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  • BIRTH 01/12/1940
  • DEATH 10/12/2005
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 3
  • MOVIES 36
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • SCRIPT 6
  • PRODUCTION 3

Richard Pryor

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor 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.

Richard Pryor

Shows (3)

Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Superstar (2021)
Superstar (2021)
Self (archive footage)
Dark Side of Comedy
Dark Side of Comedy
Self (Archive Footage)

Movies (36)

Lost Highway
Lost Highway
Arnie
Superman III
Superman III
August 'Gus' Gorman
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
Balloon Vendor
The Wiz
The Wiz
The Wiz
Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights
Sugar Ray
Brewster's Millions
Brewster's Millions
Montgomery Brewster
In God We Tru$t
In God We Tru$t
G.O.D.
Silver Streak
Silver Streak
Grover Muldoon
The Toy
The Toy
Jack Brown
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Wallace 'Wally' Karue
Another You
Another You
Eddie Dash
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night
Sharp Eye Washington
The Mack
The Mack
Slim
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy
Harry Monroe
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Self
Mad Dog Time
Mad Dog Time
Jimmy the Gravedigger
Richard Pryor: Icon
Richard Pryor: Icon
Self (archive footage)
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose
Joe Braxton
Carter's Army
Carter's Army
Pvt. Jonathan Crunk
Remembering Gene Wilder
Remembering Gene Wilder
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self (archive footage)
Wholly Moses
Wholly Moses
Pharaoh
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer / Alter Ego
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Self - Host
Wattstax
Wattstax
Self
California Suite
California Suite
Dr. Chauncey Gump
Blue Collar
Blue Collar
Ezekiel 'Zeke' Brown
I Am Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
Self - Actor and Comedian (archive footage)
The N Word
The N Word
Self (archive footage)
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
Self (archive footage)
The Lion Roars Again
The Lion Roars Again
Self
Hit!
Hit!
Mike Willmer
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Self
The Busy Body
The Busy Body
Whittaker
Critical Condition
Critical Condition
Eddie Lenahan/Dr. Kevin Slattery

Director

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Script (6)

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose

Production (3)

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
Bustin' Loose
Bustin' Loose