Comedian Paul Mooney attends "Dr. Nina Simone's 75th Birthday Celebration" at Canal Room on February 21, 2008 in New York City. The comedian died of a heart attack in California on Wednesday.

Legendary comedian Paul Mooney has died at age 79. EW has confirmed through Mooney's manager that the performer suffered a heart attack at his home in Oakland, Calif., and passed away shortly after.

Legendary comedian and writer Paul Mooney has died. He was 79. As an actor, Mooney played Sam Cooke in 1978′s “The Buddy Holly Story” and Junebug in Spike Lee’s 2000 film “Bamboozled.” ...

Legendary stand-up comedian Paul Mooney, whose jokes helped catapult the careers of Richard Pryor, Dave Chappelle and Eddie Murphy, died Wednesday at age 79.

Comedian Paul Mooney takes part in a discussion panel after the world premiere screening of “That’s What I’m Talking About” at The Museum of Television & Radio January 30, 2006 in New York ...

Paul Mooney will be sorely missed and wildly remembered. GRIER: Man, what an influence. Paul kept it real and kept it true and honest until the end. MARTIN: Again, actor and comedian David Alan Grier.

Paul Mooney, a pioneering comedian and writer for Richard Pryor, dies at 79 Mooney, a boundary-pushing comedian whose sage, incisive musings on racism and American life made him a revered figure ...

Comedian Paul Mooney has died at the age of 79. The star, who acted alongside Gary Busey in The Buddy Holly Story, sadly died after suffering a “sudden” heart attack at his home in Oakland.

Paul Mooney, the longtime stand-up comedian and actor who frequently collaborated with fellow comic Richard Pryor, has died. He was 79. Mooney died Wednesday in Oakland at 5:30 a.m. local time afte… ...

Paul Mooney, the legendary comedian, actor and former writer for Richard Pryor, has died at the age of 79, according to reports.

Paul Mooney, the comedian, writer and actor known for his close collaborations with Richard Pryor and Dave Chappelle, has died at the age of 79. Mooney died Wednesday at 5:30 a.m. at his home in ...

Legendary comic Paul Mooney, revered as the Godfather of Comedy, has died of a heart attack at the age of 79. Mooney’s representative Cassandra Williams told the Hollywood Reporter that Mooney ...