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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.
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.
Bustin' Loose is a 1981 American road comedy-drama film starring Richard Pryor and Cicely Tyson. It was directed by Oz Scott and Michael Schultz (uncredited) and written by Pryor (story), Lonne Elder III (adaptation), and Roger L. Simon (screenplay). [2] Along with starring Pryor and Tyson, [3] the film also features Robert Christian [2] [4 ...
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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 ...
Richard Pryor's 1975 episode was reportedly run on a tape delay. On December 13, 1975, the show's seventh episode hosted by comedian Richard Pryor, SNL was ordered by NBC network officials to run the episode on a five-second tape delay. [1] The show's previous six episodes had all aired live on the East Coast. [2]
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Harlem Nights is a 1989 American crime comedy-drama film starring, written, and directed by Eddie Murphy.The film co-stars Richard Pryor, Redd Foxx (in his last film appearance before his death in 1991), Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Della Reese, and Murphy's older brother Charlie.