Paul Mooney
PAUL MOONEY negrodamus Mooney was born in 1941 in Shreveport, Louisiana, and moved to Oakland, California, seven years later. His parents were George Gladney and LaVoya Ealy. Mooney was raised primarily by his grandmother Aimay Ealy, known among the family as “Mama”. Gladney coined the nickname “Mooney” after the original Scarface (1932) actor Paul Muni […]
John Witherspoon
JOHN WITHERSPOON John Weatherspoon (January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019), better known as John Witherspoon was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films. He is best remembered for his role as Willie Jones for the Friday series; Witherspoon also starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang […]
Richard Pryor
RICHARD PRYOR Pryor was born on December 1, 1940, in Peoria, Illinois. He grew up in a brothel run by his grandmother, Marie Carter, where his alcoholic mother, Gertrude L. (née Thomas), was a prostitute. His father, LeRoy “Buck Carter” Pryor (June 7, 1915 – September 27, 1968), was a former boxer, hustler and pimp. […]
