Daheli Hall
| Daheli Hall | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 17 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, comedian, director, writer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Dahéli Hall is an American actress, stand-up comedian, writer, and director. Hall is most notable for her membership in the recurring cast of comedians on sketch comedy series MADtv during its 13th season.
Dahéli Hall was born in Gainesville, Florida, on June 17 and grew up in Miami, FL. She is the only child of her Jamaican father and Haitian mother.
She earned both a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts (1998) —in the Experimental Theater Wing—and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Producing for Film and TV from the University of Southern California.
Hall is a writer, director and comic actress, best known as a cast member on Season 13 (5 episodes 2008) of MADtv, and as the zaniest cast member on BET’s prank dating show Hell Date. Her body of work also includes several web series created under the banner www.Tickles.Tv; a documentary short film and a finalist in the HBO short films awards, for The Memo 2004 and Mandingo in a Box 2006.
She says about comedy "... comedy is my primary vehicle for expressing myself. I describe my style as a special blend of humor and intelligence. I think of comedy as "the great diplomat": "I believe people are most open when they laugh, and that’s perfect time to get them thinking and communicating."
A common theme in hall's film and stand-up comedy is the range of social issues that black people face. Her first work of note, a short film entitled The Memo, explores in comedic fashion the misadventures of Ted, who does not "get the memo" that the black revolution has begun. Mandingo in a Box features a life-sized, black, male "lover doll" that supposedly represents the ideal man for black women. Hall made a slight creative departure as creative producer of The Peace Process, a documentary that centers on a young man who tries to set a positive example in his heavily gang-influenced community.
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