Richard Pryor
- Biography
- African-American comedian Richard Pryor grew up bombarded by mixed messages. Pryor's grandmother owned a string of brothels, his mother prostituted herself, and his father was a pimp. Still, they raised Richard to be honest, polite, and religious.
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- Born
- December 01, 1940
- Died
- December 10, 2005
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Paul Mooney's TV history from Black Is the New White
11/09/09 Paul Mooney is well known to stand-up comedians for his own work and for writing for his longtime friend, Richard Pryor. | TV Squad -
Rock's Dog-fighting Comments Cost Him Pryor Role?
10/21/09 The animal-loving widow of Richard Pryor banned Chris Rock from portraying the late comedy icon on the big screen after he made a joke about dog fighting, according to reports. | The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) -
'Pryor' engagement for Condon
10/07/09 Bill Condon is in discussions with Columbia Pictures and Happy Madison for a deal that would allow him to direct his Richard Pryor film -- with Marlon Wayans playing the legendary standup comedian -- next spring. | Variety -
Marlon Wayans in Talks for Richard Pryor Biopic
10/06/09 Bill Condon's planned Richard Pryor biopic is moving forward -- but without Eddie Murphy in the starring role, which will potentially be filled by Marlon Wayans, and without the involvement of Paramount, which has been replaced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions. | Rotten Tomatoes -
Music: AVQ&A: American pop-culture pride
07/02/09 My heart swells with patriotic pride—retroactive and historical patriotic pride, in any case—when I read Little Orphan Annie . | The A.V. Club