Richard Pryor

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Richard Pryor was a groundbreaking American stand-up comedian and actor known for his incisive, taboo-challenging humor and profound influence on modern comedy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf film actor
film producer
human
screenwriter
stand-up comedian
television actor
voice actor
awardReceived Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Primetime Emmy Award
Writers Guild of America Award
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles
causeOfDeath heart attack
child Elizabeth Pryor
Mason Pryor
Rain Pryor
Richard Pryor Jr.
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1940-12-01
dateOfDeath 2005-12-10
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
The New York Times obituary
diagnosis multiple sclerosis
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Pryor
fieldOfWork film acting
stand-up comedy
television comedy
fullName Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr.
genre black comedy
blue comedy
observational comedy
political comedy
satire
givenName Richard
hasSignature signature of Richard Pryor
imdbId nm0001590
influenced Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
Eddie Murphy
George Lopez
Kevin Hart
Robin Williams
Whoopi Goldberg
influencedBy Bill Cosby
Lenny Bruce
Redd Foxx
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Kappa Alpha Psi
movement counterculture of the 1960s
notableAchievement pioneered confessional, taboo-challenging style in American stand-up comedy
widely regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time
notableEvent suffered severe burns in a freebasing cocaine incident in 1980
notableWork ...Is It Something I Said?
Bicentennial Nigger
Blue Collar
Brewster's Millions
Car Wash
Harlem Nights
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Silver Streak
Stir Crazy
Superman III
That Nigger's Crazy
The Toy
Wanted: Live in Concert
occupation actor
film producer
screenwriter
stand-up comedian
television producer
placeOfBirth Peoria, Illinois, United States
placeOfDeath Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
religion agnosticism
residence Los Angeles, California, United States
Peoria, Illinois, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Deborah McGuire
Flynn Belaine
Jennifer Lee
Patricia Price
Shelley Bonus

Referenced by (59)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
Harlem Nights
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Stir Crazy
Superman III
The Toy
Wanted: Live in Concert
starring
Bill Burr
Chris Rock
Dave Chappelle
Eddie Murphy
Louis C.K.
influencedBy
...Is It Something I Said?
Bicentennial Nigger
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
That Nigger's Crazy
Wanted: Live in Concert
performer
Deborah McGuire
Flynn Belaine
Jennifer Lee
Shelley Bonus
spouse
...Is It Something I Said?
That Nigger's Crazy
artist
Bicentennial Nigger
That Nigger's Crazy
creator
Lenny Bruce
Redd Foxx
influenced
Deborah McGuire
Mason Pryor
notableRelative
Best Comedy Album
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording
notableWinner
...Is It Something I Said?
That Nigger's Crazy
notableWorkOf
...Is It Something I Said? ("Richard Pryor discography")
That Nigger's Crazy ("Richard Pryor discography")
partOf
Blue Collar
castMember
Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
characterPlayedBy
Stir Crazy ("Harry Monroe – Richard Pryor")
characterPortrayedBy
Richard Pryor ("Richard Pryor Jr.")
child
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
director
Mason Pryor
father
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
featuresCharacter
Richard Pryor ("Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr.")
fullName
Car Wash
hasCastMember
That Nigger's Crazy
hasCoverArtFeaturing
Brewster's Millions (1985 film)
leadActor
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
mainPerformer
Richard Pryor: Here and Now
mainSubject
Richard Pryor
name
Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
notableRecipient
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
performerAtHeightOfCareer
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
producer
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
screenwriter
Silver Streak
starredActor
Blue Collar
stars
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
workOf

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