{"id":152660,"date":"2021-05-19T13:53:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T17:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=152660"},"modified":"2021-05-19T14:13:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-19T18:13:24","slug":"comedy-legend-paul-mooney-dies-at-79","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/comedy-legend-paul-mooney-dies-at-79\/","title":{"rendered":"Comedy Legend Paul Mooney Dies at 79"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The entertainment community mourns the passing of Comedy Legend Paul Mooney who passed away this morning at the age of 79 from a heart attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DE5C4D40-D013-47A5-86BE-BB9255174AC2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152661\"\/><figcaption>Everett Collection \/ Shutterstock.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His passing was announced by cousin, Rudy Ealy, to CNN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/rolandsmartin\/status\/1395021175013658627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roland Martin<\/a>, who said Mooney died at his home in Oakland, CA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/rolandsmartin\/status\/1395021175013658627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/1B7F05B6-99C8-443B-A9D4-3E4CDD467855-1024x959.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152666\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Mooney, who is known for his raw and unfiltered humor, lent his genius as a writer to sitcoms such as&nbsp;<em>Sanford and Son&nbsp;<\/em>and<em>&nbsp;Good Times<\/em>&nbsp;but more significantly for comedian Richard Pryor. Mooney served as the head writer for Pryor\u2019s<em>&nbsp;The Richard Pryor Show<\/em>, co-wrote much of the material on his comedy albums and was recruited by Pryor to provide content for his hosting appearnce on&nbsp;<em>Saturday Night Live.<\/em> Mooney also served in the position of head writer for the first year of the sketch comedy series <em>In Living Color<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2010\/04\/why-we-laugh-dvd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mooney\u2019s<\/a> most memorable acting credits included his portrayal of singer Sam Cooke in 1978\u2019s&nbsp;<em>The Buddy Holly Story,<\/em> Junebug in Spike Lee\u2019s 2000&nbsp;<em>Bamboozled<\/em>, guest appearances on such TV series and specials as&nbsp;<em>The Richard Pryor Show<\/em> and <em>Chappelle\u2019s Show<\/em>.&nbsp;In 2004, he starred in his own comedy series,&nbsp;<em>Judge Mooney.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entertainment community has taken to Twitter to express their appreciation for his contributions. Paul Mooney was truly comedic gold and his voice and talent will be missed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/499ECBB2-3FBC-40DE-B4C5-D42C80F8E223-1024x966.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152662\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2E7A42B1-EE70-4F8C-80E5-4542F94C0526-626x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152663\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/627C30A3-8D53-43FA-BC24-AB662699DCA4-628x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152664\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/DCFCA726-40FC-42D8-AFD0-ECD8B1DED19D-676x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-152665\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entertainment community mourns the passing of Comedy Legend Paul Mooney who passed away this morning at the age of 79 from a heart attack. His passing was announced by cousin, Rudy Ealy, to CNN\u2019s Roland Martin, who said Mooney died at his home in Oakland, CA. 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