"David Khari Webber "Dave" Chappelle" is an American comedian, screenwriter, television producer/television and film producer, and actor. After beginning his film career in 1993 as Ahchoo in Mel Brooks' Robin Hood: Men in Tights, he landed minor roles in box office hits including The Nutty Professor (1996 film)/The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak (film)/Blue Streak. He co-wrote himself into his first lead role in Half Baked (1998), which was directed by Tamra Davis.

In 2003, he became more widely known for his sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, co-written with Neal Brennan, which ran until his retirement from the show two years later. By 2006, Chappelle was called "the comic genius of America" by Esquire and, in 2013, "the best" by a Billboard writer. The show continues to run in popular late-night syndication and on television networks around the world. Comedy Central ranks him No. 43 in "the 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time."

He lives with his family in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and continues to perform stand-up, recently touring the U.S. as part of the 2013 Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival.

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I think every group of black guys should have at least one white guy in it.

I still think people do have racial hang-ups, but I think one of the reasons I can joke about it is people are shedding those racial hatreds.

By the numbers, this was the worst way to have done it. He couldn't think straight. It was fight or flight — and he chose flight.

Most people don't know what it's like to stand up there and speak their mind. I have a venue to do that. I get paid to do that. It's not like I'm doing heavy lifting up there. It's not like I'm solving the world's problems. It's like I'm hanging out with a bunch of people and it's cool.

I was doing sketches that were funny but socially irresponsible. I felt I was deliberately being encouraged and I was overwhelmed.

The language you are about to hear... is disturbing.

I'm not smoking crack. I'm definitely stressed out.

I like that particular kind of attention. People don't know what it's like standing up there onstage, when you have a wall of people smiling at you.

I wasn't crazy but it is incredibly stressful.