https://twitter.com/PaulEalyMooney/status/1395024913459814402?s=19

He was the head writer of “The Richard  Pryor Show” and was a co-writer in several of albums.

Mooney was also a writer for  “Sanford and Son,” “Good Times,” “In Living Color,” “Pryor’s Place,” “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Chappelle’s Show” and BET’s reality TV parody show “Real Husbands of Hollywood.”

He had appeared in movies like “The Buddy Holly Story,”“Bustin’ Loose,” “Hollywood Shuffle,” Spike Lee’s “Bamboozled” and “Meet the Blacks”. 

Several celebrities expressed their condolences. Along with friends, fans of the actor made #PaulMooney trend on Twitter.

Have a look at some of the tweets from his loved ones:

Comedian Paul Mooney has died, according to @rolandsmartin. He passed from a heart attack. He was 79 years old. pic.twitter.com/mJbkd8F4XK

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/ochocinco/status/1395030579742117889?s=19

Awww…. RIP comedy legend Paul Mooney! You were both funny and poignant. So happy to have witnessed your genius live. Rest well!!! Pour down some laughter here. We need it 💗💗💗 pic.twitter.com/cr6MqY3UXA

— Viola Davis (@violadavis) May 19, 2021

https://twitter.com/loganmmurdock/status/1395025004115357697?s=19

Mooney got his  memoir- “Black Is the New White,” published in 2007, which divulged his personal equation with Pryor and the inside stories.