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Comedy , Comedy
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1973—
Actor, writer, comic
From a very early age, Dave Chappelle could make people laugh. Chappelle realized the power of his natural… Mike Epps , 1970—
Comedian, actor
Among comedians there once were Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and a bunch of struggling unknowns. Everything changed in the 1990s… Cedric The Entertainer , Cedric the Entertainer 1964(?)–
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