Dave Chappelle - Personal Life
The american stand up comedian Dave Chappelle was born on the 24th of August 1973 in Washington, DC. Dave Chappelle's full name is David Khari Webber Chappelle and his sign is Leo. Dave Chappelle is the son of William David Chappelle III and Yvonne Chappelle.
Growing up...
The comedian Dave Chappelle's father was a professor at a college in Yellow Springs, Ohio and the comedian's mother was also a professor, but at Howard University and at the University of Maryland. The comedian's mother was also a Unitarian Universalist minister. Maryland is the place where Dave Chappelle grew up, in a town called Silver Spring. Dave Chappelle went to Woodlin Elementary school in Silver Spring, Maryland.
After the divorce of his parents, the comedian lived in Washington with his mother, but he spent his summers in Yellow Springs, Ohio with his father. The comedian enoyed the atmosphere so much as a child, that he now owns a house in Yellow Springs.
Graduation day
In 1991, Dave Chappelle graduated from Duke Ellington School of Arts, in Washington. His major was in theatre arts. In 1998, Dave Chappelle's father died and he changed his religion in 1998, when the comedian chose to convert to the Islam religion.
Dave Chappelle's wife is Elaine, and he had two children with her: Sulayman and Ibrahim. Dave Chappelle's wife and kids are expecting a new member to complete their family, because the comedian's wife is pregnant with Dave Chappelle's third child. Dave Chappelle's wife and kids live on a farm, near Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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