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Patrice O'Neal

Actor / Television Presenter / Radio Personality | * 12/07/1969 († 41, 11/29/2011) | Roxbury, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'Neal (December 7, 1969 – November 29, 2011) was an American comedian and actor. He was known for his stand-up comedy career and his regular guest appearances on the talk show Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and the radio show Opie and Anthony. O'Neal began performing stand-up in 1992 and developed an act based on conversations with the audience, deconstructive analysis, and occasionally confrontational points of view. From 2006 to 2008, he presented The Black Phillip Show on XM Satellite Radio. His only stand-up comedy special, Elephant in the Room (2011), was released nine months before his death at the age of 41 from a stroke caused by type 2 diabetes. A posthumous follow-up, Mr. P (2012), was released as audio only. ()
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Comedian Patrice O'Neal was born in New York, but moved to Boston when he was just one year old. He was educated at West Roxbury High School and went on to attend Northeastern University, both in Boston. After this, various jobs followed including a sausage cart vendor at a train station, flower seller and popcorn seller at the Boston Garden Arena. In October 1992, O'Neal attended an open mic comedy night. He heckled one of the comedians, who challenged O'Neal to perform himself at the next open mic night. He did just that and so began his comedy career. Over the next 6 years, O'Neal became a fixture on the Boston comedy circuit. He then relocated to New York, becoming a regular at Manhattan's Comedy Cellar. After this, O'Neal moved to Los Angeles and radio, television and film projects followed.O'Neal appeared in various shows, both in acting roles and as himself. In 2005, he taped his own episode of "One Night Stand" (2005) and in 2011 he had his own Comedy Central special, 'Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room'. As well as on-screen projects, O'Neal worked on radio and continued as a stand-up in clubs and theaters. O'Neal's final screen appearance was in September 2011 when he took part in the Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen (2011) (TV). On November 29th 2011, Patrice O'Neal, who suffered from diabetes, passed away following complications from a stroke. He was 41.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Movies with Patrice O'Neal as Actor(12)

as Self (Archive Footage)2021 Patrice O'Neal: Killing Is Easy
as Mr. Caldwell2012 Nature Calls
as Gus2010 Furry Vengeance
as Rasheed (uncredited)2006 Scary Movie 4
as Warren2003 Head of State
as Hector2003 In the Cut
as Big T2002 Paper Soldiers
as Khari2002 25th Hour

TV Shows/Series with Patrice O'Neal as Actor(14)

as Stage Manager2008 Z Rock
as Blind Anthony2006 Assy McGee
as Lonny Collins2005 The Office
as Adam Walker2004 The Jury
as Baby Patrice2004 Shorties Watchin' Shorties
as T-Bone2003 Arrested Development
as Various2002 The Colin Quinn Show
as Andre Stangel (uncredited)2000 Ed

Movies with Patrice O'Neal as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2011 Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room

TV Shows/Series with Patrice O'Neal as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer1993 WWE Raw

Full Name: Patrice O'Neal
Born: Sunday, 12/07 1969 (December) in Roxbury, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
Died: Tuesday, 11/29 2011 (November) in Jersey City (aged: 41)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northeastern University, West Roxbury Education Complex
Patrice O'Neal frequently works together with these people:
Vince McMahon (8x, Crew)
Charles Warrington (8x, Actor)
Steve Carell (7x, Actor)
Paul Heyman (7x, Actor)
Mindy Kaling (6x, Actress)
Stephanie McMahon (6x, Actress)
Trudy Vachon (6x, Actress)
Paul Lieberstein (6x, Crew)
Steve Lombardi (6x, Actor)
Ellen DeGeneres (5x, Actress)
Chris Rock (4x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:322236, Added: 08/13/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024