Dave Chappelle

Dave Chappelle will make his first television appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show this Friday (Feb. 3) to explain his sudden disappearance last year after announcing a $50 million dollar deal with Comedy Central. Chappelle gained headlines worldwide when he suddenly disappeared from the set of The Chappelle Show last year and reemerged in South Africa, in the middle of production for the show's third season. In related news, Dave Chappelle's Block Party will open in theaters Mar. 3. The movie was shot in Brooklyn, New York in 2004 and is produced by Rogue Pictures. It features new stand-up material by Chappelle and exclusive performances by Kanye West, The Roots, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Wyclef, Kool G. Rap, Big Daddy Kane, Lauryn Hill and others. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michel Gondry directed the film, which is Rated R.