Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, he studied theater at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, graduating in 1991. After early appearances on shows such as America’s Funniest People and Def Comedy Jam, he broke through with a half-hour HBO special in 1998 and an hour-long follow-up in 2000, then co-created and headlined the sketch series Chappelle’s Show (2003-2006)…
