Richard Pryor Profile
- Name
- Richard Pryor
- Full/Alt. name
- Richard Franklin Lenox Thomas Pryor
- Date of Birth
- Sunday December 1 1940
- Born
- Peoria, Illinois (USA)
- Nationality
- American
- Partial Biography
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Easily the foremost comedian of his generation, Richard Pryor brought a distinctively ribald tradition in African-American comedy to mainstream audiences. Often cited as a major inspiration by a roster…Full Richard Pryor Biography…
Partial Filmography
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Recent Awards
- Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor (1998)
- NAACP Hall of Fame Award (1996)
- CableACE Award (1993) Best Entertainment/Cultural Documentary or Informational Special - "Mo' Funny: Black Comedy in America"
- NATO Entertainer of the Year Award (1982)
- Grammy (1982) Best Comedy Recording - "Live on the Sunset Strip"
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