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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences is an autobiography by the American comedian Richard Pryor.The book was published in 1995. Included are details of Pryor's rough childhood growing up in his mother's brothel, his drug problems, his seven marriages, his self-immolation, his life dealing with multiple sclerosis, and his stand-up career.
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is a 1986 American biographical [3] comedy-drama film directed, produced by and starring Richard Pryor, who also wrote the screenplay with Paul Mooney and Rocco Urbisci.
The Indianapolis comedian and actor discussed his past drug use, the state of comedy and why he hasn't starred in a Richard Pryor biopic. Mike Epps says he was using cocaine when filming movies ...
"Drugs were still good, especially quaaludes. If you did enough cocaine, you'd f-ck a radiator and send it flowers in the morning." Richard Pryor died of a heart attack at the age of 65 in 2005.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip has received mixed reviews.Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 40% based on reviews from five critics. [4]Writing in Commentary, conservative reviewer Richard Grenier saw Pryor's performance as embodying, and as forcing White audiences to accept and respect, an urban type that was more authentic than that exemplified by other Black comedians:
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip is the seventeenth album by American comedian Richard Pryor. Produced by Pryor and Biff Dawes, the album was released alongside the comedian's film of the same name in 1982. The material includes Pryor's frank discussion of his drug addiction and of the night that he caught on fire while freebasing ...
Sherri Shepherd is sharing a few more details about Barbara Walters' alleged hookup with Richard Pryor.The 56-year-old daytime talk show host appeared on Watch What Happens Live and its host, Andy ...