{{Short description|American stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, and actor (1968–2022)}} {{Unreliable sources|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox comedian | name = David A. Arnold | image = David A. Arnold.png | caption = Arnold in 2021 | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|mf=yes|1968|3|15}} | birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S. | origin = | death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2022|9|7|1968|3|15}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | medium = Comedy, television | active = 1997–2022 | genre = [[Stand-up comedy]] | spouse = {{marriage|Julie L. Harkness|2003}} | children = 2 }}
'''David A. Arnold''' (March 15, 1968 – September 7, 2022) was an American [[stand-up comedian]], sitcom writer, producer, and actor.
==Stand-up comedy== Arnold began performing in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rare.us/story/comedian-under-investigation-by-tsa-for-bad-check-to-pizza-hut-in-95|title=Comedian under investigation by TSA for bad check to Pizza Hut in '95|work=[[Cox Media Group|Rare]]|author=Kurt Wallace |date=April 27, 2007|accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref> He performed at the Canadian [[Montreal Comedy Festival]], on ''Jamie Foxx Presents Laffapalooza '' ([[Comedy Central]]) with [[Jamie Foxx]] and [[Cedric the Entertainer]], ''[[The Tom Joyner Show]]'', ''[[Baisden After Dark]]'', ''[[Comics Unleashed]]'' with [[Byron Allen]], ''[[ComicView]]'' ([[BET]]), ''[[The Mo'Nique Show]]'' (BET), ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' ([[HBO]]) and ''Def Comedy Jam''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1349088/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=IMDB Biography of David A. Arnold|website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
==Screenwriter and actor== Arnold served as writer and producer for the [[Netflix]] revival series ''[[Fuller House (TV series)|Fuller House]]''.<ref name=LAT/> He wrote episodes of several comedy shows, including ''[[Bigger (TV series)|Bigger]]'' ([[BET+]]),<ref name=LAT/> ''[[Meet the Browns (TV series)|Meet the Browns]]'' ([[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]),<ref name="IMDB Credits Meet the Browns">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319598/fullcredits|title=IMDB Credits Meet the Browns|website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref> ''[[The Rickey Smiley Show]]'' ([[TV One (U.S. TV network)|TV One]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2390222/fullcredits|title=IMDB Credits The Rick Smiley show|website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref> ''[[Raising Whitley]]'' ([[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN]]),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wmeclients.com/comedy/comedian/DAVID-ARNOLD|title=WME Clients|accessdate=March 29, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093857/http://wmeclients.com/comedy/comedian/DAVID-ARNOLD|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]'' (TBS),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0773264/fullcredits|title=IMDB House of Pain|website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref> and ''[[The Tony Rock Project]]'' ([[MyNetworkTV]]).<ref name="IMDB The Tony Rock Project">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1240537/fullcredits|title=IMDB The Tony Rock Project|website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref>
In 2021, Arnold created the [[Nickelodeon]] show ''[[That Girl Lay Lay (TV series)|That Girl Lay Lay]]'' and served as showrunner for the series.<ref name=LAT/> He appeared in several television series including ''Meet the Browns'',<ref name="IMDB Credits Meet the Browns"/> ''A Series of Unfortunate People''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899369/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2|title=IMDB Credits A Series of Unfortunate People|website=[[IMDb]] |accessdate=March 29, 2015}}</ref> and ''The Tony Rock Project''.<ref name="IMDB The Tony Rock Project"/>
Arnold had two stand-up comedy specials on Netflix, ''David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81213900|title=David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina|website=[[Netflix]] |accessdate=March 3, 2020}}</ref> and ''It Ain't For The Weak'' (July 2022).<ref name=LAT>{{cite news |first=Nate |last=Jackson |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-07/comedian-david-a-arnold-dies-at-54 |title=Comedian David A. Arnold dies at 54 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=September 8, 2022 }}</ref>
==Personal life== Arnold was married to Julie L. Harkness; the couple had two daughters, Anna-Grace (b. 2005) and Ashlyn (b. 2007).<ref name=Deadline>{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |title=David A. Arnold Dies: Netflix Comic, Writer, And Nickelodeon Showrunner Was 54 |url=https://deadline.com/2022/09/davida-arnold-deadi-netflix-comic-writer-nickelodeon-showrunner-54-obituary-1235110909/ |website=Deadline |date=September 7, 2022 |access-date=September 8, 2022}}</ref> <!-- He had two sisters, Tammi Carson and Devaki Youngblood. --> He was of African-American ancestry.<ref name=LAT/>
==Death== Arnold died on September 7, 2022, at the age of 54, while at home due to natural causes.<ref name=Deadline/>
An episode of ''[[That Girl Lay Lay (TV series)|That Girl Lay Lay]]'' titled "Dylan and Rebecca's Cleve-Land-Land Adventure" was dedicated to Arnold.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1349088}}
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