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It's common knowledge that prominent actors and directors approach interviews, especially on television, with some caution. Over twelve years, presenting more than 200 of the most lustrous stars of film, theater, television and music, Inside The Actors Studio has earned the reputation of being a forum where guests can speak fearlessly, openly and honestly abut the things that matter most to them: their craft and the crucial events of their lives and careers that shaped them as people and artists. "You can't get un-famous. You can get infamous, but you can't get un-famous." - Dave Chappelle, 2/12/06 Dave Chappelle continues the close relationship between Inside the Actors Studio and America's masters of comedy. His career, which began in high school, and has taken him - and us - through his film appearances, standup, television specials and the Comedy Central series, Chappelle's Show, deserves that rarest of entertainment accolades, "meteoric". Chappelle's Show broke many of the molds for sketch comedy and pushed the boundaries of even as audacious a network as Comedy Central. He has continued his bold voyage toward comedy's outer limits with the feature film Dave Chappelle's Block Party. The remarkable event on this DVD was taped shortly after his dramatic exit from Chappelle's Show and his pilgrimage to Africa. Upon his return to America, he chose the freedom of the Inside the Actors Studio stage to reveal why he was able to walk away from TV riches - and what was revealed to him in Africa. The sometimes hilarious, often touching and always intriguing answers to these questions are waiting here in this Emmy®-nominated episode of Inside the Actors Studio.
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