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Richard Pryor

American comedian and actor

Richard Pryor

Photo by: GAC=General Artists Corporation (management)/Photographer:Berk Costello, New York City/Mister Kelly's, who sent the photo and release to the press. · Public Domain · Wikimedia Commons

Born:December 1, 1940

Died:December 10, 2005

Age at death:65

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Multiple Sclerosis

Zodiac Sign:Sagittarius

Born in:Peoria, United States

Residence:New York City, United States

Languages:English

ComedianJournalistFilm DirectorScreenwriterTelevision ProducerActorFilm ActorAutobiographerTelevision Actor

Links

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Lost HighwaySuperman IIIMe, Myself & IreneThe Muppet MovieThe Wiz

Songs & Albums

The Wiz...Is It Something I Said?Bicentennial NiggerCrapsThat Nigger's Crazy

Awards

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2006)Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (1998)Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (1982)Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (1976)Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album (1974)

Biography

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor (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 regarded as one of the greatest and most influential comedians ever. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards. He received the first Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 1998. He won the Writers Guild of America Award in 1974. Pryor's body of work includes numerous concert films and recordings. He won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for That Nigger's Crazy (1974), ...Is It Something I Said? (1975), Bicentennial Nigger (1976), Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982), and Richard Pryor: Here and Now (1983). He is also known for Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin' (1971), Wanted: Live in Concert (1978), and Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979). Pryor served as a co-writer for the Mel Brooks satirical western comedy film Blazing Saddles (1974). As an actor, he starred mainly in comedies. He gained acclaim for his collaborations with Gene Wilder, including the films Silver Streak (1976), Stir Crazy (1980), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and Another You (1991). He also acted in films such as Uptown Saturday Night (1974), Blue Collar (1978), The Wiz (1978), California Suite (1978), Superman III (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Lost Highway (1997). He appeared as himself on Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live before hosting The Richard Pryor Show (1977), and Pryor's Place (1984).

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Quotes

“I expected Dracula to come jumping out any second. If he did I'd have held up a cross, cause he's allergic to bullshit.”

— At the end of track 9 "Religion" on his 1971 comedy album [Craps (After Hours)

“Let me tell you what really happened... Every night before I go to bed, I have milk and cookies. One night I mixed some low-fat milk and some pasteurized, then I dipped my cookie in and the shit blew up.”

— At the start of a routine about his freebasing accident. Live At The Sunset Strip (1982) [album and movie]

“Why me? Ten million motherfuckers freebasing, and I'm the one who blows up!”

— Live at the Sunset Strip (1982)

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Richard Pryor", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

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Publicity photo of Richard Pryor for his 1968-1969 appearance at Chicago's Mister Kelly's, which was a nightclub.

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Richard Pryor in a publicity photo for Lily Tomlin's 1973 CBS Television special, Lily.

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Portrait of American comedian Richard Pryor, seated, wearing a fedora, and holding a cigar

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Photo taken February 1986 at the Kahala Hilton Hotel in Honolulu Hawaii - Photo shows Richard Pryor having breakfast in the hotel's restaurant - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

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Publicity photo of Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin and Richard Pryor from Tomlin's 1973 CBS Television special, Lily.

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Richard Pryor performing at San Jose State University on April 3, 1974

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Richard Pryor in the lobby area of the Kahala Hilton Hotel, February 1986. (Today the hotel is called the Kahala Hotel & Resort) The first sign that Pryor had multiple sclerosis would come three months later, in May, 1986, while he was filming the movie Critical Condition with director Michael Apted. He was officially diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in August, 1986. Pryor died December 10, 2005. Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Scanned directly from the original 35MM film negative.

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Richard Pryor and Lou Gossett Jr. backstage at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles

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Questions and answers about Richard Pryor

Who was Richard Pryor?

Richard Pryor was an American comedian and actor.

When was Richard Pryor born?

Richard Pryor was born on December 1, 1940.

When and how did Richard Pryor die?

Richard Pryor died on December 10, 2005, at the age of 65. Cause of death: multiple sclerosis.

Where was Richard Pryor born?

Richard Pryor was born in Peoria, United States.

What was Richard Pryor known for?

Richard Pryor was known for work as: comedian, journalist, film director, screenwriter.