
Richard Pryor
Biography
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, film director, social critic, satirist, writer, and MC. Pryor was known for uncompromising examinations of racism and topical contemporary issues, which employed colorful vulgarities, and profanity, as well as racial epithets. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time: receiving praise from notable comedians such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bob Newhart, and Bill Cosby. His body of work includes the concert movies and recordings starting in the 70s and spanning three decades. He also starred in numerous films as an actor, in both comedic and dramatic roles. He collaborated on many projects with actor Gene Wilder and actor/comedian/writer Paul Mooney. Pryor won an Emmy Award (1973), and five Grammy Awards (1974, 1975, 1976, 1981, and 1982). In 1974, he also won two American Academy of Humor awards and the Writers Guild of America Award. The first ever Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor was presented to him in 1998. Pryor is listed at Number 1 on Comedy Central's list of all-time greatest stand-up comedians.
TV Shows(24)

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Self (archive footage)

Hollywood Black
Self (archive footage)

Dark Side of Comedy
Self (Archive Footage)

Superstar
Self (archive footage)

The Comedy Store
Self (archive footage)
I Am
Self

Legends
G.O.D. (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Norm Show

Chicago Hope
Joe Springer

Martin
Richard Pryor

Pryor's Place
Richard Pryor

The Richard Pryor Show
Host

Saturday Night Live
Self - Host

Dinah!
Self

The Midnight Special
Self

The Young Lawyers

The Flip Wilson Show
Self

The Partridge Family
A.E. Simon

The Merv Griffin Show
Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self