Patrice O'Neal

Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'Neal (December 7, 1969 – November 29, 2011) was an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, television host, and actor. Raised in Boston, O'Neal developed an interest in stand-up comedy at a young age and took up the profession in 1992. He developed his act which contained few fixed jokes and routines, focusing more on conversations with the audience. O'Neal became known for his appearances on the Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and the Opie and Anthony radio show from 2002. He was host of his own radio show, The Black Phillip Show, on Sirius XM Satellite Radio from 2006 to 2008. 2Early life Patrice Lumumba Malcolm O'Neal was born on December 7, 1969 in New York City. His mother Georgia named him after Patrice Lumumba, the leader of the Congolese independence movement and the country's first prime minister, and African-American human rights activist Malcolm X. O'Neal was picked on at school over his name, yet he "learned how to be a man with this name". He was raised by his mother in the largely black working class area of Roxbury in Boston, Massachusetts, with his sister Zinda. O'Neal never knew his father. He attended West Roxbury High School, during which he took up American football and ended his playing career with three varsity letter awards and winning a state championship in his senior yea