Elaine Chappelle Filipino, Age, Wiki Bio, Ethnicity, Net Worth, Height

Name Elaine Chappelle (Also known as : Dave Chappelle Wife)

Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB August 31, 1974. As of 2025, she is around 51 years old.

Partner / Husband / Married / Wedding / Marriage Married. Check the full bio for relationship details.

Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background

Introduction :

Elaine Chappelle (maiden name Elaine Mendoza Erfe) is best known as the wife of legendary comedian Dave Chappelle.

Education and Family Details :

Elaine was born on August 31, 1974, in Brooklyn, New York.
Her full name at birth was Elaine Mendoza Erfe, and she was born as the child of Philippino immigrants.
Elaine’s parents had immigrated to the USA shortly prior to her birth, hoping to build a better life for their family.
She married comedian Dave Chappelle in 2001, and the two have three children. They have two sons, Sulayman Chappelle and Ibrahim Chapelle, and a daughter named Sanaa Chappelle.
The couple is raising their family on a 65-acre ranch in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Elaine has stated that she loves their property as it is surrounded by cornfields and is relaxing.

Marriage and Dave Chappelle Children :

In early 2001, Elaine married comedian Dave Chappelle, after a quick courtship.
Although little is known about Elaine, it has been stated that she initially was hesitant to date him, as she was not used to people with loud personalities. But she then recognized he was loud to hide shyness, and the two fell in love quickly.
Just prior to their marriage, Dave converted to Islam, which he states is a big part of his life.
She had been raised a Christian her entire life and refused to give up her religion. The two live together well and often debate religion in a respectable way.

Dave Chappelle Drug Problems :

In 2005, Elaine’s husband Dave decided to step away from his career due to not being able to deal thoroughly with the death of his father, and decided to do so in South Africa to be closer to his heritage.
This led to an onslaught from the media who accused Chappelle of leaving his wife, of being a drug addict, and of relying on medication.
Elaine was reported to have been shocked by the negative attention and encouraged her husband to remain in South Africa as she did not believe him to be strong enough to deal with the media’s negative comments.

Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :

Elaine briefly appeared in a backstage segment of The Age of Spin: Dave Chappelle Live at the Hollywood Palladium 2017, and her husband dedicated the entire show to her.
Through her marriage, her net worth is estimated to be a few million dollars.
Currently, she manages a number of rental properties that her husband has purchased across Ohio.
Prior to her marriage, Elaine dreamed of being a chef. After she had children, she decided she would get greater pleasure from remaining at home with them.
Her husband has been quoted as saying that because she doesn’t work professionally as a chef, she gets to use her cooking talents on her family, and as a result, they regularly eat like kings.
Dave and Elaine have been praised as positive role models for bi-racial couples.