Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor 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 of all time. Pryor won a Primetime Emmy Award and five Grammy Awards.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Peoria
- Educated at
- Peoria High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award🏆 Primetime Emmy Award🏆 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album🏆 Writers Guild of America Award🏆 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
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Trending topics shown first"I'd like to die like my father died... My father died fucking. My father was 57 when he died. The woman was 18. My father came and went at the same time."
"Rosa Parks showed us all that one little person can make a whole bunch of noise without so much as a whisper. She showed the world that the color of your skin shouldn't determine what part of the bus …"
"There are only two pieces of pussy you're gonna get in your entire life, that's your first and your last."
"They were brought out of Africa and into chains in America. Or they were born into slavery here. Yes, I am talking about the first African-Americans to reach these shores, but I am also describing the…"
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Timeline
1940
Born
Birth2005
Died
Death
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