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Richard Pryor
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.
As actor
Jerry West: The Logo
Breakdown: 1975
John Candy: I Like Me
I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not
Remembering Gene Wilder
Zeitgeist: Requiem
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Group Therapy
Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up
The Last Days of Richard Pryor
I Am Richard Pryor
Richard Pryor: Icon
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
Black and White Trypps Number Four
Cutting Edge Comedians of the '60s & '70s
The N Word
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment
A Huey P. Newton Story
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Lost Highway
Afro Promo
Blacks and Jews
Mad Dog Time
But... Seriously
A Century of Cinema
Another You
