Patrice O'neal

Patrice Malcolm O'Neal December 7 1969 – November 29 2011 Was An American Stand-Up Comedian Actor And Radio Host. He Grew Up In Boston And Developed An Interest In Stand-Up Comedy At A Young Age First Performing In 1992 When His Act Mainly Focused On Conversations With His Audience. O'Neal Became Known For His Conversational Style Deconstructive Analysis And Often Confrontational Point Of View In His Stand-Up Routines. His Profile Rose Through Appearances On Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn And From 2002 XM Radio's Opie And Anthony. He Hosted The Black Phillip Show On Radio From 2006 To 2008. In 2010 O'Neal Released His First And Only Hour-Length Special Elephant In The Room For Comedy Central An Uncut Version Of Which Was Released On CD And DVD. O'Neal Died Of A Stroke Resulting From His Type 2 Diabetes On November 29 2011 At The Age Of 41. O'Neal Began His Comedy Career In Boston At An Open Mic At Estelle's Bar And Grill In October 1992. In The Late 1990s He Moved To New York City Where He Became A Regular At The Comedy Cellar Before Relocating To Los Angeles In The Hopes Of Finding Greater Fame. Frustrated By His Lack Of Success In Los Angeles O'Neal Relocated To The United Kingdom To Work On His Comedy There. He Worked Harder As An Outsider And A Foreigner To Gain The Respect Of His Peers And After Some Months He Became A Fixture In The UK Clubs. He Returned To The New York Area In 2002 When He Got The Offer To Do His First Half-Hour Special For Showtime. The Following Year He Recorded A Comedy Central Presents Special. It Was Also At This Time He Became A Fixture On Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn On The Same Network. O'Neal Has Had Many Guest Appearances On Television. His First Television Appearance Was On The Apollo Comedy Hour Where He Performed His Malcolm XXL Bit. From There He Moved On To Appearances On Showtime At The Apollo FNight Videos And A Brief Stint As A Writer For The WWE. He Has Appeared In Guest-Starring Roles On MTV’s Apt 2F Assy McGee Ed Z Rock Yes Dear Arrested Development Chappelle's Show And The Office. O'Neal Was A Regular On The Fox Series The Jury And He Starred In The Comedy Central Animated Program Shorties Watching Shorties Along With Nick DiPaolo. He Voiced Harold Jenkins On Noggin’s Animated Program O'Grady High And Was Featured As Jesus In Denis Leary’s Searchlight. In 2005 Patrice Filmed A Half-Hour One Night Stand Special For HBO And Shortly Thereafter Became The First Host Of VH1's Web Junk 20. O'Neal Left The Show After Two Seasons Expressing Concerns That The Show's Audience Was Too Different From His Own. In 2006 And 2007 He Joined Opie And Anthony's Traveling Virus Comedy Tour Playing Large Outdoor Concert Arenas Across The Country. Since His Move Back To New York In 2002 O'Neal Became A Recognized Radio Personality As A Regular Guest And Occasional Co-Host On The Opie And Anthony Program. Along With Bill Burr And Robery Kelly He Filled In As Co-Host For Comedian Jim Norton While He Filmed Lucky Louie. O'Neal Also Became The Only Non-Staff Member To Guest Host The Show Himself In November 2008 With Dante Nero. From 2006 To 2008 O'Neal Hosted An Call-In Relationship Advice Show On XM Radio Which Ended When The Satellite Network Merged With Rival Sirius. Initially Promoted As Bitch Management The Show Was Titled The Black Philip Show A Reference To Dr. Phil. Dante Nero Co-Hosted And A Rotating Cast Of Female Comedians Have Played Third Mic. The Show Aired Until The Station Suspended Much Of Its Saturday Night Programming Due To Budget Concerns. O'Neal Had Also Appeared As A Guest On Other Radio Shows Like Alex Jones And The Howard Stern Show And Numerous Guest Appearances On Political Talk Shows On The Fox News Channel. Living In The New York Area He Performed At Comedy Clubs In The Area Including Headlining Appearances At Comix Comedy Club And Caroline's. In February Of 2011 Comedy Central Aired His First Hour-Long Special Elephant In The Room. Patrice O'Neal Started A Web Series And Podcast Called The Patrice Oneal Show - Coming Soon! Showing Various Episodes As Of May 15 2007. He Performed With A Five-Person Group—Bryan Kennedy Dante Nero Vondecarlo Brown Harris Stanton And Wil Sylvince—touching On Many Fictional Scenarios. The Show Was Produced By For Your Imagination And Can Be Found On O'Neal's Website. He Guest-Starred In Another For Your Imagination-Produced Show Called Break A Leg Playing Adult-Sized Gary Coleman. O'Neal Voiced Jeffron James In Grand Theft Auto IV On An In-Game Radio Show Fizz!. On October 26 2011 It Was Announced On The Opie And Anthony Show That O'Neal A Diabetic Had Suffered A Stroke On October 19. On November 29 It Was Announced That O'Neal Had Passed. read less