Who is Elaine Chappelle? All About Dave Chappelle’s Wife

Elaine is the wife of Dave Chappelle who is regarded as one of the most successful comedians in America. Born to Filipino parents on August 31, 1974, Elaine Chappelle may not be among the names that readily come to mind when you think of powerful celebrities making the buzz around the world.

However, Elaine is the perfect example of a woman who works behind the scenes to make her man successful and push him to achieve greatness beyond his dreams.

Dave Chappelle has won so many awards and has become very popular in America as a comedian of note. Apparently, his popularity has rubbed off on his wife in great measures

Who is Elaine Chappelle?

Elaine, whose full name at birth is Elaine Mendoza Erfe, was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 31, 1974. Details about the identities of her parents remain vague at the moment. However, we know that her father and mother are Philippinos who immigrated to the USA before she was born.

Thrust into the limelight, Elaine Chappelle has become a public figure who is often talked about by fans of Dave Chappelle, but she has not always been in the spotlight. Long before becoming a part of Dave’s life, she led another kind of life; a quieter one.

Information about her life before Dave Chappelle is very scanty. Even details about where she went to school remain unknown at the moment as she has remained quite tight-lipped about them. Nonetheless, it is known that she had culinary aspirations. Yeah, she had dreams of becoming a chef, to set up a restaurant and manage it.

Things changed when she got married as she realized she found joy in keeping the homefront and supporting her husband to greatness. It is noteworthy that most of Dave Chappelle’s great accomplishments came after he married Elaine.

Elaine Chappelle’s Fact Card

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Elaine’s Love Story Has Dave Chappelle All Over It

Elaine and Dave Chappelle have come a long way together and their love appears to be soaring in new dimensions. Today, their marriage is an example of how bi-racial couples should live.

The exact manner in which Elaine and Dave Chappelle met is not known, but they dated for some time before they settled down. According to our sources, when Elaine was approached by Dave she didn’t want to date him because she didn’t want to be with people with loud personalities as she was very private.

But as fate would have it, she eventually fell for him and in 2001, Elaine walked down the aisle with Dave Chappelle. They have been happily married ever since.

Elaine Chappelle and Dave Chappelle’s Family Life

One interesting thing about Elaine and her husband is that they practice different religions. Dave was raised a Christian but he converted to Islam shortly before he married Elaine. Elaine, who was also raised as a Christian, refused to give up the religion after marriage. So they decided to live together but practice different religions.

Despite their religious differences, they live well together and have respectable debates around religion occasionally. Elaine Chappelle is an asset to Dave as she gives him her support every time he needs it while also shielding him from the media onslaught. Most notably was in 2005 when Dave temporarily walked away from his lucrative career and moved to South Africa to heal after his father died.

Different reports began to emerge online insinuating that he had left his wife and had turned to a life of drugs and self-medication. The reports accused him of abandoning Elaine. But then, these claims got the woman both angered and shocked.

She knew her husband needed her more at the time and so she gave him all the attention he needed. She made sure she gave her husband the moral support he needed to remain in South Africa for as long as he had to in order to help him work things out in his life despite the lashings in the media.

Elaine also helps to manage some of Dave’s businesses. She happens to be the manager of several rental properties that Dave purchased all over the state of Ohio.

How Many Children Do They Have Together?

Since they tied the knot as husband and wife, Elaine Chappelle and her loving husband have given birth to three lovely kids. The couple now has two boys identified as Sulayman Chappelle and Ibrahim Chappelle, and a girl called Sonal Chappelle.

Elaine is a proud housewife and homemaker. Before Dave happened to her, she harbored dreams of being a chef but decided after having kids that she would do better and derive more satisfaction and joy from being at home to raise her kids.

Her husband is proud of her, he once acknowledged that even though she doesn’t work as a professional chef, they regularly eat like kings at home, thanks to her excellent culinary skills.

Together with her family which she dotes on, Elaine Chappelle now lives on a 65-acre ranch in Yellow Springs, a community in Ohio, USA. The place is close to Antioch College where the father of her husband taught music.

Although she is not quite comfortable with publicity, it is noteworthy that she and her husband loves to be around good people. This is one of the many reasons Dave acquired the property they now call home. According to Dave, their neighbors are the best in the world.

Facts about Elaine Chappelle

How old is Elaine?

Elaine is 49 years old

What does Elaine Chappelle do for a living?

She is a housewife by choice.

What is Elaine Chappelle’s Ethnicity?

She is Filipino American. Details about the identities of her parents remain vague at the moment. However, we know that her father and mother are Philippinos who immigrated to the USA before she was born.