# David A. Arnold

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American stand-up comedian, sitcom writer, and actor (1968–2022)

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David A. Arnold Arnold in 2021 Born (1968-03-15)March 15, 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Died September 7, 2022(2022-09-07) (aged 54) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Spouse Julie L. Harkness ​ (m. 2003)​ Children 2 Comedy career Years active 1997–2022 Medium Comedy, television Genre Stand-up comedy

**David A. Arnold** (March 15, 1968 – September 7, 2022) was an American [stand-up comedian](/source/Stand-up_comedian), sitcom writer, producer, and actor.

## Stand-up comedy

Arnold began performing in 1997.[1] He performed at the Canadian [Montreal Comedy Festival](/source/Montreal_Comedy_Festival), on *Jamie Foxx Presents Laffapalooza* ([Comedy Central](/source/Comedy_Central)) with [Jamie Foxx](/source/Jamie_Foxx) and [Cedric the Entertainer](/source/Cedric_the_Entertainer), *[The Tom Joyner Show](/source/The_Tom_Joyner_Show)*, *[Baisden After Dark](/source/Baisden_After_Dark)*, *[Comics Unleashed](/source/Comics_Unleashed)* with [Byron Allen](/source/Byron_Allen), *[ComicView](/source/ComicView)* ([BET](/source/BET)), *[The Mo'Nique Show](/source/The_Mo'Nique_Show)* (BET), *[Entourage](/source/Entourage_(U.S._TV_series))* ([HBO](/source/HBO)) and *Def Comedy Jam*.[2]

## Screenwriter and actor

Arnold served as writer and producer for the [Netflix](/source/Netflix) revival series *[Fuller House](/source/Fuller_House_(TV_series))*.[3] He wrote episodes of several comedy shows, including *[Bigger](/source/Bigger_(TV_series))* ([BET+](/source/BET%2B)),[3] *[Meet the Browns](/source/Meet_the_Browns_(TV_series))* ([TBS](/source/TBS_(U.S._TV_channel))),[4] *[The Rickey Smiley Show](/source/The_Rickey_Smiley_Show)* ([TV One](/source/TV_One_(U.S._TV_network))),[5] *[Raising Whitley](/source/Raising_Whitley)* ([OWN](/source/Oprah_Winfrey_Network_(U.S._TV_channel))),[6] *[Tyler Perry's House of Payne](/source/Tyler_Perry's_House_of_Payne)* (TBS),[7] and *[The Tony Rock Project](/source/The_Tony_Rock_Project)* ([MyNetworkTV](/source/MyNetworkTV)).[8]

In 2021, Arnold created the [Nickelodeon](/source/Nickelodeon) show *[That Girl Lay Lay](/source/That_Girl_Lay_Lay_(TV_series))* and served as showrunner for the series.[3] He appeared in several television series including *Meet the Browns*,[4] *A Series of Unfortunate People*[9] and *The Tony Rock Project*.[8]

Arnold had two stand-up comedy specials on Netflix, *David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina*[10] and *It Ain't For The Weak* (July 2022).[3]

## Personal life

Arnold was married to Julie L. Harkness; the couple had two daughters, Anna-Grace (b. 2005) and Ashlyn (b. 2007).[11] He was of African-American ancestry.[3]

## Death

Arnold died on September 7, 2022, at the age of 54, while at home due to natural causes.[11]

An episode of *[That Girl Lay Lay](/source/That_Girl_Lay_Lay_(TV_series))* titled "Dylan and Rebecca's Cleve-Land-Land Adventure" was dedicated to Arnold.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Kurt Wallace (April 27, 2007). ["Comedian under investigation by TSA for bad check to Pizza Hut in '95"](http://rare.us/story/comedian-under-investigation-by-tsa-for-bad-check-to-pizza-hut-in-95). *[Rare](/source/Cox_Media_Group)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["IMDB Biography of David A. Arnold"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1349088/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-LAT_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-LAT_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-LAT_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-LAT_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-LAT_3-4) Jackson, Nate (September 7, 2022). ["Comedian David A. Arnold dies at 54"](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-09-07/comedian-david-a-arnold-dies-at-54). *Los Angeles Times*. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IMDB_Credits_Meet_the_Browns_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IMDB_Credits_Meet_the_Browns_4-1) ["IMDB Credits Meet the Browns"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1319598/fullcredits). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["IMDB Credits The Rick Smiley show"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2390222/fullcredits). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["WME Clients"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093857/http://wmeclients.com/comedy/comedian/DAVID-ARNOLD). Archived from [the original](http://wmeclients.com/comedy/comedian/DAVID-ARNOLD) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["IMDB House of Pain"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0773264/fullcredits). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IMDB_The_Tony_Rock_Project_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IMDB_The_Tony_Rock_Project_8-1) ["IMDB The Tony Rock Project"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1240537/fullcredits). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["IMDB Credits A Series of Unfortunate People"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1899369/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["David A. Arnold: Fat Ballerina"](https://www.netflix.com/title/81213900). *[Netflix](/source/Netflix)*. Retrieved March 3, 2020.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Deadline_11-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Deadline_11-1) Haring, Bruce (September 7, 2022). ["David A. Arnold Dies: Netflix Comic, Writer, And Nickelodeon Showrunner Was 54"](https://deadline.com/2022/09/davida-arnold-deadi-netflix-comic-writer-nickelodeon-showrunner-54-obituary-1235110909/). *Deadline*. Retrieved September 8, 2022.

## External links

- [David A. Arnold](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1349088/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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