Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 4, 1941
Place of Birth
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
- Paul Gladney
Paul Mooney
Biography
Paul Gladney, better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, social critic, and television and film actor. He is best known as a writer for comedian Richard Pryor, playing singer Sam Cooke in The Buddy Holly Story and Junebug in Bamboozled, and his appearances on Chappelle's Show.
Known For - Movies
Bamboozled
as Junebug
FTA
as Self
Meet the Blacks
as Klansman
The Buddy Holly Story
as Sam
Good Hair
as Self
Bustin' Loose
as Marvin
Which Way Is Up?
as Inspector Caine
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
Hollywood Shuffle
as President of NAACP
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
