994
Getting In
as Ron
1994
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Guest
1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights
as Ahchoo
1993
Undercover Blues
as Ozzie
1993
'Robin Hood: Men in Tights' – The Legend Had It Coming
as Self
1993
The Word
1989
1/2 Hour Comedy Hour
as self
1979
Laugh Factory
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self/Host
Damn Whitey
as Dave