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Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
Virginia State Senator from 1898 to 1910 and a Member of the Democratic State Executive Committee. Prominent Prohibitionist, and a promoter of public high schools. Established Bank of Crewe Va, was president to 1910. Owned a dairy farm in Burkeville. Was a Presbyterian elder, and friend to Rev. Theodorick Pryor, father of General Richard Pryor.
Pryor was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Shelley R. (née Bonus) [2] and comedian Richard Pryor.Rain Pryor's mother was a Jewish go-go dancer and Rain was largely raised with her Jewish maternal grandparents, who taught her about Jewish culture. [3]
Marlon Brando's son is denying that his late father ever slept with comedian Richard Pryor. Despite the fact that Pryor's widow, Jennifer Pryor, confirmed the claims last week, Marlon's oldest ...
'My dad’s so called widow validated it, because she needs to keep legitimizing herself and tarnish our dad even after he’s dead.'
Paul Gladney (August 4, 1941 – May 19, 2021), better known by the stage name Paul Mooney, was an American comedian, writer, and actor. [1] He collaborated with Redd Foxx, Eddie Murphy and Dave Chappelle, wrote for comedian Richard Pryor and the television series Sanford and Son, In Living Color and Chappelle's Show, as well as acting in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), the Spike Lee-directed ...
Jennifer Lee Pryor — who was married to Pryor from 1981 to 1982, and remarried him in 2001 — was closely involved in curating Time Life's box set, and remembers being struck by how his vintage ...
Moving is a 1988 American comedy film starring Richard Pryor as Arlo Pear, a father moving his family cross-country.. Other notable appearances in the film include Randy Quaid as an annoying neighbor, Dana Carvey as a man with multiple personalities hired to drive Pryor's car, Rodney Dangerfield as an embezzling loan officer, musician Morris Day, and WWF wrestler King Kong Bundy as a monstrous ...