Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time. 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. He was listed at number one on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians. In 2017, ''Rolling Stone'' ranked him first on its list of the 50 best stand-up comics of all time.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). Provided by Wikipedia
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Pryor convictions : and other life sentences / Richard Pryor with Todd Gold. by Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
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That nigger's crazy / Richard Pryor. by Pryor, Richard, 1940-2005
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Richard Pryor : live in concert / HBO Video ; Bill Sargent presents ; a Hillard Elkins-Steve Blauner production ; produced by Del Jack and J. Mark Travis ; directed by Jeff Margolis.
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