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'''Dave Chappelle''' was born on August 24, 1973 in [[Washington DC|Washington, D.C.]] His first credited role was in [[Mel Brooks]]' ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'' as "Ahchoo." He was offered the chance to star as Bubba in ''[[Forrest Gump]]'', but he turned down the role, [[It Will Never Catch On|believing that the movie would flop at the box office]] (a decision he would come to regret). Chappelle wrote and starred in the classic stoner film ''[[Half Baked]]''. He is best known, however, for his sketch comedy show on Comedy Central named (appropriately) ''[[Chappelle's Show]]''. The show lasted from 2003 to 2006. During this time he came out with several sketches that enjoyed wide success--most famously in which Chappelle plays a disorderly Rick James, driving the phrase "I'm Rick James, bitch!" [[Memetic Mutation|deep into American culture]]. Chappelle received two Emmy nominations for his show.
Chapelle's career abruptly stalled when he decided the fame was becoming too much and people were laughing at his jokes [[Unfortunate Implications|for the wrong reasons]]. He took an unannounced sabbatical in [[South Africa]] and then returned home to spend time with his family. He has appeared on stand up stages, talk shows, and occasional independent projects, but he had [[Celebrity Is Overrated|no desire to reclaim the fame]] he walked away from at its height for over a decade, before returning in 2017 with multiple [[Netflix]] comedy specials; he has been active since.
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*''Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly'' (2000)
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*''Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth'' (2004)
* ''The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium'' (2017)
* ''Deep in the Heart of Texas: Dave Chappelle Live at Austin City Limits'' (2017)
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* ''Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation'' (2017)
* ''Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones'' (2019)
*''Dave Chappelle: The Closer'' (2021)
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* ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'' (1993): Ahchoo
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm Rick James, Bitch" from [[Chappelle's Show]] became an incredibly popular line with audiences, even though it was only used in one sketch. [[Creator Backlash]] occurred when this catchphrase was thrown at him repeatedly during his stand-up sets in the mid-2000s.
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: Burnout and other factors led to him walking off ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'' in Season 3.
* [[N-Word Privileges]]: Chappell uses the N-Word.
* [[This Is for Emphasis, Bitch]]: Used as part of his Rick James catchphrase.
* [[Uncle Tomfoolery]]: Parodied in ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]'', as well as in some of his standup.
* [[White Like Me]]: His newscaster persona on ''[[Chappelle's Show]]''.
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{{Mark Twain Prize for American Humor}}
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