Mooney, revered as the Godfather of Comedy, died of a heart attack on Wednesday
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 died of a heart attack on Wednesday around 5:30 a.m. An official statement from Mooney’s family was to be forthcoming.
Journalist Roland Martin first shared the news on social media Wednesday about the death of the groundbreaking performer, whose career spanned seven decades, never unflinching as he commented on race, politics, and cultural issues. Rudy Early, Mooney’s cousin, relayed the news to him.
“Rudy Ealy, the cousin of @PaulEalyMooney, told me that Paul had been suffering with dementia for some time and had been living with him. Rudy said Oakland paramedics valiantly tried to save him after suffering a heart attack this AM,” he tweeted.
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