• Daughter of Dave Chappelle, Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian, actor, producer and writer
• Raised in a strong Muslim manner and lives on a 65-acre farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio
• Appeared in 2018 film "A Star Is Born"
Father Dave Chappelle has a net worth of $50 million
• Has made numerous appearances in popular US TV talk-shows
• Has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award
Known for movies
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
as Writer
Half Baked (1998)
as Writer
Chappelle's Show (2003-2006)
as Writer
Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004)
as Writer
Short Info
| Net Worth | $10 million |
| Date Of Birth | August 24, 1973 |
| Spouse | Elaine Chappelle |
| Mark | Newsboy cap |
| Fact | Was in talks to play Rick James in a film about James' life. Prior to James' death, due to some content objections by Rick James himself, it was decided the project would not happen. (2004) |
| Payments | Earned $1,000,000 approx. for season 2 from Chappelle's Show (2003) |
Contents
Who is Sonal Chappelle?
Sonal Chappelle is widely recognized as the daughter of the popular, Primetime Emmy Award-winning American stand-up comedian as well as an actor, producer and writer Dave Chappelle. Sanaa ‘Sonal’ Chappelle was born in 2009, the youngest of three children of Dave and his spouse Elaine Mendoza Erfe. She is of American nationality, African-American ethnicity and part-Filipino descent through her mother’s. Sonal has two older brothers named Sulayman and Ibrahim.
Alongside her family members, she resides on a 65-acre farm in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where she’s being raised in a strong Muslim manner, as her father converted to Islam in the late 1990s.
The 10-year-old Sanaa has already made some efforts towards making a name for herself, as in 2018 she appeared as Frankie Stone in Bradley Cooper’s big screen directing debut, the Oscar-winning music drama film “A Star Is Born”. Although a successful beginning, she is not even remotely close to casting a shadow on her father’s professional accolades, as so far that’s it, except for a guest appearance in “Saturday Night Live”.
Her father Dave Chappelle
Bio
David Khari Webber ‘Dave’ Chappelle was born under the zodiac sign of Virgo on the 24th August 1973 in Washington D.C. in the family of college professor Yvonne K. Chappelle Seon and a college professor and a statistician William David Chappelle III. Albeit a native of the D.C. Dave was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he also completed his elementary education at Woodlin Elementary School. After the divorce of his parents, he relocated to Washington D.C. where he attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts from which he graduated in 1991, majoring in theatre arts.
Early Career
Upon graduation, Chappelle moved to New York City where he began pursuing his comedy career. After debuting on the stage of Apollo Theater in Harlem, he quickly after gained a reputation within the city’s comedy circuit, which led him to make an appearance in HBO’s TV serial “Def Comedy Jam”. His first major on-camera acting appearance occurred in 1993, when he portrayed Ahchoo in Mel Brooks’ comedy film “Robin Hood: Men in Tights”.
To greater prominence he came in 1996 when he was cast for the recurring role of Dave Carlisle in the TV comedy series “Buddies” while later that year he appeared opposite his great comedic influence Eddie Murphy, in the Oscar-winning comedy movie “The Nutty Professor”. Between 1997 and 1998 Chappelle made a streak of stand-up appearances in the “HBO Comedy Half-Hour” show, which were followed by his producing and writing debut, the iconic ‘stoner film’ “Half Baked” in which he also stars as Thurgood Jenkins, aka Sir Smoke-a-Lot.
Career
With his popularity on the rise, Dave appeared in several late 1990s’ movies, including the Golden Globe-nominated romantic comedy drama “You’ve Got Mail”, “200 Cigarettes” and “Screwed” before releasing his own television stand-up special “Dave Chappelle: Killin’ Them Softly” in 2000. In 2003, he launched his own comedy series simply named “Chappelle’s Show“, which aired on the Comedy Central channel for three seasons ’til 2006.
In September 2004 he hosted his famous Block Party, a free music event held in Brooklyn, and featuring musicians such as Mos Def, Kanye West, Erykah Badu and The Roots, and in 2005 he was the producer of a documentary movie about it named “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party” (also known as “Block Party All-Stars Featuring Dave Chappelle”), which earned around $11.7 million at box offices throughout the US. After a several-years-long hiatus, Chappelle made a career comeback in 2013, when he appeared in the Primetime Emmy-nominated biographical documentary film about Richard Pryor entitled “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic”.
In 2015, Dave starred as Morris in Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed crime comedy drama movie “Chi-Raq”, while in the following year he signed a comedy-special contract with currently the most popular streaming platform on the globe Netflix, worth $60 million. By the end of 2019, Dave Chappelle had released four specials including “The Bird Revelation” and “Sticks & Stones” as well as the Primetime Emmy-nominated ones entitled “Equanimity” and “Quincy“. His latest acting appearance occurred in the 2018 movie “A Star is Born”, appearing as George ‘Noodles’ Stone – the best friend of the film’s main protagonist Jackson ‘Jack’ Maine portrayed by Bradley Cooper.
In his prosperous and almost three decades-long on-camera and stand-up comedy career, Dave Chappelle had so far been honored with two nominations and two prestigious Primetime Emmy Award wins, and has made numerous appearances in some of the US’s most popular TV talk-shows such as “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”, “Late Show with David Letterman” as well as “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” among several others.
Congratulations to Dave Chapelle for his Grammy nomination – Sticks and Stones #davechappelle #sticksandstones #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/AIc06CrqdW
— Constantinos Isaias (@Isaiasthoughts) November 20, 2019
Additionally, for his comedy specials album “The Age of Spin & Deep In the Heart of Texas” he was rewarded with a Grammy Award in January 2018.
Net Worth
As a 10-year-old child without major accomplishments in her portfolio, the details about Sanaa ‘Sonal’ Chappelle’s net worth remain undisclosed. However, authoritative sources have estimated that her father Dave Chappelle has accumulated an impressive wealth of $50 million, as of early 2020, so one can conclude that she lives a pretty comfortable lifestyle.
General Info
| Full Name | Dave Chappelle |
| Net Worth | $10 million |
| Date Of Birth | August 24, 1973 |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Profession | Screenwriter, Television producer, Comedian, Film producer, Actor, Artist |
| Education | Duke Ellington School of the Arts |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Elaine Chappelle |
| Children | Sonal Chappelle, Ibrahim Chappelle, Sulayman Chappelle |
| Parents | Yvonne Reed, William David Chappelle III |
| Siblings | Felicia Chappelle Jones, William S. Chappelle |
Accomplishments
| Nominations | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special, Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedian, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy-Variety Or Music Progra... |
| Movies | Half Baked, Dave Chappelle's Block Party, The Nutty Professor, Undercover Brother, Blue Streak, Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly, Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Con Air, You've Got Mail, Screwed, 200 Cigarettes, Chi-Raq, Undercover Blues, The Real Blonde, I'm Rick... |
| TV Shows | Chappelle's Show, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, Wanda at Large, Buddies, Inside the Actors Studio, Def Comedy Jam, Where's Elvis This Week? |
Social profile links
Marks
| # | Marks / Signs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Newsboy cap |
| 2 | His comedic point-of-view of popular culture and drugs |
Salary
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| Chappelle's Show (2003) | $5,000,000 per seasons 3 and 4 |
| Chappelle's Show (2003) | $1,000,000 approx. for season 2 |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | You can get infamous but you can't get un-famous. |
| 2 | I want to tell my jokes. I want to have time with my children. I want to entertain people. And at one point, I'll walk away from show business. But I don't want to walk away empty-handed. |
| 3 | [on Chappelle's Show (2003)] It was like taking somebody on a tour through a young black man's subconscious, and I don't think America has been there. So in a way it was kind of like reality TV, right? |
| 4 | [on Chappelle's Show (2003)] I have to say, it was by far the best experience I ever had working in television. When you hear me say, like, 'I quit' and all this stuff, I mean, that was literally just like the tension and the dramatic situation of creating something. And the network executives have their responsibilities and I have my responsibilities, so this is a natural tension of these relationships. By far, it was better than any situation I ever had in corporate television. |
| 5 | [on living in Ohio] Turns out you don't need $50 million to live around these parts, just a nice smile and a kind way about you. You guys are the best neighbors ever... That's why I came back and that's why I'm staying. |
| 6 | 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. And I believe it is beautiful if you learn it the right way. |
| 7 | You can become famous but you can't become unfamous. You can become infamous but not unfamous. |
| 8 | I look at it like that word, 'nigger', used to be a word of oppression. But that when I say it, it feels more like an act of freedom. For me to be able to say that unapologetically on television. |
| 9 | "I figured, let me just cut myself off from everybody, take a minute and pull a Flintstone, stop a speeding car by using my bare feet as brakes." - on his abrupt departure from Chappelle's Show (2003). |
| 10 | If you're Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston, and your marriage is breaking up - that's an awful thing. But to see that speculation in people, it's gotta sting a little bit. |
| 11 | 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. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Appeared on Actor Studio on 12th February 2006 [February 2006] |
| 2 | Currently has his own show titled Chappelle's Show (2003) on Comedy Central. [January 2003] |
| 3 | Living in Ohio after leaving for Africa on a spiritual retreat. [December 2005] |
| 4 | His surname is pronounced "Shuh-pel". |
| 5 | Met Muhammad Ali when he was three years old. A photo of their meeting is in the Bettman Archive. |
| 6 | Has a brother, William, and a sister, Felicia. |
| 7 | Named his production company "Pilot Boy Productions" in reference to the many failed pilots in which he starred. |
| 8 | His maternal grandfather was a blind Caucasian who was raised to believe that he was African-American. |
| 9 | Was considered by Kevin Smith to play Fletch in his aborted "Fletch Won" reboot. But Miramax refused him. |
| 10 | He has two sons, Sulayman and Ibrahim, and a daughter, Sonal. |
| 11 | His mother has been a professor at Howard University, Wilberforce University, Central State University and University of Maryland. She is also a Unitarian Universalist minister. |
| 12 | Wife Elaine is a Filipina. |
| 13 | Made the Forbes Celebrity 100 List with $12 million in earnings. |
| 14 | His favorite show is MTV's Real World (1992). |
| 15 | #43 on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Standups of All Time. He is the youngest person to make the list. |
| 16 | Due to the popularity of his show, Comedy Central's parent company Viacom cut a $50 million deal with him that will continue the production of Chappelle's Show (2003) for two more years and will allow him to do side projects. |
| 17 | He has gone on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) 8 times so far, more appearances than he has had on all other talk shows combined. |
| 18 | Is very good friends with fellow comedian Mario Cantone, who appears in the "Ask A Gay Dude" segment on Chappelle's Show (2003). |
| 19 | Was best friends and frequent co-writers with Neal Brennan. Their partnership ended when Chappelle abruptly left Chappelle's Show (2003) in its third season, though as of 2011 they have since patched things up with each other personally. |
| 20 | Is one of the few (if not only) celebrities to do advertisements for both Coca-Cola and Pepsi. |
| 21 | Grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland; Yellow Springs, Ohio; and Washington, D.C., and still lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with his wife and children. |
| 22 | His father taught music and voice at Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Ohio. |
| 23 | Was in talks to play Rick James in a film about James' life. Prior to James' death, due to some content objections by Rick James himself, it was decided the project would not happen. (2004) |
| 24 | Turned down an offer to host the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards 2004 (2004). |
| 25 | Is currently in the beginning of talks about a movie involving his family and historical events they are fictionally involved in. [2004] |
| 26 | Sits in with Howard Stern when in New York. Chappelle is one of Stern's favorite comedians. |
| 27 | Often appears opposite a Saturday Night Live (1975) star: Screwed (2000) (with Norm MacDonald), Half Baked (1998) (with Jim Breuer), and Undercover Brother (2002) (with Chris Kattan). |
Pictures
Movies
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 88th Annual Academy Awards | 2016 | TV Special special material written by | |
| Chappelle's Show | TV Series creator - 33 episodes, 2003 - 2006 writer - 32 episodes, 2003 - 2006 | ||
| Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2005 | Documentary | |
| Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth | 2004 | TV Special documentary written by | |
| Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly | 2000 | TV Special documentary written by | |
| Half Baked | 1998 | written by | |
| HBO Comedy Half-Hour | 1998 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| The Dave Chappelle Project | 1998 | TV Movie written by | |
| Damn Whitey | 1997 | Short written by | |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | 1997 | TV Series additional material - 1 episode | |
| Comic Justice | 1993 | TV Series 1993 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chi-Raq | 2015 | Morris | |
| Crank Yankers | 2002-2007 | TV Series | Francis / Shavin |
| Chappelle's Show | 2006 | TV Series | Various |
| Wanda at Large | 2003 | TV Series | Vincent |
| Undercover Brother | 2002 | Conspiracy Brother | |
| Screwed | 2000 | Rusty P. Hayes | |
| Blue Streak | 1999 | Tulley | |
| 200 Cigarettes | 1999 | Disco Cabbie | |
| You've Got Mail | 1998 | Kevin Jackson | |
| Woo | 1998 | Lenny | |
| The Larry Sanders Show | 1998 | TV Series | Dave Chappelle |
| Half Baked | 1998 | Thurgood Jenkins / Sir Smoke-a-Lot | |
| Bowl of Pork | 1997 | Short | Black Forrest Gump |
| Damn Whitey | 1997 | Short | Dave |
| Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | 1997 | TV Series | Spider |
| The Real Blonde | 1997 | Zee | |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist | 1997 | TV Series | Dave |
| Con Air | 1997 | Pinball | |
| Joe's Apartment | 1996 | Cockroach (voice) | |
| The Nutty Professor | 1996 | Reggie Warrington | |
| Buddies | 1996 | TV Series | Dave Carlisle |
| Home Improvement | 1995 | TV Series | Dave |
| Getting In | 1994 | Ron | |
| Undercover Blues | 1993 | Ozzie | |
| Robin Hood: Men in Tights | 1993 | Ahchoo | |
| The End of August | 1982 | Kid on beach (uncredited) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chappelle's Show | 2003-2006 | TV Series executive producer - 33 episodes | |
| Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2005 | Documentary producer | |
| Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth | 2004 | TV Special documentary executive producer | |
| Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly | 2000 | TV Special documentary executive producer | |
| Half Baked | 1998 | producer - uncredited | |
| The Dave Chappelle Project | 1998 | TV Movie executive producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2005 | Documentary performer: "Round Midnight", "Misty" | |
| Chappelle's Show | TV Series performer - 7 episodes, 2003 - 2004 writer - 4 episodes, 2003 - 2004 | ||
| Half Baked | 1998 | performer: "Samson Gets Me Lifted", "Mr. Nice Guy" - uncredited / writer: "Samson Gets Me Lifted", "Mr. Nice Guy" - uncredited |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The GQ Men of the Year Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny! | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Howard Stern | 2001-2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| Heroes of Black Comedy | 2002 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Open Mic | 2001 | Documentary | Himself |
| Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hollywood Squares | 1999 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comic Relief VIII | 1998 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1996-1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| HBO Comedy Half-Hour | 1997-1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Dave Chappelle Project | 1998 | TV Movie | Himself |
| MTV Jams | 1996 | TV Series | Himself (1999) |
| Where's Elvis This Week? | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comics Come Home 2 | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 1995 Young Comedians Special | 1995 | TV Special | Himself |
| Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame | 1994 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Comic Relief VI | 1994 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Comedy: Coast to Coast | 1994 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Comic Justice | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian (1993) |
| The Word | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Def Comedy Jam | 1992 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian (1993) |
| An Evening at the Improv | 1991 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| 1/2 Hour Comedy Hour | 1990 | TV Series | Himself - Comedian |
| Saturday Night Live | 2016 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various |
| The 18th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor: Celebrating Eddie Murphy | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Presenter |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today at Wimbledon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Spectator |
| Wimbledon | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Spectator |
| Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber | 2015 | TV Movie | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Red Carpet Special | 2015 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Unsung Hollywood | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Host |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1996-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Iconoclasts | 2006 | TV Series documentary | |
| Biography | 1996-2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Ohio Players | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 48th Annual Grammy Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Richard Pryor: The Funniest Man Dead or Alive | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Dave Chappelle's Block Party | 2005 | Documentary | Himself - Host |
| Def Poetry | 2002-2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology | 2005 | Video documentary | Himself (segment "Two Words") |
| Just for Laughs | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bar Mitzvah Bash! | 2004 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Sex and the City: A Farewell | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 60 Minutes Wednesday | 2004 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| BET Comedy Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2002-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Chappelle's Show | 2003-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2002-2004 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Daily Show | 1998-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Total Request Live | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Essence Awards | 2003 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Commies | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| VH1 Big in 03 | 2003 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mark Twain Prize: Lily Tomlin | 2003 | TV Movie | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| I'm Rick James | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Howard Stern on Demand | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Inside the Actors Studio | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Fabulous Making of Chappelle's Show Season 3ish | 2006 | Video documentary short | Various |
| Last Laugh '05 | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Comedian (segment "Dave Chappelle") |
| Chappelle's Show | 2004 | TV Series | Various |
| 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time | 2004 | TV Mini-Series | Himself #43 |
| Real World | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Full Mountie | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2004 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Variety Performer | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2004 | Vision Award | NAMIC Vision Awards | Best Comedic Performance | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth (2004) |
| 2005 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2005 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Variety Television | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2005 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedian | |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2004 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2004 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series | Chappelle's Show (2003) |
| 2004 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Comedian |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
