Paul Mooney Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$500,000

Paul Mooney was an American comedian, writer, social critic, television and film actor who had a net worth of $500 thousand at the time of his death. Mooney was known for writing material for famous comedians such as Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Dave Chappelle, including for their various television shows, albums, and films.

Key facts:

Paul Mooney was an American comedian, writer, social critic, television, and film actor.

He was known for writing material for comedians such as Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx, and Dave Chappelle.

Mooney acted in several films, including "The Buddy Holly Story," "In the Army Now," and "Bamboozled."

He released stand-up comedy albums and DVDs, including "Race," "Master Piece," and "Analyzing White America."

Mooney authored a memoir titled "Black is the New White," which covered his partnership with Richard Pryor and his career highlights.

Basic Information About Paul Mooney

Category	Celebrities › Comedians
Professions	Screenwriter, Comedian, Actor, Film Producer
Net worth	$500,000
Date of birth	1941-08-04
Place of birth	Shreveport
Date of death	2021-05-19 (aged 79)
Nationality	United States of America
Spouse	Yvonne Mooney - (19 January 1973 - ?) (divorced) (3 children)
Gender	Male
Height	6 ft (1.84 m)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb

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What Movie Awards did Paul Mooney win?

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Paul Mooney roles

Movie / Series	Role
Bamboozled	Junebug
The Buddy Holly Story	Sam
Saturday Night Live	Writer
Dr. Phil	Self 1 episode, 2008
In Living Color	Writer
In Living Color	Writer
Good Times	The 2nd Guy 1 episode, 1979
Def Comedy Jam	Writer
Def Comedy Jam	Self - Comedian 1 episode, 1995
The Larry Sanders Show	Clyde 1 episode, 1995
Sanford and Son	Writer
Sanford and Son	Writer

Paul Mooney's Quotes

I always drop in some history. It's knowledge. There's always a message in my comedy and you may not get it that night - it's like time bombs. It'll get you a week later. You'll understand.
[on Dave Chappelle] Dave's a lot like Richard [Pryor]. He's an artist first, everything else is second. They offered him $50 million, but the money didn't mean anything. Dave knew money was an illusion. You can't take it with you. You've never seen a Brink's truck following a hearse, and you never will.

Interesting Facts about Paul Mooney

Wrote some of comedian Richard Pryor's stand up comedy material.
Created the character Homey the Clown on In Living Color (1990) .
Father of The Mooney Twins (Daryl Mooney and Dwayne Mooney) and Shane Mooney.
Stand up comic with a deep, rich voice. His act focuses mainly on race and social issues.
Grew up in Oakland.
Has given many young stand up comics their first break into show business such as Argus Hamilton and Sandra Bernhard.
Was comedian Sandra Bernhard's mentor years ago. They are still close friends.
Wrote stand up comedy material for Redd Foxx.
His grandmother nicknamed him "Mooney".
His son, Symeon, was murdered in 2001.
Wrote jokes for Jimmie Walker in the 1970's.
Was a regular extra on Playboy After Dark (1969).
Was a contestant on The Dating Game (1965).
Shares a birthday with Barack Obama who is 20 years younger than him.
His father gave him the nickname "Mooney" after the star of the original Scarface, Paul Muni.