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Richard Pryor

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Born: November 30 1940

Died: 0909 12 20052005

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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III was an American comedian, actor, and writer.

Pryor was a storyteller known for unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was well-known for his frequent use of colorful, vulgar and profane language and racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations, although public opinion about his act was often divided. He is commonly regarded as one of the most important stand-up comedians of his time: Jerry Seinfeld called Pryor "The Picasso of our profession"; Whoopi Goldberg cited him as her biggest influence, stating "The major influence was Richard - I want to say those things he's saying." Bob Newhart has called Pryor "the seminal comedian of the last 50 years."

His body of work includes such concert movies and recordings as Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' , That Nigger's Crazy , ...Is It Something I Said? , Bicentennial Nigger , Richard Pryor: Live in Concert , Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip and Richard Pryor: Here and Now. He also starred in numerous films as an actor, usually in comedies such as Silver Streak, but occasionally in dramatic roles, such as Paul Schrader's film Blue Collar and epic roles like Gus Gorman from Superman III . He also collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder. He won an Emmy Award in 1973, and five Grammy Awards in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982. In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. In 2004, Pryor was voted the greatest stand-up act of all time by the cable television network Comedy Central.

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Richard Pryor

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Books from Richard Pryor

Pryor Convictions: and Other Life Sentences

Who Me? I'm Not Him

The Anthology, 1968-1992

Car Wash [VHS]

Warriors of Life: Conquering Grief and Battling Your Way Back To Happiness

Toy

Warriors of Life: Conquering Grief and Battling Your Way Back to Happiness

The Legend of Comedy: Richard Pryor, Vol. 1

The Richard Pryor Diaries

The Legend of Comedy: Richard Pryor, Vol. 2

Are You Serious?

Superman III

Uptown Saturday Night

The Legend of Comedy: Richard Pryor, Vol. 2

Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker

Jo Jo Dancer Your Life Is Calling

Superman 3 [VHS]

20th Birthday of the Comedy Store

Outrageous