20 Lesser-Known Facts About Dave Chappelle

1.

"both Ice Cube and Dave Chappelle were offered the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump, but turned it down." - u/Zartog1022

2.

"He turned down the part ("Bubba" in Forrest Gump.) because he was concerned that the character was demeaning and the movie would bomb. He later parodied the film in the 1997 short Bowl of Pork." - u/thisCantBeBad

3.

"comedy central office assistant who received the call that dave chappelle had left chappelle's show was john mulaney" - u/michaelbaysucks96

4.

"'Joe's Apartment' featured an all-star cast of voices for the roaches including Dave Chappelle, Billy West, and Tim Blake Nelson" - u/InkIcan

5.

"Prince's "Breakfast Can Wait" album cover features Dave Chappelle impersonating Prince. Chappelle said he had to appreciate the way his joke was co-opted. "That's a Prince judo move right there."

6.

"While performing a stand-up performance in June 2004, Dave Chappelle walked off the stage after berating his audience for constantly shouting "I'm Rick James, b***h!" After a few minutes, Chappelle returned and resumed by saying, "The show is ruining my life," referring to the Chappelle's Show."

7.

"In season 4, episode 20 of Home Improvement, Dave Chappelle and Jim Breuer played Tool Time audience members three years before starring in Half Baked together." - u/lurkerturnedposter

8.

"Dave Chappelle, Janet Jackson, and Sinead O'Connor are all converts to Islam." - u/Surly_Asian_Man

9.

"the Chappelle Show sketch of Clayton Bigsby was based on Dave Chappelle’s grandfather, who was mixed-race and blind" - u/randy88moss

10.

"Dane Cook has Laugh Factory's endurance record of performing for 7 hours straight, beating previous record held by Dave Chappelle by 38 minutes." - u/frobie2323

11.

"Dave Chappelle converted to Islam in 1998. He said, "I don’t normally talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to associate me and my flaws with this beautiful thing" - u/erobhag

12.

"cover art for Prince's 2013 single "Breakfast Can Wait" was Dave Chappelle dressed as "Purple Rain" era Prince holding a plate of pancakes from a 2004 sketch." - u/Giderah

13.

"Dave Chappelle quit Chappelle’s Show during filming of a sketch about magic pixies that embody stereotypes about races. Chappelle thought the sketch funny, but a white spectator laughed loud and long during taping. He wondered if he’d gone from sending up stereotypes to reinforcing them." - u/ryandmc609

14.

"the 200th episode of Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton was, for once, in the other chair as the guest who was interviewed. They allowed Lipton to select his interviewer. His choice? Dave Chappelle" - u/gjw04

15.

"Dave Chappelle agreed to be in 'A Star is Born' after Bradley Cooper flew to a party hosted by Chappelle in Ohio to ask him to join the cast. Cooper had to persistently bother Chappelle before he agreed to be in the film." - u/MorsesTheHorse

16.

"Comedian Neal Brennan wrote for the Nickelodeon children's shows All That and Kenan & Kel before going on to co-create Chappelle's Show with Dave Chappelle" - u/SorryForYoureLots

17.

"in 1996 Dave Chappelle was in a spin off from Home Improvement, called "Buddies". It premiered on March 5, 1996 and was cancelled on April 3, 1996 after just five episodes." - u/jcd1974

18.

"Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park, threatened to pull a Dave Chappelle by showing Comedy Central's head of network a plane ticket to Africa because one of their episodes were censored against their will" - u/komocode

19.

"Comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks not only discovered Dave Chappelle, he also discovered Gene Wilder (The original Wonka). He also served as a Combat Engineer in the Battle of the Bulge, defusing explosives, and set up his own loud speakers and sang to enemy propaganda loudspeakers." - u/PM_me_Venn_diagrams

20.

"Dave Chappelle's infamous "Prince Plays Basketball" skit was 100% accurate and really happened..." - u/doogywassa